In 2009, our big trip for our anniversary was to Eastern Europe. While most trips are just one post, this one needed more. Our trip was precluded by a business trip to Romania, and I figured while Teresa was there, I could join her near the end of it and extend our trip out.
Getting to Bucharest, Romania We planned to take our annual/anniversary trip a little early this year for a couple of reasons. First, Teresa was already going to Romania for a business trip, so why not
Entering Bucharest, Romania How to avoid Jetlag: Sleep on the plane when flying east (and stay awake when you get there until night time). When traveling west, stay awake on the plane. Yes, that works.
To Brasov and the Transylvania Area We awoke to grey skies. No worries though because we had packed for cold, warm, and wet weather. We got dressed, packed and then went down to eat in
Sighişoara and catching the Train to Hungary Sighişoara (say Siggy-swary) is, according to many of the our books and websites, the best preserved medieval town in all of Europe. We hoped it would live up
Budapest, Hungary – Beware of Gypsies and Taxi Drivers The train stopped at nearly every station along the way and Teresa and I both found sleep, albeit light. Often, I was aware of the stop,
Budapest and the Train to Prague It was nice to wake up in a bed. We packed and went down for breakfast. We would have to check out and store our luggage until it was
Prague – Tick Tock Ding We woke up about an hour before our stop. We were excited to get to Prague. Our friends and colleagues who had been there raved about it. I had done
Prague – Do we have to leave? We got up and had a full day planned. Okay, not planned planned, but there were things we wanted to do. I mentioned geocaching earlier. Well, the device