Our first European vacation
This morning, we left a Austria for Venice Italy. We stopped below the Dolomites and had to hot Cocoa’s for a mere 7000 lira. Note, one US dollar was approximately 2100 Lira at the time of this writing. I find myself sleeping a lot on the bus and I’m sure Read more
We are on our way to Austria, Innsbrook to be exact. We went through mountain pass heading towards Liechtenstein. We went through a pass near the top of Innsbrook pass in the Swiss Alps where we stopped for lunch. Again our tour guide Laszlo recommended a couple of small shops Read more
Teresa has a cold. We are not staying in Lucerne, but in a mountain ski resort called Engelberg at the -TressHotel. During the summers, it is slow. I went to the pharmacy in this little ski town and did my best I could. Teresa did make the morning tour and Read more
We are on our way to the Black Forest then on to Lucerne Switzerland. The houses is in a black forest are quite unique with many flowerbeds and gardens in the windows. I think this part of the trip was what excited me the most. I remember our trips in Read more
Oh my god it is too early, we were up before the sun, trying to get a jump on traffic. We are leaving the Netherlands on our way to Rhineland Germany. We made a Quick stop in Cologne Germany. It was enough time to take a tour of the cathedral. Read more
We are now on our way to the Netherlands and Amsterdam. Our tour guide has set up a rotation on the bus. The people sitting in front in the front seats will move back a row and those in the back seats will move up to the front. It gives Read more
We left this morning around 8 AM, heading to Brussels. We stopped at a town called Reims. Reims has played an important role in French history as the Cathedral was the site of many coronations of French monarchs. The Cathedral was heavily damaged in WW II and has since been Read more
We woke up early. Teresa was feeling much better. We took a morning tour after breakfast. We went to Notre Dame, I was surprised that they allowed us to take pictures and video inside. The cathedral is huge and very beautiful. The street vendors were hocking their wares and the Read more
Morning came too early. Teresa was feeling ill; her stomach was upset. I let her sleep in a bit before we packed up for France. I went down a breakfast. I tried to send the postcards we got yesterday, but the bureau was out of stamps. The lady said assured Read more
Morning came early. We showered and went down to the lobby for breakfast. We wanted to book an afternoon excursion and evening theater trip but we were warned against it, that the tour operator could not guarantee our return in time for the nightly show. So we booked the evening Read more