TravBuddy.com: stephandadam's European Tour April/May 2008 travel blog Copyright 2005 TravBuddy LLC http://www.travbuddy.com/blogs/30716 We decided we'd had enough of India and although the money would last three times as long there we'd rather have one month in Europe and enjoy ourselves than three months of misery in India. Roll on Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Poland, The Netherlands, Belgium and then back to good ol'Blighty. en-us Fri, 16 May 2008 03:37:38 PST Birthday in Brussels http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/30716/Birthday-Brussels-16 Fri, 16 May 2008 03:37:38 PST Birthday in Brussels Brussels, Belgium, May 16, 2008

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]]> Wieliczka Salt Mine http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/30716/Wieliczka-Salt-Mine-15 Tue, 13 May 2008 03:10:54 PST Wieliczka Salt Mine Wieliczka, Poland, May 13, 2008

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]]> Auschwitz http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/30716/Auschwitz-14 Mon, 12 May 2008 03:28:37 PST Auschwitz Auschwitz, Poland, May 12, 2008

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]]> Cracking Krakow http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/30716/Cracking-Krakow-13 Sun, 11 May 2008 08:22:39 PST Cracking Krakow Krakow, Poland, May 11, 2008

We had booked the overnight train from Berlin to Krakow and paid a little bit extra for the luxury of being in a four berth cabin over sharing a six …

]]> Berlin http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/30716/Berlin-12 Wed, 07 May 2008 07:47:08 PST Berlin Berlin, Germany, May 07, 2008

After a decent bus trip from Prague we arrived in Berlin at the Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof. With our usual budget constraints we stayed at the cheapest…

]]> Prague http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/30716/Prague-11 Sun, 04 May 2008 11:24:54 PST Prague Prague, Czech Republic, May 04, 2008

We realised too late that the woman working in the tourist information office in Cesky Krumlov had stitched us up with the bus to Prague. We were sta…

]]> Cesky Krumlov II http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/30716/Cesky-Krumlov-II-10 Sat, 03 May 2008 10:10:09 PST Cesky Krumlov II Cesky Krumlov, Czech Republic, May 03, 2008

We had a fantastic time in this beautiful little medieval town which honestly doesn't look real at all. The centre of town is located on a loop …

]]> Back in time to Cesky Krumlov http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/30716/Back-time-Cesky-Krumlov-9 Thu, 01 May 2008 09:36:57 PST Back in time to Cesky Krumlov Cesky Krumlov, Czech Republic, May 01, 2008

We ended up coming to Cesky Krumlov more or less by accident. A very fortunate accident as it's beautiful and we had a great time here. As we keep me…

]]> Whistlestop Vienna http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/30716/Whistlestop-Vienna-8 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:13:54 PST Whistlestop Vienna Vienna, Austria, Apr 30, 2008

We had a very early start to catch a 7.30ish train to Vienna from Graz and had a very interesting chat for part of the way; with an Austrian guy who …

]]> Graz http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/30716/Graz-Graz-7 Sun, 27 Apr 2008 08:52:47 PST Graz Graz, Austria, Apr 27, 2008

We took the train from Salzburg to Graz and it was possibly the most beautiful scenery we've ever seen. The journey was about four hours and we had a…

]]> Salzburg = Romance http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/30716/Salzburg-Romance-6 Sat, 26 Apr 2008 08:01:02 PST Salzburg = Romance Salzburg, Austria, Apr 26, 2008

Today was our anniversary and what better place to spend it than in the romantic city of Salzburg. We woke up to clear blue skies and headed out with…

]]> Salzburg sightseeing frenzy http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/30716/Salzburg-sightseeing-frenzy-5 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 07:37:06 PST Salzburg sightseeing frenzy Salzburg, Austria, Apr 25, 2008

Not only is Salzburg amazingly beautiful but the powers that be obviously want visitors to enjoy as much of it as possible without fleecing you like …

]]> Salzburg - Fairytale city http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/30716/Salzburg-Fairytale-city-4 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 03:07:02 PST Salzburg - Fairytale city Salzburg, Austria, Apr 24, 2008

The journey from Munich was awesome. Helped by the fantastic staff at the German railway we had two easy changes and one section of bus to get here b…

]]> München / Munich - Gotta love those kids http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/30716/Mnchen-Munich-Gotta-love-3 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 02:50:34 PST München / Munich - Gotta love those kids Munich, Germany, Apr 22, 2008

Returning to the 4 you München hostel from our full day of sightseeing, we picked up our bags from the luggage store and headed up to our new room o…

]]> München / Munich and the kids from hell. http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/30716/Mnchen-Munich-kids-hell-2 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 01:09:56 PST München / Munich and the kids from hell. Munich, Germany, Apr 21, 2008

The best nights sleep in months behind us we set off for the station and realised that we'd need to sort out some warmer clothes for our time here. W…

]]> Frankfurt http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/30716/Frankfurt-1 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 06:52:32 PST Frankfurt Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Apr 20, 2008

The joy of leaving India behind us was matched by the joy of arriving in Germany. The difference in our mood was immediate. The second we stepped off…

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