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After a full Sunday in Sofia, Bulgaria walking around for ten hours and snapping loads of photos, I developed initial impressions of the city. I like to get down my initial impressions of a place before time and exposure changes my perceptions. So, in no particular order of importance, here are some of my thoughts…
Amsterdam feels like my safe European home to me. Jump on the tram, resupply food and drink at Albert Heijn, recycle all the beers in the automated recycling machines at Albert Heijn, enjoy a noodle meal at community seating in Wok to Walk, walk canal streets, walk Vondelpark, lounge in cafes, bars and shops and…
Radisson Blu Wroclaw, Poland has a good location in the city for touring Old Town Market Square and Cathedral Island with its medieval churches. These tourist areas are within ten minutes walk and Wroclaw train station is about a 20 to 25 minute walk from the hotel or a quick tram ride. The hotel is…
Wroclaw, Poland, pronounced something like VROH-waff, is located in the historic region of Silesia. The city has a 1,000 year history as a major European trading center on the River Oder. In the Middle Ages, Wroclaw was considered one of three capitals of the Kingdom of Poland (1025-1385). However, the town was primarily occupied by…
In a trip report continuation of my cheap ‘January in Europe’ travels through Copenhagen, Malmo, Prague, Wroclaw, Krakow and Stockholm last week, I made a Saturday afternoon 4.5 hour bus ride from Prague to Wroclaw on Polskibus. Bus Travel is often cheaper and faster than trains in Central Europe Bus travel is the most efficient…
This past week I had a wonderful time in Europe on a very cheap, quickly planned trip to Europe when I saw opportunistic travel deals for January. My $800 trip last week, assuming same flights and hotels, would cost more than $1,000 this week, simply due to two airline and hotel rules changes. Two of…
If your time is limited in Prague, then you likely will focus your touring around the Old Town area and Prague Castle, the Disneyesque part of this historic city. Prague Castle (above) and Charles Bridge (below) 900 years of architectural styles are visible with Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque, Neo-Renaissance, Art Nouveau, Cubist, Modernist and post-1989…
Letna Park in Prague sits on a bluff beside Prague Castle on the west bank of the Vltava River. The Vltava is the longest river in Czech Republic at 270 miles and considered the national river. It merges with the Elbe River, which runs through Dresden, Germany and eventually empties into the North Sea at…
Hotel Indigo Krakow, Poland is a recently opened hotel in a convenient location two blocks from the city train station and ten minutes walk to Krakow’s Old Town. The 1836 original building was completely gutted and rebuilt as a hotel from 2014 to 2016. We arrived from Bratislava by bus on Christmas Day. I had…
On our December trip to Europe we stayed in 5 hotels in four different hotel chains in 4 cities at a net cost of about $500 for 11 hotel nights in Vienna (2 nights), Bratislava (4 nights), Krakow 4 nights and Stockholm 1 night. Using a combination of purchased points for reward stays, discount rates,…
