Rounding out our 10 days in Austria, Slovakia, and Hungary was a 3 day stop in Budapest.  Coming from Bratislava it is a short 2 and 1/2 hour bus ride and it could have been done as a (long) day trip but we wanted more time in Budapest and it was along our way to … Continue reading I Guess You Could Say We Were A Bit Hungary →

During Candice and I's 6 days in Bratislava we used one for a day trip to nearby Vienna in Austria.  When we left Munich at the end of September we were planning on spending more time in Austria but we quickly realized the country was out of our price range. We looked first for some … Continue reading Where All The Museums Are At →

Before any people from the Czech Republic get offended I was drawing a blank on a catchy title for this post and so you're left with this terrible joke - I really do love the Czech Republic. Our next stop after Oktoberfest was to the lesser known partner of the Czechoslovakia break up.  Candice and … Continue reading The Better Half of Czechoslovakia →

After finishing 3 weeks in Poland we were headed to Munich for a quick detour.  Candice and I had decided that we would avoid Western Europe because it was more expensive and it will be easier for us to visit from Canada but we had a special reason for our stop at Munich, that is … Continue reading I Hope You Like Beer →

Well we've finally made it to the end of summer.  The start of September had us finishing our 4th European country and getting ready to travel West into Poland.  Before we get into the nitty gritty travel details I want to talk about something that was immediately striking in Poland.  Their language is written with … Continue reading The Top “Pole” Position →