Saturday, July 6 At the Romanian/Moldovan border, when told we were going to Reni, the border control agent asked incredulously “why?” She accepted “tourist” but punctuated it with a slight eye roll. We started walking the 1.6km through the narrow swath of land of Moldova we had to traverse to get to the Ukrainian border […]
Sunday, June 30 Sighisoara The overnight train deposited us in Sighisoara mid- morning in bright sunlight that promised to be very hot later in the day. With no uber, we walked the 1+km, including steep steps, into the fortress city. After a coffee and apple pie, we wandered aimlessly and got a feel for what
Friday, June 28 Vienna from the train station was not impressive but once we arrived in the old city, the massive structures made a statement. Building after building were similar yet different. I can’t imagine what citizens thought when these were built. Our dinner was a brat from a popular kiosk by the opera house.
This year has been wild y’all. I thought at first that I would be quitting in July 2023 because I was going to be going on a safari and traveling with DH2 for his work and our pleasure but I was convinced by a retiring co-worker that it was in my best interest to retire
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Thursday, June 27 After the train dropped us in Prague, we were discouraged by the 15 minute wait for an Uber, so we opted to walk the 20 minutes to our hotel which was 50m from the Charles Bridge. I was already tired so when we had to walk another 20 minutes for dinner, wait
