We were in Orlando, Florida for one main reason: Universal Studios’ The Wizarding World of Harry Potter! I was pleased to learn our motel ran shuttle buses to both Universal Studios and Disney World, however was less impressed when I found out the time they ran – it would not have got us to the …
Now, Washington DC was a city I could relax a little more in (which is a bit ironic if you have a look at the crime statistics). It reminded me a lot of Canberra, not just because of the features that all capital cities share, but just the feel of the city was very similar. …
Entering New York was a strange sensation and reminded me of when we first arrived in London on holiday in 2012: arriving on a new continent, a new part of the world we’d never been to before. The queue through border control crawled. I felt myself heating up and began to feel nauseous (not unusual …
Our flight from Prague to New York had a stop-over in Copenhagen for about 7 hours. Because it was such a long stop and Denmark is within the Schengen area (so we didn’t need a visa) we decided to visit the city for a few hours. The weather was grey and cold but fortunately it … Continue reading
Prior to its role as the capital of the Czech Republic and Czechoslovakia, Prague was the capital city of the Kingdom of Bohemia and the main residence of several Holy Roman Emperors. It was founded around 880 AD when construction of what is now known as Prague Castle was started (although a settlement existed there … Continue reading
Krakow is the second biggest city in Poland and dates back to the 7th century. And you can tell! Despite our bumpy start to our time in Krakow, we really liked the city. We stayed on the outskirts of the old town centre which was very convenient – nearly everything we wanted to see was … Continue reading
I learnt some important lessons about travelling in eastern Europe during this trip, the most important being that it is not as straight forward as travelling in western Europe. Why did I think it would be?? I don’t know. I looked up train routes before making accommodation bookings but obviously just didn’t pay quite enough attention. … Continue reading
Considering the dramas we had figuring out how to get to Budapest, the trip there was actually rather uneventful. Passed through border control with no problem, stopped on the other side of the border at a roadhouse-type establishment for a toilet stop and to pick up some food, and carried on. We were dropped not … Continue reading
andre & leah in europe 