Prague is a charming city, because it escaped the ravages of war, much of its old city is well preserved and represents the changing architectural styles over the centuries, from Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque. I know that many of our framily that are following this blog have been here, and some even consider this their …
Our journey continues in Vienna, but before we get there, we have a brief stop over in Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. The drive from Budapest was about 2 hours to reach Bratislava. With a population of less than ½ a million Bratislava is one of the smallest capital cities in Europe and it is …
May 13 – 15 Vienna – with a short stop in BratislavaRead More »
What a marvelous city! Our trip through Eastern Europe was planned to see places, for the most part, we had heard about but never visited. Our expectations of Budapest were not well formed, maybe just about Goulash, and the Danube River, which was not blue by the way. But the city had many wonderful surprises …
Our trip to Germany was primarily to visit friends, or as we call them Framily. Sue had been our Au Pair when our children were only 4 and 6 but we have kept in touch and she is now married to Tim and is the proud mother of her own 7-year-old, Jim. I guess that …
May 4 Ancient history and Roman Occupation We arrived in Amman Jordan early afternoon. We were immediately thrust into the history of this “new” country though ancient land. Jordan was formed by the allies after world war I, but its’ history reaches back to the dawn of western civilization. Our first stop was at the …
Many here still call the city Bombay. It is a sprawling metropolis, the financial center of India with a population of 22 million. It much more modern than the other cities we visited. The British seizing on the potential of the harbor, reclaimed much land from the swampy islands they received from the Portuguese in …
Udaipur is the jewel of Mewar – a kingdom ruled by the Sisodia dynasty for 1200 years. The foundation of the city has an interesting legend associated with it. According to legend, Maharana Udai Singh, the founder, was hunting one day when he met a holy man meditating on a hill overlooking the Lake Pichola. …
April 28 – 30 Udaipur the city of lakes (when its not the dry season)Read More »
We left Agra early in the morning for the five-hour drive to Jaipur. Along the way we again saw many farms and villages. About midway, we stopped to see a Step Well. As described, you cannot fathom what you are about to see. Built in the 8th and 9th centuries, alongside a Hindu temple (that …
Agra is home of the Taj Mahal, the mausoleum built by Shah Jahan for his beloved wife who died in childbirth. If anything is iconic as a symbol of India it is this one building. But as we found out, there is more to Agra than just the Taj. We left Delhi about 9:30 driving …
India – some reflections: I had never had an interest in coming to India but in planning this trip I wanted to see the Taj Mahal, so having traveled so far and making the commitment to be here, it made sense to see more. I am glad we did, it is a wonderful and fascinating …
