A 75 minute ferry ride along the Danube from Bratislava brings you into Vienna and what a difference it was. I am not much of a country gal and therefore prefer bigger cities and there was certainly a lot to do in Vienna. We stayed in one of the Vox apartments near the metro station Schottenring…
I visited Slovakia on my 31 day tour round Europe. It took about 3 hours on the train from Budapest. I had never been to Slovakia before and wanted to see the sights of its capital city. I would recommend you stay in the Old Town, which is close to all the action. You…
I went to Budapest last month for a couple of days and stayed right in the centre of town. Budapest has a population of 2 million people and the name comes from combining what were two towns – Buda and Pest together. If you are heading over to Hungary, I would recommend taking the hop…
Last week I was in Florence and had the pleasure of having lunch with 6 other Florentines who work in the same field as I do. We had lunch in a place called Sweet Wine Bar which was just outside the center of Florence but was a typical Florentine restaurant. The owner was our waiter…