This is the introduction chapter of a four-post travelogue. Click the following links to access the other chapters or return to the country page. Budapest, Hungary — Buda Castle and West Bank | Pest and East Bank | Vajdahunyad Castle Budapest…
Budapest, Hungary — Part 2 (Pest and the Eastern Bank)
Budapest, Hungary — Buda Castle and West Bank | Pest and East Bank | Vajdahunyad Castle While the “Buda” side of the city hosts Budapest’s major tourist attractions, the “Pest” side is where the locals hang out. It hosts the majority of the shopping, many of the…
Budapest, Hungary — Part 1 (Buda Castle and West Bank)
Budapest, Hungary — Buda Castle and West Bank | Pest and East Bank | Vajdahunyad Castle Budapest may have formed from the joining of two riverside cities, Buda and Pest, but the two sides could not be more different. While Pest seemed to be where one goes…
Szentendre, Hungary
Budapest may be the main tourist location on the Danube in Hungary, but it is far from the only. Scattered upstream from Budapest are several wonderful locations to visit — the Roman ruins of Aquincum, the wonderful city of Eztergom,…
Vienna, Austria — Part 4 (More Photos of Viennese Buildings)
Vienna, Austria — Altstadt (Old City) | Museum Quarter | Schönbrunn Palace | More Photos As you can tell from this website, I’ve been to a lot of places in Europe. So I can speak from a position of knowledge that the city containing the Most Eye…
Vienna, Austria — Part 3 (Schönbrunn Palace)
Vienna, Austria — Altstadt (Old City) | Museum Quarter | Schönbrunn Palace | More Photos Schönbrunn Palace is both a museum and a park, and what a large park it is! Brilliant decorated with flowers spread out in intricate designs, the Palace gardens are a joy to look…
Vienna, Austria — Part 2 (Museum Quarter)
Vienna, Austria — Altstadt (Old City) | Museum Quarter | Schönbrunn Palace | More Photos The second chapter of this travelogue takes you to the places that any packaged tour to Vienna is likely to take you — to the grand, imposing Imperial buildings of Vienna. Separately,…
Vienna, Austria — Part 1 (Altstadt)
Vienna, Austria — Altstadt (Old City) | Museum Quarter | Schönbrunn Palace | More Photos Vienna’s Museum Quarter is fabulous, but it constitutes only a very small part of the city center. This travelogue will attempt to do justice to the rest of it. A tall order, believe me. If…
Vienna, Austria
This travelogue is built in five posts — an introduction page, three posts covering different regions of the city, and a photo gallery of impressive Viennese architecture. Use the links below to navigate to the different posts. Vienna, Austria — Altstadt…
Linz, Austria
This travelogue is built in four posts — an introduction page and three parts covering three different regions of the city. Use the links below to navigate to the different pages. Linz, Austria — Altstadt | Along the Danube | Poestlingberg When one is asked…