Posts Tagged “europe-2023”
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Europe 2023 - Vienna
03 August 2023
The next stop on my grand tour of Europe is Vienna because it was relatively close to Prague, and I didn’t need to hop a flight there. I took a train in and a train back. It’s slightly better than Amtrak, but somehow feels more chaotic when boarding. I guess it’s just the number of people boarding at one time it feels that way. Vienna is a very cultured city. It was the seat of power for the Hapsburgs and AustroHungarian empire. There’s operas and ballets, but of course I didn’t do that. I was there to walk around, see the sights and explore the museums.
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Europe 2023 - Iceland
05 July 2023
Iceland is a gorgeous if a tad expensive country to visit, which I’m glad I had
the opportunity to visit on my Europe trip. It’s my last stop and probably the
most outdoorsy part of my trip. It’s the outlier on this whole trip. As I’ve
mostly done cities and spent time in urban areas it’s a nice change. It’s also
funny because the weather can change at the drop of a hat, and I packed
incorrectly. I should have brought more long sleeves and warmer outfits,
because when it rains it pours and blows like crazy. It also does not get dark
here so bring a sleep mask if you’re sensitive to light.
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Europe 2023 - Berlin
29 June 2023
I’m doing a grand tour of Europe this summer over 5 cities. The first stop on
my trip was Berlin, Germany. It’s a city with a very rich history and amazing
culture. We visited a beer garden, tried to get into a club, and visited some
memorials. The beer was good. I didn’t have a single bad beer there, but it was
very plain - no sours or experimental things besides raspberry. I tried curry
wurst and 2 kinds of potato salads. Anything with potatoes is heavenly, I had
the best potato’s soup. It’s got some fantastic food and was a reasonably
priced city. The east west divide was also really interesting with most of the
historic stuff occuring on the east side. The divide is still really obvious in
architecture and feel.