With Halloween quickly approaching this weekend, I thought it was the perfect time to talk about my visit to Kutná Hora! Ever since I had seen photos of the Sedlec Ossuary, I knew it needed to be on my Europe itinerary. This little Gothic-styled church may not seem all that special from the outside, but step inside, […]
Every Friday I’ll be sharing a photo from someplace in my travels. This week’s photo is of the Sedlec Ossuary in Kutná Hora. In honor of the holiday today, I thought it would be appropriate to post another photo from the Sedlec Ossuary. If you missed my last post, just know that this is not your ordinary […]
Every Friday I’ll be sharing a photo from someplace in my travels. This week’s photo is of the Prague Castle at night. Set high up on a hill, Prague Castle overlooks the city. Dating back to the 13th century, this castle complex is the largest in the world at roughly seven football fields in length. The complex […]
Every Friday I’ll be sharing a photo from someplace in my travels. This week’s photo is of the Hofburg Palace in Vienna. Even though I didn’t care for the city of Vienna, there’s no denying that the city’s architecture is gorgeous, and in the center of it all sits Hofburg Palace. One the former residence of the […]
If you’ve been to Prague before, then you’ll totally understand that I spent my whole first day there with my mouth agape. It was my first time there after all. I spent the entire day roaming the streets, getting lost down alleys, and just meandering without a purpose. Of course I stumbled along some of Prague’s […]
Arriving in Vienna we lugged our suitcases down Mariahilfer Straße, one of the city’s most crowded shopping streets. Tucked away around a corner we had finally found Das Tyrol and were relieved to step inside. The first thing I noticed was the art decorating the hotel. Whether eating in the dining room or simply walking up the staircase […]
Every Friday I’ll be sharing a photo from someplace in my travels. This week’s photo is of the Viktualienmarkt in Munich. Viktualienmarkt is one of Munich’s finest outdoor markets, selling everything from baked goods to Bavarian specialties. While it does see its fair share of tourists, the market is also used daily by locals, especially come […]
Looking back, we must have been blessed by the weather gods or something while in Europe. We had beautiful blue skies in London, that alone should be case and point right there, warm summer nights in Paris, and perfectly breezy days along the Mediterranean coasts. Sure, a lot of our days were a bit overcast, but […]
Munich was one of the cities that most surprised me in Europe– in a good way. From the moment we arrived, entering the city by bus, I was taken aback by the city’s size. As we made our way from quiet residential neighborhoods to the Old Town, the architectural styles quickly started to change. It […]
Part of the reason I wanted to go to Europe so badly, and take my mother, was to explore our German heritage. Growing up in white, middle class suburbia, most of my friends felt no connection to their ancestral heritage, myself included. We were American. No one ever talked about their family backgrounds unless prompted by homework assignments. […]