It’s been exactly a month since we returned from Central Europe. Gill and I have fond memories of the trip, looking back very frequently on our photos and reminiscing about the food, weather and sights during the 3½ week year-end vacation. It’s nice to have ticked one more thing off the bucket list!
As I sit here at Liszt Ferenc Airport typing away this post, there is a sense of satisfaction, joy and gratitude for having complete another bout of holiday travel smoothly and safely.
Any misconceptions or pre-conceived notions I had about Budapest were unfounded.
I’m pretty pleased with the birdspotting during this trip. Our first day in Vienna saw us picking up the European Robin and Great-spotted Woodpecker, the former being a personal target species especially!
We arrived in Vienna this morning in style!
We last visited Hallstatt in 2012, while on a 3-month tour of Europe, and promised ourselves we would revisit this magical place one day.
We parted ways with Český Krumlov this morning in a 7.40am shuttle bus, headed for Bad Ischl. Our transport arrangement was originally scheduled for 9.40am…thank you, kind soul(s) for cancelling your booking so we could be placed in an earlier slot – every daylight hour in winter counts when sightseeing!
A trip to Český Krumlov cannot be considered complete without a hike to the abandoned Chapel of Our Lady Dolorous on the Hill of the Cross.
A pleasant surprise awaited us as we transited from Prague to Český Krumlov.
We’ve spent the last 8 nights in Prague having witnessed and attempting to immerse ourselves in the much talked about Christmas spirit that is so prevalent here.
