Another hot day. We slept in after the poor night of sleep, and then took the same bus back to the Coliseum. There, we had pizza and panini from a truck and then paid for a tour of the Coliseum and Forum. Neither tour was especially good, truth be told, but we were at least …
We arrived in Rome after a decent night of sleep on the train. Not great, exactly, but at least there were no train changes and it wasn’t an early morning. We had to walk to our hotel, the hotel Felice, and although it was close to the train station, the streets were very bad for …
We awoke, walked down to the town, and took the streetcar to the other side of town, stopping to mail some postcards on the way and to put our bags in locks at the train station. We walked up to see the Olympic ski jump that dominates the view on that side of town, and …
We awoke and walked down the hill, across the footbridge, and to the start terminal for the funicular train/cable car up the mountain behind our hotel. The train was great – it seemed just like a street car at first, going underground a stretch, then above ground to cross a bridge over the river. Then …
We awoke, packed and walked to the subway station, and from there to the train station. The train to Innsbruck was a “Railjet” train, which was the nicest train that we’ve been on yet. We had the entire car essentially to ourselves. After catching up on journals, we mostly played cards and watched the countryside …
We awoke and went straight into the pedestrian area I was in the night before. We first searched for food, finding a pasta and pizza place. We then walked over to the area of the palace and went inside a butterfly house. It was really hot and humid inside, but there were quite a few …
We awoke and had a fast breakfast before making the long trip to the rail station. We usually build in some extra time, but I took us three stops in the wrong direction on the metro before discovering my error, and we ended up cutting it pretty close. But we made it, which is what …
Today we awoke and had breakfast at the hotel before heading into the city. Instead of the subway we rode a street car through town and along the river, and then transferred to a funicular train that took us up a hillside to a sort of park. We went into a mirror maze, which was …
We woke in Regensburg in our giant room – I slept with the girls up in the loft – and then had a leisurely morning before walking back to the train station to catch the train to Prague. The train was quite crowded, probably because of the strike the day before, but we were able …
We woke, ate, and left our luggage at the hotel while we headed over to the Olympic park to swim. The entire Olympic swimming stadium was open to us, and there were maybe 25 others also swimming. We changed in the locker area and then headed out to the pools. It took some time for …