We awoke, had breakfast, and headed to the Hauptbahnhoff to catch the train to Amsterdam. There was a huge crowd on the platform, but I noticed a guide on the sign telling you where to stand to board first class, and so we were able to get our own cabin. They were actually couchettes, so …
Today after breakfast we went to Schloss Charlottenburg. After standing in a long line in the hot sun, we finally got inside. There was an audio tour with headphones, which was great. Gave you some of the history, and also made it more fun for the girls. After the tour, we walked into the gardens …
We awoke and went over to breakfast at the hotel. It was not quite as good as in Bruges but still was very nice – brotchen and eggs and cereal and orange juice. We headed by public transit first to the Hauptbahnhoff where the girls had to go to the bathroom. You have to pay …
Breakfast was great again. We then took the bus to the train station and caught the train to Berlin. I played cards with Amber and Judy, and worried the whole way about whether we would be too late to check in at the Birth City Hotel in Berlin. Eventually I was able to reach the …
Breakfast at the hotel was wonderful. The proprietor seemed to put a great deal of care into tastefully decorating the room and cooking a real breakfast. She can be a bit cranky, but she runs a very nice place. From there, we walked to a large outdoor fresh fruit market, where we bought some fruit …
We got up, left our bags at the hotel, and headed into town. We walked for a stretch, then stopped for breakfast at a cafe where the girls enjoyed crepes. Phyllis kept a blue bottle for a souvenir. We then walked through the older part of town, into the old town square surrounded by huge, …
We had afternoon tickets to Brussels and a day to kill in London. Unfortunately, we also had our bags to drag around. After breakfast, we headed straight to the station, and then I left Phyllis and Judy with the bags while the girls and I took a quick visit to Trafalgar Square. I took them …
We were up very early, had breakfast, and then were driven to the train station, where we took the train back to Dublin. From there we caught a cab to the ferry port. The cab driver was carrying on a conversation with another driver in the next car for several blocks. Once at the ferryport, …
We awoke and ate breakfast of cereal and bananas, and then were driven out to Killarney national park. This turned out to be a very large area of lawns, gardens, old stone mansions, lakes, hills and woods. It was chilly at first and we bought the girls pink Ireland jackets, but it warmed up soon. …
Today was another travel day, by train to Killarney. We we up early and took a taxi to Heuston train station. There we validated our Eurail pass and caught the train out to Killarney, with one quick train change along the way. The Irish countryside was green and beautiful, and the small stone train stations …