Tag: Travel and Tourism

Russian Drivers

When I was in Moscow, I was terrified! I even blogged about it at the time. The Russians drive like flaming bats out of hell!! In Moscow they were driving on the sidewalks, on the shoulders of the roads (no matter the potholes the size of trucks), any where they could fit and as fast as they could drive. The… Continue reading

Northern Lights: Day 12 – Amsterdam Travel Day

Fortunately, I was able to travel today. I must rave about the hotel in which we stayed in Amsterdam: One of the Sofitel Legend Hotels, The Grand. You can read more about the hotel’s history, dating back to the 1400’s, at this link. The service, accommodations, decoration, styling and design are magnificent. When you read about the building’s amazing history,… Continue reading

Australia: Day 7 — Port Douglas

Well, today was basically a “recover from the horrendous travel of yesterday” day. I’m getting too old for this! I didn’t arrive at the hotel room until 2:00AM Australia time, and the second half of the trip was horrid: the second three-hour flight. Not only was it running terribly late, but it was also the most turbulent flight on which… Continue reading

Budapest & Prague: Day Eight (Karlovy Vary)

On the final day, our tour guide, Veronika, took us to Karlovy Vary, a beautiful little town nestled into the idyllic hills of the northwest Czech Republic. This is such an interesting place. You can see the mountains of Germany just a few miles away. One of the buildings was used in a James Bond movie. Many of the new… Continue reading

Budapest & Prague: Day Five (Prague)

Today was the first day in Prague, and our guide, Tony, who fluently speaks 5 different languages, started us at the Prague Castle and walked us down the hill to the Old Town Square, the location of the hotel—thank goodness! Narrowing down the number of pictures I’m sharing in the next several posts (65 all total) was all but painful… Continue reading

Budapest & Prague: Day Four (Travel Day to Prague)

Today began with a quick walk back to the Opera House district to take a picture of the Liszt statue.  Then, off to the airport to head to Prague.  This post (finally) contains some of the pictures I shot around Budapest. Related articles Budapest & Prague: Day Eight (Karlovy Vary) (timtyson.us) Budapest & Prague: Day Seven (Roaming about Prague) (timtyson.us)… Continue reading