It was not so long ago that Bratislava was holding Candle demonstrations against communism in 1988. Bratislava later became the center of the Velvet Revolutions in 1989, and became the Capital of the Slovak Republic in 1993. The country is moving forward and is quite interesting to wander around. Touring the old city you’ll find plenty of Slovak restaurants and…read more →
Suzy and I really enjoyed Vienna. We found the city to be very inviting and just fun to be there. We spent several hours just wandering the Peoples Garden. There you’ll find hundreds of varieties of roses and an abundance of flowers to accompany them. The park was just wonderful and it was easy to see that everyone there was…read more →
Our first stop in Austria was Salzburg. Our hotel, The Hotel Hofwirt was situated right at the end of the walking street. Here we found many restaurants and bars to sit and people watch. Upon entering the old city, we found cobblestone streets and history everywhere. The churches were magnificent and it was hard to say which was more beautiful….read more →
I believe we all have seen photos of Cinderella’s Castle but what we may not know is that Disney’s castle was modeled after Neuschwanstein and is the work of architect Eduard Reidel who was commissioned by King Ludwig II of Bavaria. Ludwig was a visionary; he had a Romanesque Revival Castle in mind and brought it to fruition. It was…read more →
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