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We just got back from a very short trip to Milan, Italy. Milos had an interview about forty kilometers outside of the city, but we decided we HAD to book an extra night in town, so we could actually see some …
Art Nouveau Magnificence at the Municipal House – Prague
The Municipal House in Prague is a quintessential example of the height of the Art Nouveau movement in Central Europe. It’s located next to the old Powder Tower in the former location of the Royal Court Palace, and is the …
Audition in Amsterdam for Disneyland Paris. Before I even left the States, I found out about auditions for Disneyland Paris happening the second weekend of February. They were going to be looking for characters to perform in their parades and …
I knew before I even came to Europe that I wanted to get to Bratislava (Slovakia) at some point. It’s only an hour train ride from Vienna, and when I did some travel agent specialist courses in the fall, I …
Disneyland Paris. Howdy folks! After a LONG 12 hours in a train yesterday, I’m now back in Vienna after several days in Paris. (Separate blog coming for all my Paris highlights, but the main point of the trip was to …
Yesterday, Miloš and I were granted a special treat, in that we were allowed to have some time off the ship together during the day. (Usually our together time off-ship is limited to after 9pm, as we have to cover …
Journey to Romania to explore the past…
I got home this morning via the overnight train from a short trip to Romania. I visited a city called Timişoara, which is close to the village of Becicherecu Mic (which used to be called Kleinbetschkerek) – the village of my …
Oslo, Norway Milos and I recently both had some time off between tours for a few days (at the same time!), and it made more sense for me to head up to Norway to meet up with him, as his …
Earlier this month, Miloš and I headed to Palma de Mallorca, a Spanish island in the Mediterranean Sea. We’d been meaning to go for the past few years now, but never were able to make it work. After hearing such …
Quick tips for a trip to Venice
Hi everyone! Some of you may know that Miloš and I took a short jaunt to Venice last week for an early Valentine’s trip. We were only there for two nights/three days, which was convenient for us, as Miloš’ …
Back in November, Miloš and I took a trip to Serbia to visit some of his friends and former colleagues from past cruise seasons. I started writing a blog entry on the trip shortly after it happened, but it was right …
For my last weekend in Europe, I took a short trip to Basel, Switzerland. I’d never been to Switzerland before and was excited to see a new place. Of course there were other reasons too, as Milos’ ship was going …