Prague is a great walking city if you are not directionally challenged! Between the narrow streets and high walls, add in the twisting streets, and ever-changing names and the fun begins! It's a good thing Lisa and I spent 45 minutes rambling about last night because we found everything that we needed to identify for today's power sightseeing! Dinner ended up in an Irish pub (good choice) and today we walked for almost 4 hours before plopping down in a netcafe. Moblog's not working here so now all photos appear to be delayed until this weekend when I'm home but Prague is a photogenic city!
Innsbruck - here despite it never being on my to-see list
First the backstory. In about a week I'll be boarding a cruise ship (this year's Cruise Trek) in Romania. When I booked the flight many months ago, I had a brilliant idea to go in a week early to Vienna and use it as a base to spend a few nights each in Albania and Bosnia. Fast forward to 6 weeks ago and the Covid restrictions, flight schedules, and hotel prices made me give up. Changing the flight to Vienna would result in penalties and possibly fare increases so I made the best of it and thought, where can I go in Austria where I've never been? Innsbruck, hmm. Can I get a free flight from Vienna? Yes! Can I get a free hotel room? Yes. Check! The city is picture perfect though. Nestled in a valley between two mountain ranges, it's green, colorful, and everything you could want a place to be when the purpose is total work decompression. No major sightseeing, no expectations. You, a city and a view. It's walkable and small. You've got to look up, left and right, ...
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