Rhodes was so large, and we had such a fun time we headed back to the city another day. This time we came prepared with bathing suits and towels. We found a nice garden overlooked by the castle near one of the gates. Rhodes is...
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Outside of the Palace we found Captain Hook. Elora always likes to give the performing street artists some money, bu she was a little worried because Captain Hook is a bad guy. So we told her this was a nice Captain and that...
Once we were inside the city, Elora kept asking if there was a castle, and if we could go inside it. So we tried to head straight to the palace. Unfortunately, with the narrow streets and no map – Elora had removed it from...
Here is Karen and Ollie in front of one of the castle gates. The old city of Rhodes is really a fortified city, surrounded by castle walls connected to a Palace of the Grand Master. Here is Karen in front of one of the castle...
Every morning we enjoyed breakfast on the beach. The food wasn’t really that great but for breakfast you can’t expect too much. One thing that was tasty is the fruit and quark (a heavy cream-like plain yogurt) they...
The good news was the flight was only 2 hours long. The bad news was the flight left at 4:45am (no wonder the vacation package was cheap) and public transportation stopped at midnight. So we had to take a taxi to the airport at...
We always see these amazing discount all inclusive (or “alles inclusive”) vacations that include airfare, hotel, food, entertainment etc. Every supermarket in Vienna has its own travel agency with special prices. So...
To read the entirity of this post, click “Finish Reading” below. Our third and final day in Prague was marked by a few circular detours across the city. We discovered this interesting set of scupltures. I love it when...
A friend told us we had to go see Kostnice, otherwise known as the Bone Church, which is located in Kutna Hora about 1 hour by train from Prague. The Bone Church is decorated with between 40,000 and 70,000 skeletons. Lots of...
On our second day in Prague, we crossed the Danube to the other half of the city and…. (click Finish Reading below) Elora reminded us the Danube “goes all the way to Vienna!” (and to Budapest). There are several...