After a week’s worth of fun onboard Viking Atla on our Romantic Danube cruise, the time had come for our cruise to come an end in Budapest. While our journey started in Nuremberg (Erlangen to be exact) a few days before we boarded Viking Atla, we enjoyed the days we spent sailing along the Danube River in Germany, Austria, and… Read More
Sometimes when I want to get away from it all, I’ll look for somewhere secluded and quiet to sneak away so I can collect my thoughts and get re-energized and refocused. During one of my weekend trips to New Hampshire, I had a chance to escape the bright lights of the city and reconnect with… Read More
Budapest, Hungary is one of the most beautiful cities in Europe, if not the world. Don’t believe me? Ask anyone who’s ever visited and I’m sure they’ll agree. The duality of Budapest becomes apparent as daytime changes into night and the city’s monuments and bridges are lit up brightly like Times Square. On the last night of… Read More
In the past when I traveled, I would only take photographs of places that others deemed important. For example, how could I visit Paris and not take a picture of the Eiffel Tower, right? But as time has passed I realize that while yes, I might want that photograph, I also can and should appreciate the beauty… Read More
Inside the 5-star luxury hotel, Hyatt Regency London – The Churchill, you might not know this, but you can dine on a one of a kind vegan meal at The Montagu. This isn’t another cookie cutter hotel restaurant, but something completely different. Here are 10 reasons why people like vegan dining at The Montagu. 1. The… Read More
While wandering around in Chinatown during my recent trip to Amsterdam, we stumbled upon Fo Guang Shan He Hua Temple or He Hua Temple (also known as Zeedijk Temple), Europe’s largest Buddhist temple. He Hua means “lotus flower” in Chinese, which is an important symbol of enlightenment within Buddhism. Lotus flowers can grow up… Read More
The world famous New York Café Budapest (New York Kávéház) is located on the Erzsébet körút section of the Grand Boulevard of Budapest and is considered one of the best and most beautiful cafés in the world. The building itself was originally constructed from 1892-94 as the Hungarian offices of the New York Life Insurance Company. The Italian… Read More
It’s coffee time! Time for coffee at espresso embassy Budapest that is. After arriving into Budapest onboard our river cruise ship, Viking Atla, we were bound and determined to sit back and enjoy some really good coffee. Looking for the perfect cup of coffee requires research and my research brought Karla and I to espresso… Read More
It’s day six onboard Viking Atla on our Romantic Danube river cruise and our first morning in Budapest, the capital and largest city in Hungary. Measuring just over 202 square miles, the unification of Buda on the west bank and Pest on the east bank occurred in 1873. Many consider Budapest to be the most beautiful… Read More
Toward the end of my recent trip through Europe, I spent the last few hours of my trip in one of my all time favorite cities, London. I was feeling sick with a cold, which later turned out to be more than that, but on this morning I was only thinking about coffee. One of… Read More
