We went to Varberg to visit Varbers Kurort, one of two famous spa’s in the town. On our way home we also visited the old fortress that was built in 1287-1300 by Count Jacob Nielsen to protect against the Danish. It has changed hands multiple times but has remained as Swedish since the Treaty of Brömsebro in 1645. It was in use up until 1931 when it served as a prison.
Last stop before going home. The train ride from Prague took more or less whole day. Our first stop in Poland was Katowice where we switched from a normal train to a small diesel train. We finally arrived in Krakow and got to our hotel. Next day was field trip day. Auschwitz/Auschwitz Birkenau and then Wieliczka Salt Mine. This marked the end of this trip through central Europe.
We took the bus from Vienna to Prague, Czechia. A city which has a lot to offer. We did visit the castle, went to a concert in a church, checked out the old town hall, ate trdelniks, took at train to Kutna Hora and went into the silver mines there and on the way back to Prague we also stopped by the Sedlec Ossuary, also known as the bone church. From Prague we took the train towards the final leg of this journey – Krakow, Poland.
Maybe more Vienna than Austria. We arrived by boat from Bratislava. Met up with an old on-line friend of mine on the rainiest day ever. Also attended an opera concert. Had some sunnier days when we went to see Schloss Schönbrunn for example.
Arriving by train from Budapest, to Bratislava which I think might be one of the top capitals in Europe. A very nice town to walk around in, and maybe we should have stayed a bit longer than we did. Had some really nice food, visited some nice historic places and so on. From Bratislava we took the boat to Vienna on the Danube river.
Arrived by train from Zagreb, Croatia. Didn’t really know what to do, except trying out on one of the spa’s and visiting the Museum of Terror. Mostly the touristy stuff with walking around, grab something to eat and enjoy the time in Budapest before taking the train to Bratislava, Slovakia.
As the beginning of our back packing trip through central Europe we flew to Split. We stayed there for about a week, mostly relaxing. On the final day in Split we had a wonderful 7 course meal on the resturant DVOR which I strongly recommend visiting of ever going to Split. We also had a nice excursion to Plitvice National Park before taking the bus to Zagreb, where we stayed one night before taking the train to Budapest, Hungary.
This open air railway museum I’ve visited as a child, but did not remember much from it. So we went there again. It’s a short train ride between Anten and Gräfsnäs and while you wait for the train to turn around you can take a walk in the area and visit the castle ruin, which according to legend is cursed, and that’s why it has burned down.
The drive north to Läckö castle from central Lidköping took about 30 minutes. We took the guided tour, walked around the surroundings, saw the viking ship Sigrid Storråda and almost stepped on a viper.
Since there was a pilot strike our planned trip to Barcelona got cancelled. As a last minute resort we took the train to Copenhagen, Denmark instead. Might have been a bit more spring going on there than back home. Just a couple of chill days doing the normal touristy stuff.
If I’m ever getting married it’s going to be in a castle! On Sofia’s birthday I took her to Tjolöholm slott to scout out the possibility to have our wedding there. Somehow she missed the signs on the way to the castle and she was very surprised when she finally realized where we were. The castle area is very nice for walks, and for weddings. <3
