Trieste revisited
Second time coming back to Trieste, this time for a conference. Luckily I had some time at my hands to do a quick sight seeing this time. Surely is a beautiful town with a very nice roman and Habsburg heritage!
Category: Europe
Oslo
We went to Oslo to celebrate my father in laws birthday in the end of May, early June. We did nothing special really, took the hop on hop of bus to get a good look at the city, ate great food in nice restaurants and just generally had a nice time. And of course we took at walk at Karl Johan street and visited the royal palace.
Copenhagen
A quick business trip to Copenhagen. Nothing much happened really, except for a stroll through Strøget and then Nyhavn in search for some place to eat in the evening. Ended up in at Broens Gadekøkken on the edge of Freetown Christiania.
Trieste
It was just a business trip, and I did not really get to see or do anything except from visit some of the restaurants and enjoy the nice architecture.
Immingham/Cleethorps
Got the chance for a refreshing work trip to Immingham in the UK. Hotel situated in the lovely town of Cleethorps and I was lucky enough to actually experience some true British small town feeling. Had a pint here, a fish and chips there, and then another pint at some other place. And some work too of course.
Berlin / Sachsenhausen
A quick trip to Berlin, Germany for the last of the money we won back in 2019. Pandemic prevented us from going on any trip at all. But finally, last money spent and we ended up in Berlin. Spent most of the days looking at things about WW2 and the Holocaust. Took the train to Oranienburg to see the Saschenhausen concentration camp. Over all, Berlin is a very nice city.
Lisbon / Pena Castle / Sintra
Back in 2019 we won some travelling money. Then came the pandemic. Our planned trip to Teneriffa got cancelled in last minute and we got our money back. 2 years of no travelling, 2 years of not much happening at all to be honest. Anyway, spring time and we finally get going. Ended up in Lisbon for some wonderful days of sun and adventure. Mostly slacking about in the city but also a field trip to Pena Castle, Sintra and Cabo de Roca (most western point in Europe).
Gent, Belgium
Just a very short stay, a business trip. At least I had an afternoon to take a quick look at the town before everything became work related. No time for sight seeing but at least a nice meal and a drink.
Istanbul/Pendik
Went here on a business trip. Didn’t have much time to see anything really, but still a nice stay never the less.
Vlaardingen
A short business trip to Vlaardingen, sadly I did not have much time to see anything.
Barcelona / Mont Serrat
To Barcelona we went on our honeymoon. First we stayed at a luxurious hotel up on the hills above the city for a couple of days, then we moved down into downtown Barcelona. In the middle of a heat wave. We also took a day trip to Mont Serrat and a winery (Parés Balta). Visited Montjuic and then took the cable car down. Visited some of the Gaudi building scattered around town. But mostly it was lazy days.
Krakow / Auschwitz / Wieliczka
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.
Prague / Kutna Hora
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.
Vienna
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.
Bratislava
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.
Budapest
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.
Split / Plitvice / Zagreb
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.
Copenhagen
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.
Kyiv / Chernobyl / Pripyat
Weekend trip to Kyiv, Ukraine. Strolling about downtown Kyiv, exploring churches and the local cuisine. One day spent in Chernobyl/Pripyat with private tour guide on a very gloomy day. Extremely fitting when thinking about what went down on that catastrophic day. One of the most interesting trips I’ve done so far.
Immingham
A business trip to the wonderful English industrial/port town of Immingham.