Vienna

June 2015

Probably the most consistently beautiful city I have visited. 

An inspiring artistic, intellectual and cultural place. 

 

"It is good to have an end to journey toward, 

but it is the journey that matters, in the end." - Ernest Hemingway

 

Things we saw and did:

• Rathaus
• Austrian Parliament Building
• Vienna University
• Hofburg Palace
• Austrian National Library
• Vienna Ring Road
• Schonbrunn Palace
• Labyrinth Schonbrunn
• Mel's Craft Beers & Diner
• Hochstrahlbrunnen
• St. Stephen's Cathedral
• Mozart's house
• Karlskirche
• Café Alt Wien
• Reisenrad/ Prater/ Ferris Wheel
• Prater Amusement park
• Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien
• Palm House
• Albertina Museum
• Volkstheatre
• Museum Quarter
• MUMOK
• The Tempest at the Vienna State Opera House
• Bermuda Triangle

Rathaus

Austrian Parliament Building

Hofburg Palace

Sconbrunn Palace

Mel's Craft Beers & Diner

Hochstrahlbrunnen

St. Stephen's Cathedral

Karlskirche

Prater/ Reisenrad 

Prater Amusement park

Kunsthistorische Museum Wien

Palm House

Mick Jagger by Andy Warhol in MUMOK

Bratislava

June 2015

A breath taking city, literally... it was so hot! 

A remarkable castle perched atop a hill with an even more remarkable view of the Danube. 

A glass of wine up there is everything city trips are made for.  

"Not all those who wander are lost." - J.R.R. Tolkien

Things we saw and did: 

• Old Town
• Grassalkovich Palace
• Bratislava Castle
• Most SNP Bridge (UFO Bridge)
• St. Martin's Cathedral

Grassalkovich Palace

Bratislava Castle

Most SNP Bridge

Edinburgh

March 2015

Historical, cultural and picturesque.

The cobbled streets of the Royal Mile and the castle on top of the hill 

is the closest to Diagon Alley and Hogwarts I'll ever get.  

 

"The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page." - St. Augustine

 

Things we saw and did:

• Princes Street shopping 
• Princes Street garden
• Scott Monument 
• Hanams Lebanese restaurant
• Ghillie Dhu
• Royal Mile
• Edinburgh Castle
• Camera Obscura
• Cowgate street & Grassmarket
• Brewdog 
• J.K Rowling's house
• Fettes College
• Forth and Forth Road bridges
• Docklands
• Arthur's Seat
• Edinburgh Parliament
• The Observatory

Scott Monument

Edinburgh Castle

Camera Obscura

Fettes College

Forth Bridge

 

The Observatory

Amsterdam

November 2014

November was the perfect time to see this city. 

It was crisp, clean, beautiful and also very cool and artsy without trying.

"I travel a lot; I hate having my life disrupted by routine." - Caskie Stinnett

 

Things we saw and did: 

• Central Station 
• De Pijp
• Albert Cuyp market
• Blues Brother Café
• Freeworld Coffee shop
• Fantasyshop Chimera
• 'I amsterdam' sign
• Rijksmuseum 
• Stedelijk Museum 
• Solo Eten & Drinken
• Sex Museum
• Canal Cruise 
• Royal Prince & Gentleman's Canal
• Singel Street
• Anne Frank House
• Sea Palace 
• Van Gogh Museum
• High Street Shopping District 

'I amsterdam' sign

Stedelijk Museum

Sex Museum

Canal Cruise

Anne Frank House

Van Gogh Museum