History and Culture Lovers of history will be delighted with a trip to Greenwich. Home to a rich and diverse history of royalty, seafaring, science and engineering with some truly glorious architecture. Maritime Greenwich is […]
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Barcelona, Spain – Full of Gaudi Buildings
Click to see Barcelona Photo Gallery Day 1: Ramble on! – We landed in Barcelona around mid-morning and took a taxi to our hotel, The Gran Torre Catalunya, near Barcelona Sants, the main train station. Though […]
Madrid – a city building a future without ruining its past
Click to see Madrid Photo Gallery Day 1: Madrid is central to Spain, geographically as well as the financial capital. It is a city that is small, with all sights within walking distance, yet large […]
Dubrovnik, a city that could have well have been real in the Game of Thrones
The Old Town center of Dubrovnik is a UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE site. Click to see all the Photos of Dubrovnik Day 1: Transit: After nearly 12 days of a “live” history lesson we set out […]
Warsaw – Still Chopin’s city
The Old Town center of Warsaw is a UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE site. Click to see Photo Gallery: Warsaw Day 1: Enter Warsaw: The first part of our East European tour ended and we began the […]
Vienna – 3 days of music and food
The entire city center of Vienna is a UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE site. Click to see Photo Gallery Day 1: First Opera: We crossed over from the Czech Republic by land and the countryside in the […]
Budapest – A city still waking up from communism
The entire city center of Budapest is a UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE site. Click to see Photo Gallery of Budapest and Esztergom Day 1: Danube Cruise: Hungary is one of Europe’s oldest countries with a fascinating […]
Prague and the Czech Republic
Click to see photos of Prague and the Czech Republic Day 1: Introductions: We began our Amazing race of Central and East Europe in Prague, a beautiful, quaint, small city on the banks of the […]
Paris – a city forever in love
Click to see Photo Gallery of Paris Day 1: Highlights: We reached the most romantic city in the world, by taking a direct flight from Chicago. American Airlines we find has good connections from Chicago […]
Italy – Rome, Florence, Venice
Click to see Photos of Italy Day 1: Rome was our first stop. We arrived at the Rome Fiumicino Airport at 10 am on a direct American Airlines flight from Chicago. The easiest way to […]
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