MONTENEGRO: Kotor – Day Tripper
Rather than fight the crowds and the stifling heat back in Dubrovnik, I opted for a day trip to Montenegro. I managed to avoid the crowds, but the temperature problem was another thing altogether. However, that was pretty much my fault since I decided to climb up quickly to yet another castle on a mountain […]
CROATIA: Land Of A Thousand Islands
I have almost two weeks to spend in Croatia, and I begin my journey in Zagreb, the capital city. I was gratified to find my hostel to be perfectly located and equipped with excellent air-conditioning. The staff was incredibly helpful as well, and the walking tour gave me a good rundown on the city. It […]
SLOVENIA: Ljubliana: The Slavic Salzburg
When we last left off, I was bitching about my experiences in Budapest. Thankfully my FedEx package came through so I was able to keep my appointment with Slovenia. I was almost out of Schengen country time and might have had to skip it. Man am I glad that worked out! Ljubljana is the eminently […]
BUDAPEST: They Were Nazi Collaborators
I was quite unhappy to find out how thoroughly the Hungarians collaborated with the Nazis, as well as the fact that they played a part in one-tenth of the deaths in the Holocaust. The people of Hungary who survived the Holocaust returned to find their homes looted, and even the bricks removed from their walls. In […]
SLOVAKIA: BRATISLAVA – Home of those “Wild and Crazy Guys”
The Fabulous Fictional Festrunk Brothers Yes, one of the most popular ongoing skits on Saturday Night Live in the early years was that of the fabulous Festrunk brothers, Yortuk and Georg, from Bratislava played by Dan Akroyd and Steve Martin. Funny, I was in a hat shop today, and found the same hats that they […]
AUSTRIA: Vienna – Mozart, Strauss, and Klimt
I hit Vienna in the middle of a heat wave so that killed some of my sightseeing, but I did manage to take in some of the essentials. All in all, I had a rewarding visit, but I barely scratched the surface of this vibrant and expansive city. Thankfully, I had booked a nice guesthouse […]
AUSTRIA: Salzburg – The Sound of Music
Needless to say after my time in Berlin, Hamburg, and Munich I was kind of Hitlered out. What better way to flush the Third Reich out of your system than a visit to the city that was the inspiration for the movie “The Sound of Music”. I was a child of eight when the film […]
GERMANY: Munich – Birthplace Of Octoberfest
I’m sorry to inform you that there is going to be more Hitlery stuff to deal with, but there will be beer and fantasy castles as well. We’re going to wrap up Germany on a high note before we move on to Salzburg. The Old Town Hall STATUE OF ST. MARY – The Swedes warned […]
GERMANY: HAMBURG – Beatles Early Years
I’m having a hard time managing to really enjoy a German city. Berlin was so plain and steeped in Hitlery stuff that it was hard to focus on anything but. Hamburg is filled with ugly prostitutes, bums, and filthy youth that would make the Sex Pistols seem wholesome by comparison. To make matters worse they […]
BERLIN: Symbols & Memorials – Germany’s Mea Culpa
After visiting such a litany of gorgeous European cities, Berlin was a bit of a shock to the system in term of its banality and lack of old world charm. This is primarily due to the fact that 90% of Berlin was destroyed in World War II courtesy of Adolf Hitler and the Nazis. The […]
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