Salzburg

Took the train to Salzburg and arrived to another heat wave. We were starving so we went to the Spar to order a schnitzel. Turns out they were out so we asked for the cooked meat next to it. We ended up walking out with a hamburger in a bun type deal which was super delicious. But we can't replicate it because we don't know what it was. And that is our only sad story from Salzburg.

Flashback June 15-Leaving Vienna and reminiscing

After one tiring day in Vienna, we're off to Salzburg. Vienna is a beautiful city, you can't really fault it for that. But it does mean that there are masses of tourists. I thought there were a lot before. I was wrong. 

Bathing in Budapest

They have a saying in Hungary. If you dig in Budapest, you'll hit a hot spring. And I'm happy to report that they make extremely good use of this natural resource. 

Where (one of) Dani's worst nightmares is realised. (From June 10)

June 8

Jill and I arrived in Krakow safely and have just been wandering around the city, exploring the old town and sampling the local fare. We just had the most amazing perogies in Krakow. Finger licking, stomach stretching, boiled and roasted dumplings. We followed up on a recommendation by our hostel receptionist to find Grandma's raspberrys (U Babci Maliny),  a hidden gem definitely worth visiting. It's a tad hard to find. There's only a small sign hanging above a large imposing wrought iron gate. It's through a deserted hallway, then a courtyard and down a few flights of stairs. All unsignposted so it definitely felt like we were trespassing the entire time but once we opened that last door, a kitschy polish Mecca awaited. It was done up to look exactly like a Polish grandmother's house. Except with long tables and benches crammed in and a circular aquarium in the middle. We ordered ruski perogies (yay!!) and compote. So delicious. My craving is finally satisfied. Over half a year later, I've finally had my perogie fix. Oh happy day!! Now I just need to discover dill pickles in a supermarket and my life will be complete. 

Excitement and Trepidation

EXCITEMENT

Eastern Europe? Whoohoo!! I've always wanted to go and it's finally happening! All those places I've only read about I'll finally be seeing in real life!! Cheap, cultural and everything is relatively close together. What more could a young girl want?

TREPIDATION

It is the most whirlwind-y tour of Eastern Europe that I've ever attempted. I'm usually more of a city-a-week sort of girl but this time we're going all out. Won't we get burnt out really quick?

Sunday Funday

Whoops, sorry for the long break from this blog. I finally finished all my finals this past week and now have a lovely (somewhat) relaxing week before leaving to go travelling again. No more stuffing my brain every day with facts and concepts. I can now read REAL books (The Woman in White and then a birthday book from Joel) and maybe see sunshine. It's a grand new age.