Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Csilla writes from Munich!

Today is the middle of our trip! I can hardly believe that we have the same amount of time left that we have already done. So incredible! Today we went to Neuschwanstein Castle about two hours away from Munich by train. It was incredible. Tomorrow we leave Munich for Innsbruck and then head to Verona the day after!! Italy! Till then!

Sunday, August 23, 2009

Csilla writes form Salzburg!

Yesterday we went to visit the house where Mozart was born and also the house where he lived through his childhood. Half of what you have to do in Salzburg. Today we are going on a tour to visit the places from "The Sound of Music". It starts at 2:00 so we have time today before we leave to take a hike and look at a view of the city. Tomorrow we leave for Munich! 2 1/2 days till half way through our trip!

Sunday, August 16, 2009

Csilla writing from Vienna!

Vienna is wonderful. It reminds me of London in a way because of the beautiful buildings. They have the same architecture. Schloss Schönbrunn was great because I had seen so many pictures of it online before we got here so that was just wonderful to actually see it in front of me. Took lots and lots of pictures. We learned so much about the lives of Emporor Kaiser Franz Josef I and his wife the beautiful Empress "Sisi" Elizabeth. We had a tour of their summer home (Schloss Schönbrunn) and their winter home, Hoffburg Palace. We also went to Belvedere Palace which I can't say anything but that it was amazing. Also many pictures. We have sat in a lot of parks on this trip just relaxing after our days. It is wonderful.
Two days ago we met a Pastor and his wife in the underground. We were trying to get to Bratislava in Slovakia and we couldn't find where it was leaving from. They helped us get to the train station and then invited us to come for dinner. We went and that was yesterday.
Today the train will leave at 11:50 to Budapest and we will get there at around 3 o'clock!

Saturday, August 8, 2009

Csilla Writes from Prague!

Prague!!! It is such a beautiful and interesting city! Yesterday we saw a show at a black light theater which was wonderful. A little too much comedy but still very entertaining. It is very hot here during the day but at night it gets to be the perfect temperature! We have seen the Jewish Quarter and the Castle District so far. Today we will see the Old Town Square and old town and maybe a puppet show tonight. The currency is giving me a headache but other than that it is amazing beyond amazing.