Cesky Kumlov Had a great final night in Vienna. We all went to the Prater which is a giant fairground There were some hugely scarey rides but our destination was the restaurant Schweiserhaus We were without our guide and interpreter but eventually they found 1 menu in English The place's specialty is the pork knuckle which is really a pork roast Fellow traveler David and I decided to share The album will show the task in front of us With a little help from a f...

We started the day with an introductory walk through Vienna .Many museums and great buildings Morning tea was sacher torte which was created here .I thought a little dry but with plenty of cream it was O.K.Next was the Nasch market A bit like the Central market with some strange things We bought a few provisions for a picnic lunch and set off for Schonbrun palace We chose to miss the room tour but the gardens were magnificient A great venue for a picnic lunch ( ...

Bratislava Arrived in Vienna without any difficulties We had 6 pm meeting and met the other 7 people travelling with us 3 from NZ 1 from Queensland and 3 from Melbourne Looks a good group Our guide is Olga and she looks like keeping up the standard we have come to expect from Intrepid. She is Polish and can speak about 4 languages Yesterday we went to another country for lunch .After about an hour in the train we arrived in Bratislava which is now the capital...

We really enjoyed Berlin but Munich beckoned. I know I go on about them but the trains are great Zipping through the countryside reading snoozing playing cards makes an enjoyable journey This is topped of with a meal of cheese and German bread and white wine that we brought on board with us On arrival in Munich it was rush hour so it was crowded on the local train to get to our suburb Haidhausen Right choice again in that it a well to do suburb with many resta...

Great meal last Lovely balmy evening absolutely great for alfresco dining and following Lonely Planet?Trip Advisor recommendations we definitely found a contender for the best schnitzel in Germany