Before I get into the trip stuff, I do want to say Happy Thanksgiving and I hope those that are reading this had a wonderful day with family, friends or just a quiet day being thankful for all we have. Whenever life gets crazy, I have to stop and think of all the things that I have and be thankful for my wonderful family, an amazing home, incredible friends, a job that I love and a partner that is truly my best friend. Life is damned good. After the entire week...

We had a slow moving morning, but were happy to see another sunny day. Whether you believe in global warming or not, we have had spectacular weather the entire trip. Warm (in the 60-70's) and sunny, pretty much every day…feels more like an early fall day than almost December. It was time to go in search of breakfast, as we were no longer treated to Albert’s breakfast treats.   The hotel did have a breakfast buffet, but I am not a huge breakfa...

Another so-so night's sleep….not as bad as Monday night, but not great either. Our train was leaving at 840a, which allowed us to meet Paige in Vienna as she was arriving from Vegas and picking it up to go to Salzburg.   As we prepared to leave Budapest, a few reflections….We had heard mixed reviews prior to arriving, some loved it…some not so much.   We are definitely in the "love it" category. - The people were very gracious and ser...

Well, even with my handy-dandy sleeping pills we spent a restless night. At least when we hauled ourselves out of bed it was again to beautiful sunshine and another nice breakfast, this time hosted by Paul.   A quick note for those who have used Booking.com…which I have used many times in my hotel searches/bookings in Europe. We have learned that they tend to be bullies when it comes to those hotels that list on their website and take an average of 40%...