In love with Budapest Thanks to Architect Frigyes Schulek, we fell in love with Budapest on the morning we visited Fisherman’s Bastion and Matthias Church. Halaszbastya, the Fisherman’s Bastion, was designed in Neo-Romanesque style for Hungary’s Millennium. It was built between 1895 and 1902 as a gateway to Castle Hill and Matthias Church in Budapest. …
Our stay in Bruff, Ireland was cozy and comfortable at The Old Bank B&B We looked forward to our stay at The Old Bank B&B in Bruff, Ireland, and who wouldn’t? Bruff is a charming little village located about 25 minutes south of the city of Limerick in midwest Ireland. From our reading, we learned …
We had one full day in Paris in winter. Tempting as it would have been to load an agenda furiously full, we went unscripted. January had washed Paris in a misty sepia. We set out on the relatively short walk from our Trocadero hotel toward the Eiffel Tower, inhaling the city and saying very little. …
Is what we thought about Russians accurate? We and the Russians, a family of 3, were the only ones on the Winter Olympics gondola leaving Sanki Sliding Center. The descent to the Krasnya Polyana hub is spectacular and very swift. There was just enough time for the young dad to turn to me and ask, …
Beautiful surroundings and impeccable details at Dromoland Castle Who wouldn’t be excited to spend the night in a real castle? We’d looked forward to this part of our tour package to Ireland. Dromoland Castle, from what we could see, appeared to be exactly what you think of when you think “castle.” Dromoland Castle is nestled …
Friends who knew of our plans to spend a night in Dingle recommended we experience the spectacular scenery of Slea Head. While many visitors to the west coast of Ireland head straight for the Cliffs of Moher, in our opinion, the Slea Head Drive offers more bang for your scenery buck. Slea Head Drive, not …
One of the media’s favorite pre-Olympics topics was security threats at the Sochi Games. When we were traveling in Europe prior to arriving in Sochi, we could tell when the U.S. media ramped up the hype on how unsafe our destination was going to be. We got many email and social media messages from concerned …