On our way home we had a 10 hour lay over in Helsinki. We landed at 1.30pm which gave us the afternoon/evening to head into town and check it out. We caught the train from the airport to Helsinki central station and then followed a recommended tourist route we found on TripAdvisor. Central station itself … Continue reading Helsinki, Finland
Category: Eastern Europe
A Journey south through Eastern Europe, starting in Berlin for Oktoberfest, and finishing in beautiful Split.
Split, Croatia
We were off to our final destination, Split, at 8 am by mini bus via the the Plitvice Lakes. We had a brief pit stop and I managed to get locked on the bus because I had my head down writing the blog. Steve came back with my coffee and found me stuck in the … Continue reading Split, Croatia
Zagreb, Croatia
The train ride from Ljubljana to Zagreb was very pretty, following the Sava river through many beautiful country villages. After about two and a half hours we arrived in Zagreb's central station and thankfully our hotel was within walking distance so we didn't have to deal with dodgy taxi drivers. Our hotel was awesome - … Continue reading Zagreb, Croatia
Budapest, Hungary
We travelled from Vienna to Budapest by fast train, like most of Europe the rail system is very good. There is no Uber in Hungary, so we grabbed a cab from the station and were definitely scammed. It cost around $40 for a 10 min ride to the hotel. I had read warnings about it … Continue reading Budapest, Hungary
Vienna, Austria
We left Prague early to catch our train to Vienna. We went early to the station because it can sometimes be a bit of a challenge to work out where we have to go. We went to find out which platform and it wasn't up on the board yet. We waited and with half and … Continue reading Vienna, Austria