Tag: interrail

Interrail Adventure 2018 Day 14: Exploring Paris, the City of Lights Part 1 – The Eiffel Tower

June 30, 2019

The Eiffel Tower in Paris was opened in 1889 during the 100th anniversary of the French Revolution. The construction took 2 years, 2 months and 5 days! 324 meters in height, it was designed by the company of entrepreneur Gustave Eiffel, with Maurice Koechlin and Emile Nouguier as head engineers, and Stephen Sauvestre as architect. … More Interrail Adventure 2018 Day 14: Exploring Paris, the City of Lights Part 1 – The Eiffel Tower

Interrail Adventure 2018 Day 11: Discovering the breathtaking Monte Baldo and the small medieval town of Malcesine (Part 2)

April 14, 2019

Here’s part 2 of Day 11, and this entry is about our trip to the majestic Monte Baldo, a mountain in the Italian Alps. It offers majestic panoramic views of Lake Garda and the surrounding mountains. Literally, the image was like a painting, where the lake and the sky and the mountains melt together. The … More Interrail Adventure 2018 Day 11: Discovering the breathtaking Monte Baldo and the small medieval town of Malcesine (Part 2)

Interrail Adventure 2018 Day 8 (Part 2): Villach – Ljubljana (4.travel day) | Ljubljana – a city oozing with romantic ambiance

February 5, 2019

So they say.. that the only country in the world with “love” on its name is Slovenia! Hence, it’s tourism tagline: “I feel sLOVEnia! My way”. 😉 Slovenia is a small country in Central Europe, about half the size of Switzerland. Bordered by Austria to the north, Italy to the southwest, Hungary to the northeast, … More Interrail Adventure 2018 Day 8 (Part 2): Villach – Ljubljana (4.travel day) | Ljubljana – a city oozing with romantic ambiance

Interrail Adventure 2018 Day 7: Bratislava – Vienna – Villach (3.travel day) | Exploring the lyrical City of Dreams – Vienna

December 31, 2018

Austria. I have long wanted to visit this beautiful country which lies near the Alps. Home to many famous people (Mozart? Beethoven? Freud? Schwarzenegger? Heidi? A thousand others?), Austria is the 20th country I visited. Carl & I only had Vienna, the capital city, for a one-day sidetrip, so we had to make the most out of it! … More Interrail Adventure 2018 Day 7: Bratislava – Vienna – Villach (3.travel day) | Exploring the lyrical City of Dreams – Vienna

Interrail Adventure 2018 Day 6: Exploring Bratislava – the beauty on the Danube 2 (Bratislava Castle, Aupark, Gourmet Festival)

December 29, 2018

After exploring the majestic Devin Castle, the modern UFO Observation Tower and some interesting attractions in the Old Town, Carl and I got ourselves ready for another travel day in Bratislava – the capital of Slovakia. We talked over breakfast on how we would spend the day, and agreed that it was time to explore … More Interrail Adventure 2018 Day 6: Exploring Bratislava – the beauty on the Danube 2 (Bratislava Castle, Aupark, Gourmet Festival)

Interrail Adventure 2018 Day 5: Exploring Bratislava – the beauty on the Danube (Devin Castle, UFO Observation Deck, Old Town)

August 2, 2018

Slovakia, or the Slovak Republic, is a high-income advanced economy situated in Central Europe, bordered by Ukraine, Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary and Austria. Staying in the capital, Bratislava, the only capital city which borders two countries – Hungary and Austria, Carl & I had the chance to explore one of the oldest castles in Slovakia … More Interrail Adventure 2018 Day 5: Exploring Bratislava – the beauty on the Danube (Devin Castle, UFO Observation Deck, Old Town)

Interrail Adventure 2018 Day 4: Prague – Bratislava (2.travel day)

July 26, 2018

Day 4. Time for us to leave the fairytale city of Prague and move on to our next stop: the little big city of Bratislava, capital of Slovakia. It was “first visit” to the said country for both of us, so we were excited and thrilled! Bratislava, known as the city of Pressburg until 1919, … More Interrail Adventure 2018 Day 4: Prague – Bratislava (2.travel day)

Interrail Adventure 2018 Day 3: Prague Zoo – the fifth best in the world!

July 25, 2018

Prague Zoo (or Zoo Praha) is the 8th zoo Carl and I visited together. It was TripAdvisor’s 5th best zoo in 2017. (Loro Parque in Tenerife, which we visited in 2016, scored #1.) Located north of Prague, the zoo sits on Troja hillside, a land which was donated by the farming tycoon Alois Svoboda in 1922 … More Interrail Adventure 2018 Day 3: Prague Zoo – the fifth best in the world!

Interrail Adventure 2018 Day 1: Oslo – Berlin – Prague (1.travel day)

July 5, 2018

Interrailing is an adventure-filled way to explore single or multiple European countries. I have always wanted to try that out, even before I got married, so it was really cool when my husband agreed to travel this summer via Interrail. We’ve been deciding which countries to include since March, and eventually, we came up with … More Interrail Adventure 2018 Day 1: Oslo – Berlin – Prague (1.travel day)