Category: Austria
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Vienna in November
Vienna in late November has frigid temperatures, short days, and lots of cloud cover. At first glance, why anyone would want to visit or even go outside is a mystery. But the Viennese go out in droves to crowd the many Christmas markets sprinkled throughout the city. Every major church, shopping thoroughfare, museum, and park…
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4 cities in transit
In Budapest, we have a train to catch at 5:15am. The first trolley bus that will take us to the station arrives at 4:50am and takes about ten minutes. We weren’t really worried though because it always runs on time. These vehicles are a cross between a bus and a tram, plying the roads with…