We've maintained a highly unscientific league table of our favourite (and less preferred) cities. This is based purely on our subjective experience, and we acknowledge that we may have sucked the marrow out of some places (Bratislava, maybe?) while barely tasted others (Warsaw, for one). Nevertheless, here is the list: Copenhagen, Split - a draw. … Continue reading Our Favourite Cities
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Some Key Learnings
I may have covered some of this in earlier posts, but as we get to the end of the trip, these are the main things I think we've learned. This kind of trip is awesome. Stay a few days somewhere and move on means you're never too upset by anything, and you never get bored. … Continue reading Some Key Learnings
Dubrovnik!
It's amazing, and a bit sad, but of course inevitable, that we're approaching the end of the trip! I got my run in, then quick supermarket trip. The run wasn't too hot - I'd applied sunscreen and taken water with me fearing the worst, but it was overcast and even rained whilst I was in … Continue reading Dubrovnik!
Split
We'd decided on a bit of a whim a day or so ago to look at Split entertainment options on Get Your Guide and saw a speedboat half day trip. Thankfully, the group decision was to book it - yes, it was £45 a head, no discount for kids, but...it was great. Two stops at … Continue reading Split
Lake Bled
I started, it won't surprise you, with a run. A dinky 6k, as that's the circumference of the lake, and I wasn't going to do 2 laps. You can't really drift off a bit without some steep inclines, so forget that. This suited me as my Achilles tendon is starting to bother me... hopefully nothing … Continue reading Lake Bled
Good Morning, Ljubljana!
Well, that wasn't a very good night's sleep, I'll be honest. Everyone else seemed to cope better than me though, so we'll soldier on. The train was very noisy with sounds like a dynamo overdrive type thing, and lots of stops with weirdly sudden braking. We pulled in to Ljubljana station about 30 minutes late, … Continue reading Good Morning, Ljubljana!
Budapest Day 3
A weird start to the day. I've had mad dreams the last 2 nights for one, very vivid. Woke up at 6.30am and went to pit washing on. Turned the phone off aeroplane mode (for battery life) and the first thing was an emergency alert from my mum's phone...8 hours previously. I figured it was … Continue reading Budapest Day 3
Budapest Day 2
I got an excellent run in, sky more overcast and thoroughly enjoyed seeing a bit more of the city. After breakfast, we went to Margaret Island (back to Nyugati station, then a number 26 bus from exit C - the bus requires a separate ticket, but only for adults, not kids - it looked like … Continue reading Budapest Day 2
Bratislava to Budapest
We took a Bolt (not messing around with Uber again! plus Bolt allowed me to pre-book an XL vehicle, a Renault Espace, no less) to the main station for the 1005 to Budapest. There's a coffee shop called Minit on platform 1, hidden behind a block of left luggage lockers. A range of mini-pastries available … Continue reading Bratislava to Budapest
Bratislava – day 2
I got my run in, as per usual. Today's conflict with Footpath was the trail it said I could take back along the river... didn't exist. So I had to retrace my steps. We had never got round to booking activities for Bratislava, so the day yawned before us with possibilities. In the end, we … Continue reading Bratislava – day 2