The only thing I know about Budapest is that it was originally two cities, Buda and Pest. That was as far as I got in my Lonely Planet research that I did back in the states. So when looking at a map of Europe and selecting another location that would bring me closer to my [...]

The Petřínská Rozhledna is a steel tower that I’ve noticed since the first time I walked across Charles bridge. To the right when coming towards the castle I would see the tip of it rising above the park’s forested area in the Mala Strana area. This structure looks like a mini Effel Tower and is [...]

Prague is walkable meaning I can pretty much walk to any point of interest. From the local hostel I walked towards some of the main squares of the village. Because Euro 2008 is still going on there are a lot of big screen TV setup in most of the squares for the night games. During [...]

I arrived at the Golden Sickle Hostel around dinner time. Mark and I quickly exchanged some euros for Czech koruna, the local currency here. One US dollar equals 15 Korunas. Beers are about 50 Korunas and a good sit-down restaurant is around 200 korunas. After dinner I start showering and Mark jumps on the computer [...]

To take full advantage of our train passes, Mark and I decide to stop and make a day trip to Dresden on our way to Prague. Dresden is nicknamed the Florence of the Elbe. It is lively with art and there seems to be museums everywhere. We didn’t really know much about Dresden so we [...]

I saved the best for last and decided to give the Berlin Zoo and Aquarium a full day. Tickets were around 14€ for both the Zoo and Aquarium. Looking back at it, no one really checked our aquarium tickets, so I probably could have gotten into the aquarium for free.
I was really impressed with this [...]

Mark, Nang (from San Diego), Harsha (Mark’s friend from Houston) and I went to an Argentinian restaurant near our hostel. The prices were unexpectedly reasonable. We then found out that they had a business lunch buffet for around 7€. There was chicken cordon bleu, smoked salmon, chicken wings, lots of meat dishes I’ve never had [...]

Today Mark decided to stay in and play some poker. So I went off to the walking tours to get a condensed history lesson about this city. I took the S-Bahn to Brandenburg Gate the ride itself took about 35minutes. In front of the Starbucks is where all the Sandeman’s Tours meets. Berlin has more [...]