Athens

After Dubrovnik, we flew into Athens after dark. We took a cab from the airport to our Airbnb in the Plaka neighborhood, the perfect place to experience both the ancient and modern city. As we drove downtown everyone was walking in the streets, while the cab drive...
Dubrovnik, Croatia

Dubrovnik, Croatia

For our anniversary, we went to Dubrovnik, Croatia, a place I have always wanted to see. The old city has been there since the 7th century. It’s one of the best-preserved walled cities in the world. The wall is completely intact, although it has been continually...

Belvedere Museum

Thursday afternoon we explored Vienna a little more. We didn’t see all the museums we might have enjoyed, but we did see the Upper Belvedere Museum (accessible through a rear entrance to the former Hapsburg Belvedere Palace, shown below) which displays 24 paintings of...