Rome

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Rome, Rome, where to begin with Rome.  This was one place we definitely wanted to get to while we were in Europe. It had the quintessential European big city vibe, but with a major difference; artifacts and ruins throughout, actually embedded within, the city. We’re talking about huge, show-stopping sights: the Colosseum, the Pantheon, Trevi Fountain, the largest monument I’ve ever seen, Piazza Navona, Arch of Constastine, and more. I can only imagine how much a real history buff would enjoy that place. The presence of the Roman Empire is just staggering and impossible to deny. While we were in Prague, I remember reading that it had been the capital of the Roman Empire in the 14th century. Prague is so far away and to think that the empire’s reach extended to the Czech Republic really says something. And then seeing the Colosseum in true form, it really puts it all into perspective.

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italy trip overview

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so I’m going to break up this trip into a few posts because the trip spanned several cities (in a couple countries), and if we tried to cram all the pics and info into one post, it would be huge. so this post is a basic overview of the trip as a whole, with the individual city posts linked in this one.

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it walks !

so we were in Prague, waiting at a park for the train (see Prague post) and a bipedal creature we had heard stories of suddenly appeared, and then just as soon… disappeared.

we saw it near us a couple of times, and we were in shock and weren’t thinking straight, but as it passed by for the third or fourth time, we grabbed the camera and quickly began shooting video. we don’t know what it was, haven’t seen it before, and haven’t seen it since, but it was the strangest, most amazing little creature I think I’ve ever seen.

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Bratislava Zoo and DinoPark

Since we just live uphill and within walking distance from the Bratislava Zoo, we decided to go. I haven’t been to a zoo in 20 years and this was the first time for Skye. I haven’t been to Hogle in decades and so I don’t remember it to have it to compare it to. Some parts seem pretty run down but other parts seemed fairly new. Skye loved it!!

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5 months in the BA of the SK

Holy cow, I can’t believe it’s been just over 5 months since we crash landed here. Some days I absolutely love being here; on a perfect Bratislava spring day when I realize we are “Living In Europe”.  Have I mentioned how gorgeous their spring is!?  I know it sounds crazy, how spectacular can one season be somewhere else?  I can’t quite explain it either, but something about the sunny, 70° weather in conjunction with the overly lush vegetation makes for very happy Slovaks. Not quite happy enough to smile about it, but I know it’s under there somewhere on days like this.

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Techinical Museum of Vienna

Last weekend we went back to Vienna, just because we could. I love how close it is and it doesn’t take a major production to go, we can just decide that morning.

First of all, there are about a bazillion museums in Vienna. The Technical Museum and House of Music were the first on our list of museums to visit. It took a little longer getting there, and the technical museum is gigantic, so we didn’t have time to go to the House of Music. Next time.

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Budapest

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Last weekend we went to Budapest, Hungary. It’s a 2.5 hour train ride so we decided to stay overnight. We left early Saturday morning (nothing says Trip like the alarm NOT going off at 4am when you have to leave by 5) on the 6am train. I was a little anxious about Skye and the train ride, but she did great on the way down. On the way home, though, she was a lot more restless and we had our stuff piled all over our cabin trying to keep her happy and entertained. Seriously, we had a cabin to ourselves, until the last 30 seconds a single guy comes in with a reservation (since it was a holiday weekend).  Poor bloke.

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