European Escapade Day 22 – Swiss Alps to Rhine Valley
Another driving day with a few interesting stops on the way. We passed into Germany again and made a stop in Heidelberg. It seemed like quite a pretty little town, but we only had enough time there to…
European Escapade Day 21 – Swiss Alps
One of my favourite things about Europe has to be its diversity. Last week we were sunbathing in Italy – today we were playing in the snow atop a mountain in the Swiss Alps. After breakfast we took…
European Escapade Day 20 – Austrian Tyrol to Swiss Alps
Today was another coach day where we crammed in plenty of other things on the same day. First of all, we stopped off at Swarovski Crystal World. Their collection of artworks made of crystals is both amazing and…
European Escapade Day 19 – Austrian Tyrol
I think today has been the laziest day of this trip so far for me. I didn’t sign up for the optional mountain biking or paragliding, so I had the day entirely free, and as we’re out in…
European Escapade Day 18 – Munich to Austrian Tyrol
Whoo, what a hectic day! We left Munich this morning to travel to our special stopover in an Austrian Gasthof in Hopfgarten. The scenery here is absolutely stunning, towering mountains and lush valleys below, which makes for a…
European Escapade Day 17 – Vienna to Munich
The drive from Vienna to Munich isn’t as long as some of our other coach days, so we managed to fit some other activities in too. Before reaching Munich we stopped at Dachau concentration camp. I’ve heard stories…
European Escapade Day 16 – Vienna
Having visited parts of Austria earlier this year, I was looking forward to Vienna. I liked it there, but not as much as the other towns I’ve seen there. We started the day with a coach and walking…
European Escapade Day 15 – Venice to Vienna
Oh coach days, how fun you are. They’re all starting to blend together at this point, especially when we sleep through most of them. Our drive today did take us through some stunning scenery though, as we climbed…
European Escapade Day 14 – Venice
Venice is definitely my favourite city so far on this trip. It’s so different to anywhere else, with all the canals and narrow streets, and so beautiful. We took the ferry over first thing in the morning, and…
European Escapade Day 13 – Rome to Venice
Not a very exciting day to report I’m afraid. We drove from Rome back to Florence to pick up our driver, who has to take a day off, so we were all really excited to see him again.…
