Discover The Gnome Capital Wroclaw Poland

Are you traveling to Poland at all? A must see is and visit to Discover The Gnome Capital Wroclaw Poland!! Poland was not on the euro currency when we where there in the summer of 2014, they use the zolty and it’s available to withdraw from the ATM at the train station or airport when…

Locomotive Steam Engine

What’s in Poland? Poznań

“What’s in Poland?” was the first question we were asked when we announced our trip through Europe. Our response, “Not sure actually, but we will tell you when we get there!.” Well this blog on “What’s in Poland?” Poznań, and the next blog on Wroclaw will let you know the answer to that very question!…

Siegessäule

2 Cities Become 1 – Berlin, Germany

Berlin – When The Wall Comes Down And 2 Cities Become 1. We traveled from Hannover, Germany to Berlin on the train, which was only 2 hours. It wasn’t nearly as busy as our  last train ride, and we were lucky to get some seats together, we didn’t book any reservations on this train. We did…

Brandenburger Tor

Things To Do In Berlin

What To Do in Berlin? Got 1 day or a week, single or with family or how about your best friend? It has it all for everyone, and then some more! Here are some of the Things To Do In Berlin, Germany.   To & From the City? Trains are great way to travel, and most of…

Herrenhauser Allee

Hidden Gem Of Hannover, Germany

Hidden Gem – Hannover, Germany From Amsterdam, Netherlands and heading towards Germany we picked a small town to spend a few nights, and the luck of the draw was Hannover. We met some amazing friends (Bart & Tania) while in Hannover, and with the local advice they gave us some “must see” ideas while in…

Amsterdam

Amsterdam

AMSTERDAM – Netherlands We travelled by train from Rotterdam, which was a short 2 hour direct train. We have been to Amsterdam before, so we had an idea of what the layout of the land is. The biggest difference from our last visit is the amount of people here in this city, overwhleming! What a…

Rotterdam

Rotterdam – Half Way To Amsterdam

ROTTERDAM – Half Way To Amsterdam We chose to travel to Rotterdam, Netherlands because it’s the half way point between the beautiful Bruges, Belgium and Amsterdam, Netherlands with the train(s) traveling right through this city. So instead of passing by this place and traveling big city to another big touristy city, we picked a couple of…

Snowbirds In Training

Beautiful Bruges Belgium

A quick flight from Gatwick airport we were in beautiful Bruges Belgium just like that, the short flights in and around Europe are just amazing short and cheap to travel. The flight to Belgium was about 40 minutes of airtime. The flight was pre-booked about 3 months in advance by our British friends, and a big…

Everything is Brighter in Brighton England

With only 3 days in England, and mostly to be used to adjust for the jet leg from western Canada, which is a 7 hour time difference, we still managed to pack in a few items and activities! Since we have visited England on our first trip over, we didn’t see London this time, instead…

Packed For Europe

Europe Travel Gear

The List of Europe Travel Gear we are taking with us to Europe for the summer, watch the list grow, or see what gets left behind! BACKPACKS We all know this is our home while traveling, so picking something that will work, and make the journey there and back is very important. We put about 4…