Our time in Budapest – He says

Posted By John Anderson on 13, Sep, 2014

11-13 Sept – Budapest Hungary A 2.5hour train journey gets you from Vienna to Budapest. Once again the changes between the two cities are striking. Almost immediately we are targeted by a spruiker wanting to change our currency. I tried telling him no but he kept at me so I gave him our remaining Euro which came back as a wad of Hungarian Forints (HUF). While we stood in queue for the money changing booth the rates didn’t...

Palaces, Churches, Museums – Kunst in Vienna

Posted By jelly on 10, Sep, 2014

Vienna. City of Art or Kunst as the Austrians call it. Kunst is everywhere you look – you are literally tripping over it or slapped in the face by it. Kunsthalle here, museum there, church on every corner and palaces galore! Vienna is culture overload. I love this stuff but there is just to much of it to take in and stay sane. My head is brimming with ideas for paintings, drawings and sculpture. Here are my Kunst highlights. 1)...

Vienna – Austria a synopsis by JA

Posted By John Anderson on 05, Sep, 2014

Vienna looks very flat from the air and much greener than Istanbul. Climate is cooler as we step off the plane and into the transit bus to the airport terminal. We notice that very suddenly the language around us has changed from Turkish to German and even though we were surrounded by darker skinned (well tanned) people in Istanbul they suddenly all seem a lot lighter here in Vienna. The airport toilets are good (read: better than...

Cats of Istanbul

Posted By jelly on 04, Sep, 2014

I am a crazy cat lady.  OK.  There I’ve said it.  I used to be a dog lady but since my beloved Rex passed away shortly followed by my dear Scooter cat my heart has been stolen by Leroy.  I blame his awesomeness for turning me into the cat obsessed woman I am today. There is no break from being a crazy cat lady, even on holiday. Istanbul has a cat problem.  Feral cats roam the streets and and add an air of mystery as they slumber...

Blue Mosque, The Egyptian Bazaar and Taksim Square

Posted By John Anderson on 03, Sep, 2014

I’ve got to be honest, the days are starting to blur. Most of the sites we are visiting have been around since JC was in diapers.  Some of these landmarks are dated B.C.  It is totally mind blowing to walk around these places and touch walls or statues that have been around for such a long time.  Australia was colonised 200 years ago… that’s small fry compared to the history in Turkey.  And there is so much to see! We headed to the...