Tag Archives: UNESCO

We start the day in Austria and end it in Germany

Posted on April 26, 2014 by Tim and Joanne Joseph

Thursday April 24th –  Celebrating our 22nd anniversary with an optional full day trip to Salzburg. I got behind in writing my blog with lousy Internet service here on the boat.  Some of the days have run together for me … Continue reading →

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Austria ~ Dürnstein, Wachau Valley, Melk

Posted on April 26, 2014 by Tim and Joanne Joseph

Wednesday April 23rd ~ Austria – Another very long and scenic day… Dürnstein Now we are talking!  This was one of the first places that we have fallen in love with as soon as we walked off the boat.  A tiny … Continue reading →

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Vienna, Austria ~ City Tour, Schönbrunn Palace, Viennese Classical Concert

Posted on April 25, 2014 by Tim and Joanne Joseph

Tuesday April 22 ~Vienna, Austria Vienna is the capital and largest city in Austria.  Known locally as Wien, it has a population of approximately 1.75 million people.  The city center has been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. When … Continue reading →

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Saying viszontlátásra to Budapest and jó napot to our Danube Cruise

Posted on April 20, 2014 by Tim and Joanne Joseph

Sunday April 20, Budapest, Hungary ~ Happy Easter! The rest of our time in Budapest was pretty low-keyed.  We did a fair bit of walking on Citadel Hill which affords a magnificent view over the Danube.  It is also where you … Continue reading →

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Budapest ~ Home of goulash, paprika and five UNESCO sites

Posted on April 17, 2014 by Tim and Joanne Joseph

Thursday April 17th, Budapest, Hungary We are starting to feel more and more like travelers and not just tourists.  Yesterday was a travel day flying on Ryan Air from Barcelona to Budapest.  We walked from our apartment in the Barri … Continue reading →

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Barcelona ~ Two UNESCO World Heritage sites in one day.

Posted on April 14, 2014 by Tim and Joanne Joseph

Monday April 14th, Barcelona This was our last full day in Barcelona and we still had a couple of major sites we wanted to get to.  One was a music museum and the other a hospital, both designed by the … Continue reading →

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Sagrada Familia, Arc de Triomf, Park de la Ciutadella

Posted on April 11, 2014 by Tim and Joanne Joseph

Thursday, April 10th, Barcelona Warning, another long post.  So much to share from today! I’m rather embarrassed to admit that I really did not “get” Gaudi.  After visiting Park Guell, and walking through La Pedrera, as well as walking past the … Continue reading →

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Barcelona ~ A date for Tapas, Casa Mila, La Pedrera

Posted on April 9, 2014 by Tim and Joanne Joseph

Wednesday, April 9th, Barcelona Back in 2011 I traveled to Guatemala to study Spanish for three weeks.  It was to be total immersion, staying with a local lady in a boarding house in Antigua.  My travel buddies, Karen and Jan … Continue reading →

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Barcelona ~ Park Güell, Gaudi and Architectural Flair

Posted on April 7, 2014 by Tim and Joanne Joseph

Sunday, April 6th, Barcelona Sundays are quiet in our neighborhood.  The small stores are closed and the streets are vacated.  You’ve heard the saying about rolling up the sidewalks after dark, well that applies in spades here on Sundays. You … Continue reading →

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Nepal ~ Kathmandu, People, Kumari, Himalayan Mountains

Posted on April 1, 2014 by Tim and Joanne Joseph

March 27-30th, Nepal By the time we arrived in Nepal I was burned out on temples, stupas and religious monuments.  This was totally unfair to Nepal, which has an abundance of UNESCO World Heritage Sites, several of which we saw. … Continue reading →

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