European Vacation

Royal with Cheese - and a Beer!

The water really was an amazing colour in Nice

The Harbour in Monaco, and the Palace on the hill

Troy at the back of the Casino in Monte Carlo, Monaco

Troy on the Casino steps (about to be shooed away!)

The beach in Monaco

Beautiful Monaco

Fun in the sun in Nice


We spent a few days in Nice. Nice is 'nice' and while we were there, we did a day trip to Monaco to hang out with the Rich and Famous!

A house designed by Gaudi

More of Gaudi's work

Troy outside the back of Sagrada Familia

A photo of the inside of the unfinished Sagrada Familia

The front of Sagrada Familia

Drinking cheap beer!


Barcelona is a lively city. Most of our time was spent looking at the many works by Gaudi, sitting on the beach, walking down La Rambla and looking at the craziness, and drinking beer while playing cards!

After Austria, we went to Milan, Italy. On the way we stopped off at a beautiful Austrian Alpine town called Innsbruck. Currently these photos are stuck on Troy's memory card, and we aren't able to access them. So sometime in the future I will update this post with photos from both of these places.

Troy looking out the window on our Alpine train ride

The view from the Alpine train ride

More of the view

The church that the VonTrapp family hid in - The Sound of Music

The Hills are Alive.......

Troy caught in the rain in Saltzburg

While we were in Vienna we did a day trip through the Austrian Alps to Saltzburg - the hometown of Mozart, and the setting for the Sound of Music. We weren't in Saltzburg for long, and it was raining....so the highlight of the trip was the amazing view from the train windows!

Beethoven's Grave

Troy at the Freud Museum

Alwyn and Troy in front of the Ferris Wheel that is from the movie The Third Man (starring Orson Wells)

Troy exploring Vienna's beautiful buildings

Alwyn in St. Stephen's Church

Vienna is a city of music and beautiful buildings. Two famous movies have also been set in Vienna - The Third Man, and Before Sunset. We watched The Third Man in Vienna and then went out amongst the beautiful buildings to find the scenes from the movie. We both really liked Vienna!

Our apartment in Budapest

Troy at a monument in Budapest

The beautiful Danube at night

Buda and Pest

We spent a few days in Budapest. The highlights included walking by the Danube at night, bathing in Hungarian baths, and having our own apartment! The bad part was the fine we recieved from the ticket inspector just before leaving! However, we haven't let that spoil our opinion of the place, we had a fantastic time!

Hopefully we will have a selection of photos from our recent trips on the blog soon.
If you wish to have a peak at what we have been doing, we have an online photo album also....
CLICK HERE to see it.

We have had an eventful few weeks, filled with Train strikes and what not...however we are still having a fantastic time. We expect to be arriving in London on 30th July! Right now we are in Naples Italy. Since Munich, we have been to Budapest, Vienna, Milan, Nice, Barcelona, Nice, Florence, Cinque Terre and Naples. Places we still have to go to include the Amalfi coast, Rome, Sicily, and some secret birthday location!!!!

Hope everyone who reads this is well
alwyn