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The long and short of Rome

As the saying goes: All roads lead to Rome! This time, that held true for the journey to my next vacation as well.

In the process, I ended up spending both less and more time sightseeing in Rome than I had anticipated:

  • Less time, because I had originally planned a stay of (almost) two days and one night, but had to reduce this due to construction work on the railway line I was about to take, as I wanted to avoid multiple, cumbersome transfers.
  • More time, because the torrential rain that had been forecast for the entire day took a little longer to arrive than expected.

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Český Krumlov without canoe

I would have loved to explore the Vltava River bends near Český Krumlov by canoe, but the weather (at least to my liking) did not cooperate. Therefore, I limited myself to exploring on foot. That made it easier to plan around the rain showers. Continue reading Český Krumlov without canoe →

Two hours in the border triangle

As already mentioned, I am now on my way home. I could have even made it to the night train to Vienna today, but I wanted to treat myself to a short stopover to spread out the train journey a bit. So, today I spent about two hours exploring the city of Mulhouse, located in the border triangle of France, Germany, and Switzerland. Continue reading Two hours in the border triangle →

A normal day (of strike action) in France

A nationwide strike was announced for today in France: All means of transport were supposed to be affected, as were some other sectors (e.g., pharmacies). Luckily, I left myself a buffer day when planning my time in Nice. Actually, this was intended for the case of bad weather (because “strike” was not on my “could affect my vacation” bingo card), but that does not really matter, of course. Due to the circumstances, I decided to limit myself to a city tour of Nice (within walking distance of my accommodation). Continue reading A normal day (of strike action) in France →