Itinerary Europe May 2018 / Budapest, Vienna, Bratislava, Prague, Madrid, Barcelona,Paris, Cinque Terre, Amalfi Coast, Positano, Rome, Helsinki, Tallinn/ Family Travelogue 09~27 May 2018

08 May 2018-  Depart Singapore
09 May 2018-  Budapest
10 May 2018   Budapest
11 May 2018   Vienna
12 May 2018   Schonbrunn, Vienna
12 May 2018   Bratislava
13 May 2018   Prague
14 May 2018   Prague
15 May 2018   Madrid
16 May 2018   Barcelona
17 May 2018   Barcelona
18 May 2018   Paris
19 May 2018   Paris
20 May 2018   Paris
21 May 2018   Italy:  Cinque Terre
22 May 2018   Italy:  Amalfi, Positano, Sorrento, Ravello
23 May 2018   Italy:  Amalfi Boat Excursion, Capri
24 May 2018   Rome
25 May 2018   Rome
26 May 2018   Helsinki, Tallinn,
27 May 2018   back to Singapore
  
I have just finished Budapest' blog.  The rest are still under construction.

View of Budapest at Buda Castle, Hungary

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Budapest, Hungary

Places Visited:
St Stephen Basilica
Chain bridge
Danube Cruise (please click the link for the video)
Vaci Street
Buda Castle
Erzsebet square
Great Market Hall
St Matthias
Fisherman's Bastion
Andrassy Avenue
Heroes' Square
City Park

Gardens of Schonbrunn, Vienna, Austria

Visited the gardens of Schonbrunn for free except for a few attractions such as the Gloriette.  Above photo was taken at Gloriette.

Places Visited:
St Stephen's Cathedral and Dome,  video
Kunsthistorisches Museum
Gardens of Schonbrunn and Gloriette

St Elisabeth Church (Blue Church), Bratislava, Slovakia

Places Visited:
Old Town
Michael's Gate
Blue Church

Check out our horrible experience on Night train from Bratislava to Prague EN 476

Prague, Czech Republic

Above photo was taken on our way up to Prague Castle on foot.

Dancing House, Prague, Czech Republic

Places Visited:
Old Town
Charles Bridge
Prague Castle
St Vitus Cathedral
Golden Lane (tiny houses)
Dancing House

View of the Royal Palace from Sabatini Garden, Madrid, Spain

Above photo was taken at Sabatini Garden.

Churros and Thick chocolate in Madrid, Spain

Walking in Madrid video
Full Day Walking In Madrid 15 May 2018

Places Visited:
Museo del Prado
Reina Sofia  (features the Guernica of Picasso)
Gran Via
Plazas: Puerto del Sol, Callao, Mayor, Oriente
Sabatini Garden
Royal Palace
Almudena Cathedral in Madrid
Renfe Atocha

View from Montjuic Castle, Barcelona, Spain

Above photo was taken at Montjuic Castle

Ssagrada Familia (exterior), Barcelona, Spain

 Places Visited:
La Rambla video
Picasso Museum
Sagrada Familia
Montjuic Castle
Catalunya
Arc d Triomf and Ciutadella
Santa Maria del Mar Church

Eiffel Tower, Paris, France

Above photo was taken at Trocadero.

Mona Lisa Painting at Louvre Museum

Places Visted:
Notre Dame Cathedral
Museums:  Musee D' Louvre
                   Musee D' Orsay
                   Picasso Museum
                   Rodin Museum
                   Arc d Triomphe
Seine River bridges
Tulleries Garden

Place de la Concorde

Pont Alexander III
Luxembourg Garden

Trocadero
PICKPOCKETS in Paris

Vernazza, Cinque Terre, Italy

Above photo was our reward for hiking from Monterosso.  The picturesque view of Vernazza from the top is truly  worth the steep incline, rocky descend, narrow passages or in short a tough and rigorous  hike.

view of Vernazza, Italy from
Monterosso to Vernazza trail

Places Visited:
Boat from Portovenere to Monterosso
Hike from Monterosso to Vernazza
Cinque Terre:  Monterosso, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola, Riomaggiore

View of Positano from the ocean, Amalfi Coast, Italy

We were on the boat from Amalfi when the above picture was taken.

Positano, Italy

Places Visited:
Amalfi Cathedral
Boat from Amalfi to Positano
Visited:  Amalfi, Positano, Sorrento, Ravello, Capri
Boat excursion from Amalfi to Capri
Blue Grotto
Emerald Grotto
Chairlift from Ana Capri to Mt Solaro

Trevi Fountain, Rome, Italy

view from the viewpoint at Altrre de la Patria (Altar of the Fatherland), Rome, Italy

Trevi Fountain, Rome, Italy

Places Visited:
St Peter Basilica (church and dome)
Trevi Fountain
Colloseum
Roman Ruins
Altar of the Fatherland
Pantheon and more  churches

View from Patkuli viewing platform, Tallinn, Estonia

Pikk Hermann, Tallinn, Estonia

Places Visited:
Old Town (lower town and upper town)
Walls
Cruise from Helsinki to Tallinn

Helsinki, Finland

			TIME OF
DATE			ARRIVAL	DEPARTURE
8	May	Depart Singapore		23:35
9	May	by FINNAIR
		Stopover at Finland	6:35	9:30
9	May	arrive Budapest, Hungary	10:50
		Accommodation in Budapest:
9~11	May	Buddha Budapest Apartment
		1056 Budapest
		Váci utca 46. 1. emelet
		Hungary
		+36 70 676 2729
11	May	From Budapest to Vienna, Austria		6:40
		by  OBB train
		Accomodation in Vienna	9:18
11~12	May	Grand Central Station Apartments
		Wiedner Gürtel 6
		04. Wieden
		1040 Vienna, Austria
		+43 681 10835662
12	May	from Vienna To Bratislava, Slovakia		15:16
		by OBB (within 12.05.18~13.05.18)
		Bratislava (day trip only)	16:16
12	May	From Bratislava to Prague, Czech Republic		23:04
		NIGHT TRAIN (EN 476)
13	May	to arrive Prague	6:04
		unable to board the night train
		stayed overnight at Mercure Hotel
		(5 mins walk from train station)
13	May	From Bratislava  (by Ceske Drahy EC 282)		6:10
		Arrived Prague	10:07
		Accommodation in Prague
13~14	May	Agnes3 Apartments
		Anežská 3
		Prague 110 00 Czech Republic
		+420 732 714 614
14	May	From Czech Republic to Madrid, Spain		15:45
		by Iberia Airlines
		Accommodation in Madrid	18:45
14~16	May	Gran Via Suites III
		Calle Victor Hugo, 5
		Madrid City Centre
		28004 Madrid, Spain
		+34 910 24 31 37
16	May	From Madrid to Barcelona, Spain		15:00
		by Vuelling Airlines
		Accommodation in Barcelona	16:20
16~18	May	Sant Agusti
		Plaça Sant Agusti, 3
		Ciutat Vella
		08001 Barcelona, Spain
		+34 933 18 16 58
18	May	From Barcelona to Paris, France		7:00
		by Vuelling Airlines
		Accommodation in Paris	8:50
18~20	May	Prince Albert Louvre
		5 Rue Saint Hyacinthe
		75001 PARIS FRANCE
		+33 142615836
20	May	From Paris to Pisa, Italy		18:15
		by Easy Jet	19:55
		From Pisa to La Spezia by train 1 hr
		Accommodation in La Spezia
20~21	May	Hotel Firenze e Continentale
		Via Paleocapa 7
		19122 La Spezia, Italy
		+39 0187 713200
21	May	From La Spezia to Salerno, Italy		23:09
		Night Train Trenitalia ICN 1983
22	May	arrived Salerno	5:56
		From Salerno to Amalfi by bus
22~24	May	Accommodation in Amalfi
		Amalfi Cathedral Suite
		Salita Pietro Comite 6
		84011 Amalfi. Italy
		+39 328 215 7121
24	May	From Salerno to Rome, Italy		8:44
		by train Frecciarossa 9490	10:40
24~25	May	Accommodation in Rome
		Trevi Fountain Guesthouse
		Via Delle Quattro Fontane 159
		Trevi  00184 Rome, Italy
		+39 06 4201 1198
25	May	From Rome to Singapore		19:45
		by Finnair
26	May	Stop over at Helsinki, Finland	00:05
		Accommodation in Helsinki
25~26	May	Hellsten Helsinki Senate
		Kauppiaankatu 5
		Eteläinen Suurpiiri
		00160 Helsinki, Finland
		+358 9 2511050
26	May	From Helsinki to Tallinn, Estonia		10:30
		Viking Lines (cruise ship)
		day trip	13:00
26	May	From Tallin to Helsinki, Finland		17:00
		Viking Lines (cruise ship)
		Back to Helsinki,	19:30
26	May	From Helsinki to Singapore
		by Finnair		23:55
27	May	Arrived Singapore	16:40