Exploring new areas in Tallinn
One of my objectives on our trip to Tallinn was to find new areas to explore. I had made a list of areas to explore in advance and that is what we set out to do. Patarei sea fortress We took an Uber to Kalaranna …
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Final days in Tallinn
After visiting the Põhjala Factory area it was time to head back to our apartment for some work. We walked part of the way and had time to try out some ice cream at La Muu in Telliskivi before having to work. The ice cream …
Change of scenery – Tallinn
As we are basically working through summer and only taking a few weeks of vacation in mid-August I felt a change of scenery was needed. Thus, I booked an Airbnb in Tallinn for four nights and we spent a nice working vacation in our neighboring …
Easter in Germany Part II
Exploring Frankfurt and dinner at Zenzakan I had booked a room for us for one night at INNSiDE by Meliá Frankfurt Ostend. We arrived at the hotel in the afternoon and after checking in and freshening up we headed out to explore Frankfurt. We have …
Easter in Germany, Part I
For Easter, we traveled to Germany to visit friends. We flew to Frankfurt on Good Friday and drove to our friends’ house in a small village near Bamberg. Once we arrived, we strolled around the village, caught up with our friends, and had a lovely …
Exploring Austin
I have been completely swamped with family issues and work for the past couple of months, resulting in my neglecting this blog. Here you finally have my last Texas post. On Tuesday morning we started the day with breakfast at 1886 Café & Bakery at …
Austin’s food scene was impressive
On Sunday it was time to leave San Antonio and head to Austin. We stopped at San Marcos Premium Outlets and the adjacent Tanger Outlets San Marcos for some shopping. After a couple of hours of shopping and some lunch, we drove on to Austin. …
Ghost tour & brewery tour in San Antonio
I had pre-booked a few activities in San Antonio. On Friday evening we joined a ghost tour and on Saturday we took a brewery tour. Lunch at the Pearl After exploring the King Willian district we took the car and drove to the Pearl. We …
San Antonio missions and old neighborhoods
For our first full day in San Antonio, we visited the Alamo and some other missions. On Friday we started the day by touring some old neighborhoods. The Alamo You cannot visit San Antonio without visiting the Alamo. Visiting the Alamo is free but if …
First visit to Texas
In early January we headed to Texas for a week-long vacation. First, we spent four nights in San Antonio and then three in Austin. Texas was a new experience for me as I had never been. Hubby had been on some business trips in Texas …