Where winding roads, rusty rails, iffy health and lean budget meet the calm
We walked from the train station all the way to the old town and our hotel. It was a longish walk; first through some residential areas with apartment buildings obviously from communist times; then some nicer low-rise buildings and newly built houses mixed with old ones – some renovated, some not; many administrative buildings too. Continue reading “Braşov”
The train was delayed: we didn’t arrive in Sibiu until late evening. It was the end of a big rock festival. Continue reading “Sibiu”
Researching our train trip from Vidin to Ruse through Romania we knew we would have to stop in Craiova. Continue reading “The surprise of Craiova”
We started our trip indulging in some cultural events in Bulgaria. The times we have spent there in summer are often seasoned with a variety of outdoor concerts and festivals. Continue reading “Prelude: Wagner in Magura Cave, Verdi in Belogradchik Fortress”
Our series of posts about Scotland will be incomplete if we didn’t mention two more things: food and poetry. Continue reading “On Poetry and Haggis”
We are now home still dealing with the jet lag. We are done with travelling for this year. Continue reading “We will be back”
And so, we made it all the way to Thurso, a lovely small town close to Dunnett Head, the most northerly point in Scotland. Continue reading “The Far North to Thurso and Back”
My childhood memory lane goes through my tummy. Continue reading “Homecoming to my childhood”
“ it does have a remarkable sense of connecting somewhere to nowhere through a lot of, er, nowhere.” (Benedict le Vay, Britain from the Rails)” Continue reading “The Iron Road from Skye”
Skye is overcrowded, overpriced and overrated! Alex does not think it’s overrated, but I do. Continue reading “Thanks for nothing!”
Mallaig was our final stop on The Jacobite steam train (September 9, 2018). Continue reading “Welcome to Mallaig”
Today (September 9, 2018) was to be one of the highlights of our Scottish adventure, and we weren’t disappointed. Continue reading “Fort William to Mallaig”
Diana & Alex:
“I am aware that many people nowadays regard the train as the second-best means of seeing a country. Continue reading “Glasgow to Fort William”
Ali gave us a sleepless night. You know Ali. No, not the loud neighbour upstairs. Ali was the first “named” storm of the season in Britain. Continue reading “Never read the newspaper!”
We came to Scotland, in part, we wanted to experience some of the most highly-rated railway journeys in the world. Continue reading “Trains we took in Scotland”
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