Europe – And here I go…..

Part 5/Prague

Getting into Prague about 8 PM, I do the quick walk from the train station to the hotel. Once I’m checked into the hotel, I decided it was too long of a day for me to go out again for dinner, so instead I ordered room service for the first time this trip, and endedContinue reading “Part 5/Prague”

Part 4/Berlin

I arrived into the Berlin HBF station and made my way to the Hampton Inn in Alexanderplatz via subway. I’m in town for four days this, making Berlin the first significant city on my tour of Europe. Getting around the city is pretty easy, particularly from Alexanderplatz. Between the subways, trams, and busses, there areContinue reading “Part 4/Berlin”

Sabbatical Part 1/Departure

I guess I’m actually doing this now. Yesterday, Friday, my last day at work before heading out on six week sabbatical, and today, after hanging out with my wife for one last Saturday morning coffee, I got on the train, headed to the airport, and as I write this, am on a plane to AmsterdamContinue reading “Sabbatical Part 1/Departure”

Under a Week to Go

Several months ago, I planned out my sabbatical for October through November. I would fly in and out of Amsterdam, and spend the final couple of weeks in Portugal, scoping out the potential real estate situation, before spending the final couple of days back in Amsterdam. I am using an Eurail pass to get around,Continue reading “Under a Week to Go”

Sabbatical Time

After working at my corporate job for 10 years, my company allows me to take six weeks off to do whatever I fancy, a sabbatical. Since I started at my job in 2009, I became eligible for this in 2020. However, in early 2020, things happened in the world as a whole which put myContinue reading “Sabbatical Time”

Italy

Finally, after being home confined for the past two years, and not leaving the country in nearly three, we’re off to see the world again. This time, to Rome. We started talking about doing this trip for my wife’s birthday, however, it appeared at that time that the Delta variant was a on the riseContinue reading “Italy”