Prague

Hi lovelies! I've been sharing my photos from earlier this year in a few previous posts. Although it's already December, thought I would put up some photos from Prague, the last city we stayed in before travelling back to our trip's starting point, Munich :)

The past couple of weeks over here I've been preparing the house for Christmas and just enjoying all the festive posts on your blogs! Hope you are all keeping warm and cozy xoxo

Charles Bridge

Trying to take a few snaps with the bf's camera!

We also visited this street market in the city centre. Lots of trinkets, souvenirs and...

berries! ♥

The Old Town Square

Mala Strana is a quieter area on the other side of the river. We climbed up to the Prague Castle and found a little vineyard at the top and a beautiful view of the city.

St. Vitus Cathedral within the Prague Castle complex

We also stayed in the Mala Strana area at the Golden Apple apartments.

A view from the window of our B&B. It was nice to go into the busier part of the city to see the sights but then return to this peaceful little area!

Krakow Days

We stopped in Krakow for only a couple of days but I really liked it! It's a vibrant and lovely medieval city with a beautiful main square and an interesting old town. There are a lot of young people living in Krakow which adds to the lively atmosphere.

Beautiful day in the city centre

Rynek Glowny is the main square in Krakow. There are lots of cafes, pubs, restaurants and food stalls all around the square. We had delicious barbeque food there! The traditional polish dumplings are also really good :)

Dumpling stall at the main square

Jewellery boxes and other cute trinkets :)

We also visited Wawel Castle a short walk from the centre...

I wish we could have had one more day in Krakow, but even though it was a short visit we managed to see a lot around the city. We took a bus ride to visit Auschwitz as well. It was really sad to see but I felt it was a necessary part of the trip. We missed the salt mines which seems to be a popular attraction. Maybe if we return to Krakow again we'll get to see that too.

The place we stayed at, Venetian House Aparthotel, was lovely and right on the main square. On the last night there we made ourselves some tea while we got ready to go out and snapped a few photos from our window :)

Lake Bled

From Salzburg we traveled by train into Slovenia and Lesce Bled. Some photos from our day there!

A few hours in Ljubljana, a short coach ride away...

Salzburg

 The old town and the fortress:

A view of Salzburg from the top of the fortress:

The town courtyard, streets and small passageways are so pretty. Unfortunately many of the shops were closed as it was a Sunday but we could see through the windows some lovely artwork, charming little ornamental pieces and jewellery amongst other things. Luckily the cafes and chocolate shop were open so we didn't miss out on a traditional coffee and a lush dessert!

Horses in the old town courtyard

Visiting Mozart's birthplace (Geburtshaus) and a choir of students:

Salzburg is a really beautiful cultural city, I would love to go back again. It's also very close to Munich so you can get there within 1 to 2 hrs by train along a scenic route through the countryside.

Photos and video from Schah

May Dreaming

I'm really ready for a spring break! I will be taking two weeks off in May and packing my bags for a trip to Central Europe with the bf and a few friends :) We are still deciding which cities to visit although we will be starting from Munich and some destination ideas so far are Prague, Salzburg, Venice and perhaps parts of Slovenia as we have never been there before. Lake Bled and Ljubljana (pictured below) look very pretty. It might only be Mid-March but I say there's no harm in a little May dreaming :)) ...

Morning Mist by Atilla, Flickr

Bled by Tiloki, Flickr

Ljubljana by the river, WeHeartit

♡ Little Old Towns

(c) Flickr

Stari Grad on the island Hvar in Croatia