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Tag : Europe Train Stories
February 16, 2008

Glacier Express through the Swiss Alps

Europe / Glacier Express / Switzerland

We embarked on our next journey to Austria. It was a train-ride day for us on board the Glacier Express – the famous Swiss mountain railways that pass through the Alps in the heart of Switzerland. It was an awesome train ride with stunning views of different seasons flashing pass the window. We passed through [...]

February 10, 2008

Meet the World Largest Ice Caves in Werfen

Austria / Europe / Werfen

We embarked on an exciting journey to the world largest limestone ice caves located in Werfen – The Eisriesenwelt (German: “World of the Ice Giants”). We met two friendly English old couple from Yorkshire. They were leaving the resort and they offered us to get into their cab to the train station. It was snowing [...]

February 9, 2008

Hallstatt, the UNESCO World Heritage Site

Austria / Europe / Hallstatt

GOSH! We missed the train to Hallstatt and wasted almost half day! The trains changed their arrival platform but the train schedule on the notice board was not updated! We blindly waited from 12plus to 2plus for two hours. Then we realised something was wrong when no one was left waiting at the station. In [...]

February 2, 2008

The Journey to Prague

Czech Republic / Europe / Prague

The Munich station was nice and clean. We returned to Austria for connecting trains to Prague. Our first stop in Austria was Salzburg, followed by another train to Linz. Austria is also famous for its yummy apple strudels. I bought one at the train station and it cheap and tasted good too. From Linz, we [...]

January 22, 2008

A Journey on the Night Train, from Vienna to Venice

Europe / Italy / Venice

The four of us occupied the whole cabin in the train when we were still in Austria. A cabin had six seats; three seats in a row facing opposite the other three seats. All the seats could slide down so that we could lay down to sleep. Not too comfortable, but cheaper than buying a [...]

January 15, 2008

Rome is not built in a day; we combed it in a day! [part 2]

Europe / Italy / Rome

Leaning Tower is to Pisa as Colosseum is to Rome. The mighty Colosseum is the largest elliptical amphitheatre ever built in the Roman Empire and one of the greatest works of Roman architecture and engineering. When we think of Colosseum, we think of the brave gladiators who fought for their lives. Admission to Colosseum is [...]

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