Eastern Europe & Greece - 2007
In and around Europe
The Wilkins family is taking a tour of Eastern Europe and Greece from May 27-June 27.
Route taken and entries by Real Traveler BigWilk
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Start of things to come
We actually live in Austin. But living in Texas sometimes seems like another country :). Or another era---Cretaceous perhaps? So why not start our... Continue reading »
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Prague
We flew from Austin to Houston, then from Houston to Paris and finally on to Prague. The highlight of the plane travel for Emily and Ian was the un... Continue reading »
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Krakow
After the concert in Prague, we headed to the train station for an overnight train to Krakow. The trip took about 8 hours. We booked a four passeng... Continue reading »
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Budapest
On Saturday, June 2 we were in Krakow taking in the 750th anniversary gala. I went to book our train tickets to Budapest and discovered that no sle... Continue reading »
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Venice
After a morning of sightseeing, we caught a 3:50PM flight on to Treviso airport near Venice. The flight was only 1 hour and 15 minutes long, and we... Continue reading »
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Venice
After a morning of sightseeing, we caught a 3:50PM flight on to Treviso airport near Venice. The flight was only 1 hour and 15 minutes long, and we... Continue reading »
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Slovenia
The family was glad to leave Venice. We'd boarded a train to Ljubljana, Slovenia. The trip took a little under four hours, and we arrived about 7:4... Continue reading »
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Croatia
June 11. We left Lujubljana on a morning train to Zagreb, Croatia. The train was uneventful. Getting our rental car was another matter. Jeff and Ia... Continue reading »
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Crete
Saturday June 16th took us from Dubrovnik-->Budapest on a SkyEurope flight, then on from Budapest-->Crete on a Wizz Air flight. SkyEurope see... Continue reading »
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Greece-Athens
The flight from Crete to Athens was only an hour. But as with nearly everwhere in Europe, it was delayed arriving at 8:30PM. The Athens airpor... Continue reading »
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Greece-Olympia
After a metro ride back to the Athens airport to pick-up the rental car, we began the drive to Olympia. Olympia is in the Peloponnese, and a six ho... Continue reading »
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Greece-Delphi
We spent a leisurely morning in Olympia, and started our drive to Delphi. It turned out to be about a 3 hour trip. First to Patras, where we took t... Continue reading »
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Paris
When we scheduled our trip, we decided to add a layover in Paris. The goal was to break-up the trip and give us a chance to visit the City of Light... Continue reading »


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