I am in Shkoder, Albania! homer, August 5, 2026 The best part of flying business class is when the flight attendant pulls that thin magical curtain to keep the economy class folks from knowing what it happening up front. There were only two of us and 10 other empty seats. Never knew Albania had such lovely mountains. I took… Continue Reading
Vienna – Day 6 homer, August 3, 2026 Why build one museum called Albertina when you can build two? Today I spent the day at the two Albertina museums and no, they are NOT in the same building. The Albertina Modern museum is the smaller of the two and feature more modern art. Like all museums here, it’s… Continue Reading
Vienna – Day 5 homer, August 2, 2026August 2, 2026 Sophi – our tour guide – gave us historical antecdotes about sites along the way Landzeit Strengberg (first stop) but we drove by the Abbey below. I was going to do this tour instead of Hallstratt but I wanted to see the lake. Schloss Ort (second stop) Hallstatt (third stop)… Continue Reading
Vienna – Day 4 homer, August 1, 2026 Now that I’ve mastered public transportation to/from my apartment to various places I decided to explore a little. First stop Pfarrkirche Maria Rotunda. A church most people ignore but there are some amazing art and architecture in here. Next stop, St Stephan’s Cathedral, the largest/highest Cathedral in Europe. Didn’t go… Continue Reading
Vienna – Day 2 homer, July 30, 2026July 30, 2026 It’s been 15 days of non-stop travel, museum visits and other activities and it’s starting to get me tired. I am going to slow it down tomorrow since I have concert tickets for Mozart so late wake up, late breakfast, and enjoy the music. Today however I took the subway… Continue Reading
Vienna – Day 1 homer, July 29, 2026 I’m in Vienna. Took a break from this blog and skipped posting about Bratislava in between but after some rest I’m posting again! First stop in Vienna is Hundertwasser Village. Hundertwasser was an artist with unique style in creating art. Pfarrkanzlei der Pfarre St. Othmar unter den Weißgerbern My favorite… Continue Reading
Riga – Day 3 homer, July 24, 2026 Started the day in Riga Central Market and had breakfast at a small cafe within as it was the only place open. The scents of freshly harvested fruits and veggies throughout with strawberries,apricots raspberries, cherries taking the lead. Flowers overflowing in the back areas of the market. We had a… Continue Reading
Riga – Day 2 homer, July 23, 2026July 23, 2026 The most annoying thing about the Baltic States is that nothing opens until 10 a.m. and this includes the majority of restaurants. McDonalds is the lone exception as it opens early. Of course, it was packed with people since this is one of the very few places open. Nothing fancy,… Continue Reading
Riga 2026 Riga, Latvia – Day 1 homer, July 22, 2026July 22, 2026 Got up early to take the 9 am bus from Tallinn, Estonia to Riga, Latvia. It is a 4.5 hour bus ride but the bus has nice comfy seats. The entire 4 hour drive, you will see one of two things out the window. Rapeseed fields pictured below. or forests… Continue Reading
Tallinn – Day 3 homer, July 21, 2026 Today was museum day and coincidently it was cold and rainy so a great time to be indoors for most of the day. First stop, Kumu Art Museum featuring contemporary art to art from the Dutch Golden Age and beyond. Lots of interesting and unique exhibits. That’s Lenningrad’s head in… Continue Reading