Ananya's travels

14.8.19 We had rented a car from the airport in Vienna and were now on our way to Budapest. Budapest is the capital of Hungary and has the River Danube flow through it. After a 3 hour long drive, we finally reached our hotel- 'Millennium Court by Marriott'. After relaxing at the hotel for a while, we head out to discover the new city. The first monument we saw was the Chain Bridge. There are 8 bridges on the Danube but this one is the oldest (the 1840s) and the most popular. Chain Bridge We then went to St. Stephen's Basilica, it is a Roman Catholic basilica built in honor of Stephen, the first King of Hungary. St. Stephen's Basilica While walking through the streets, we were attracted by a shop renting Segways. We all rented a Segway along with a guide who took us around the city. On the segways After the fun tour, we went back to the Danube River and did a 1.5 hour-long cruise and covered the entire city on water. The Danube at night 1...

The much-awaited, 2 months long summer vacations had started and in August, my family decided to visit a few countries in Central Europe- Austria, Hungary, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic. 11.08.19 We had an early morning flight to Vienna, the capital of Austria and after a 6-hour long flight, we were welcomed at the Vienna Airport by the hotel taxi. We were staying at the 'Atlanta Hotel', which dated back to 1895. It was afternoon and we were craving snacks, so we walked to a neighboring McDonalds and bought some necessities from a nearby store. As we were tired after the journey we relaxed through the evening and for our last meal of the day, we went to a Chinese restaurant, Küche 18. Vienna tram Renting cycles is common and easily available all around the city 12.08.19 We woke up early today as we had several plans for the day. After having a light breakfast in the room itself, we took an Uber to Hofburg, which is in the heart of the city and se...

The Spring Break was back and like every year, we were visiting a new country. Last year during this time we explored Georgia and this year we decided to pay a visit to a country in Africa- Kenya. 22.3.19 Our flight from Dubai to Nairobi, the capital of the nation was around 5 hours long which I mostly spent relishing the amenities and movie variety provided by Emirates. The travel time was spent in a jiffy and we landed at Jomo Kenyatta Airport at around 8 pm. The airport was rather a modest one, yet well managed by the staff. We were welcomed by our family friends' driver at the airport who steered us to their home. By the time we reached our destination, it was quite late and therefore we dozed-off for the night as the real adventure was yet to commence. 23.3.19 After having breakfast at their house, we departed for one of the several Hindu Temples in Nairobi, Sri Kalyan Venkateswara Temple. This shrine had a South Indian architecture. At the temple From the place o...