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Backpacking through Europe

March 15, 2015 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

That year, we went from Salzburg to Munich. We spent a few hours at Munich and then went to Berlin. And from Berlin, northward to Amsterdam. Our night in Amsterdam was […]

Filed Under: Travel Tagged With: Amsterdam, Austria, backpacking, Berlin, Europe, Florence, France, Germany, Holland, Italy, Milan, Munich, Paris, Pisa, Rome, Salzburg, Venice, Vienna

Backpacking through Europe: Still in Salzburg

March 14, 2015 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

However comfortable a waiting-room may be, it is not a comfortable place to spend the whole night. With hard steel chairs with immovable handles as beds and backpacks as pillows, the […]

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Backpacking through Europe: Salzburg

March 11, 2015 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

We hopped onto the 12:34 from Vienna to Salzburg, delighted as usual with our Eurail passes. At Salzburg station, though, we spent the most depressing time of all. I was […]

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Backpacking through Europe: Vienna

March 10, 2015 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

I’ve already written so much about Vienna. The lady in the train, who warmed our hearts by taking us to the dining car and giving us tickets as if we […]

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Crisp Apple Strudel

November 30, 2012 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

When we went to Salzburg, we knew more about The Sound of Music than about Mozart. Now I’m mildly embarrassed about that, but when we went, I was just plain excited. […]

Filed Under: Travel Tagged With: apple, Austria, backpacking, crisp, my favourite things, Salzburg, sound of music, strudel, Vienna