Heading out to Sequoia for 4 days tomorrow after my Italian class.
We did a Vienna/Budapest trip about 14 years ago - took a ferry up the Danube between them. I was so amazed at how cheap Budapest was. I think we spent $7 for a weeklong transit pass (buses, trams, streetcars all included.) We decided to have a fancy dinner and had a hard time spending more than $20. Even our hotel - which was on the Danube and had views of Parliament and Chain bridge was cheap. This was a welcome change after Vienna - where everything was pricey.
Where are you going in Sicily? I've been there a few times and it is a wonderful place to visit. If you're going to Palermo make sure you go to Monreale for the mosaic frescos. I love all the baroque towns on the southern part of the Island. Make sure you eat couscous con Pesce - one of the best foods I've ever had. It's on available on the Northwest part of Sicily - from Palermo down to Agrigento. Oh - and make sure you try Granita e Brioche. Locals have this for breakfast/lunch/brunch as a light meal that is refreshing.
Just finalized our trip in Sept/Oct. Vienna, Budapest, Prague. Then Malta. Then Sicily. Then one week not yet planned. Eight day cruise from Rome-Barcelona, then home the first week of November.
We did a Vienna/Budapest trip about 14 years ago - took a ferry up the Danube between them. I was so amazed at how cheap Budapest was. I think we spent $7 for a weeklong transit pass (buses, trams, streetcars all included.) We decided to have a fancy dinner and had a hard time spending more than $20. Even our hotel - which was on the Danube and had views of Parliament and Chain bridge was cheap. This was a welcome change after Vienna - where everything was pricey.
Where are you going in Sicily? I've been there a few times and it is a wonderful place to visit. If you're going to Palermo make sure you go to Monreale for the mosaic frescos. I love all the baroque towns on the southern part of the Island. Make sure you eat couscous con Pesce - one of the best foods I've ever had. It's on available on the Northwest part of Sicily - from Palermo down to Agrigento. Oh - and make sure you try Granita e Brioche. Locals have this for breakfast/lunch/brunch as a light meal that is refreshing.