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Hello and welcome. I'm Upeksha. A full time engineer, who loves to travel. This is where I record my travel experiences, and share a few hints and tips I've picked up along the way.

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Athens Day 3: Metro to Piraeus port, and then the 40 minute Hydrofoil to the beautiful island of Aegina. Back to Athens in the afternoon in time to visit the 1896 Olympic Stadium and followed by the changing of the guards in front of the Syntagma square. And so, out 2 and a half day tour of Athens comes to an end. Read the full story on my blog. Link in Bio. . . . #visitathens #iloveathens #aegina #panathenaicstadium #syntagmasquare #changingoftheguard #diaryofatourist #tourist
Athens Day 2: Started on the South slopes of the Acropolis hill, then upto the top to see the Parthenon. Back down, and climbed the Areopagus hill. Next on to the Roman Agora, Ancient Agora, and Hadrian's Library. Late afternoon visit to the temple of Zeus and end the day at the Acropolis Museum. Full details coming up on the blog! . . . #athens #beingatourist #diaryofatourist #visitathens #iloveathens #acropolis #acropolishill #odeonofherodesatticus #parthenon #aeropagushill #romanagora #ancientagora #hadrianslibrary #templeofzeus #acropolismuseum
My trip to Athens was a few weeks ago, but I'm only starting to post the pictures/write the blog. So here is Day 1. After arriving in in Athens airport in the afternoon, we decided to take a @citysightseeingathens bus. Tour took 2 hours, and ended with a sunset view of the Acropolis. Finished the day off with Orzo pasta at the Yard Restaurant. We stayed at @herodionhotelathens . . #athens #visitathens #iloveathens #acropolis #citysightseeing #diaryofatourist #beingatourist #orzopasta
Day 9 of 9: And finally, home via Zurich and Paris. As much as I love to travel, it is a great feeling to come home. Really looking forward to relaxing and putting my feet up in familiar surroundings over the next few days! Merry Christmas to all my family and friends!!! . . . #returnhome #merrychristmas #zurich #eurostar
Day 8 of 9: Vaduz, Lichtenstein. We spent the day in the European Principality of Lichtenstein 🇱🇮. Population 37,000, Area 160 sq km and one of the highest GDP per person in the World. And they even had a Sri Lankan goods stall at the Christmas Market!!! . . . #vaduz #lichtenstein #vaduzcastle #daytripfromzurich #kotturoti #koththu
Day 7 of 9: Shoes by the Danube, and the Hungarian parliament. Starting the return journey this evening, on board the sleeper from Budapest to Zurich. Goodnight from somewhere between Budapest and Vienna! . . . #budapestwinter #ilovebudapest #budapest #budapestparliament #shoesbythedanube #sleepertrain
Day 6 of 9: More Budapest: Heroes' Square, Széchenyi Thermal Bath, Vajdahunyad Castle, Night time Wine Cruise on the Danube. I do like this city! . . . . #budapestwinter #ilovebudapest #budapest #budapestnow #hungarianparliament #budapestrivercruise #rivercruise #rivercruisebudapest @budapestcruises_silverline
Day 5 of 9: Hello Budapest! More Christmas Markets, Lights and a visit to Buda castle. . . . #budapest #budapestnow #visitbudapest #budapestchristmasmarket #ilovebudapest #budapestwinter
Day 4 of 9: We travelled from Vienna to Budapest via Bratislava. Although a lot smaller than it's neighbours and less touristy, the Slovakian Capital has a cosy old town. Swipe to see the bronze statues! . . . #bratislava #viennatobratislava #bratislavatobudapest #bratislavachristmasmarkets #visitbratislava
Day 3 of 9: More Vienna. An open top bus tour with #bigbusvienna, stop at the Schönbrunn Palace, and more desserts than you can shake a stick at. What's not to like? . . . #visitvienna #viennachristmasmarket #viennachristmas #schonnbrunnpalace #bigbusvienna @bigbusvienna
Day 2 of 9: We are in Vienna. Fairytale Christmas Lights, Enchanting Christmas Markets and a tonne of Cafes and Museums. Why did we wait so long to come here ?!?! . . . #vienna #visitvienna #viennachristmasmarket #viennachristmas #viennachristmaslights #stephanplatz #viennawinterwonderland #viennatownhall
Day 1 of 9: Aaaaand we are off again! Birmingham to Vienna all the way by train. Birmingham-London-Brussels-Cologne-Vienna. 5 hour stop in Cologne, great for taking in the Cologne Cathedral and the Christmas markets. The Cologne to Vienna journey is on the Austrian Nightjet sleeper service. So it's goodnight as the train is rushing across Germany. . . . #birminghamtovienna #traintravel #sleepertrain #cologne #colognecathedral #stpancras
Pretty Autumn colours at Ironbridge, Telford. Built in 1779- 1781 over River Severn in Shropshire, it was the first major bridge in the world to be made of cast iron. It is undergoing a major programme of restoration at present. Swipe to see the picture of the bridge. . . . #autumn #autumnleaves #fall #fallcolors #autumncolours #autumncolors #ironbridge #telford #shropshire #riversevern #englishcountryside
Day 12 of 12: The Colosseum, the Palatine Hill, Roman Forum, and the Pantheon. And so, a 12 day trip across 6 countries and 8 cities draws to a conclusion. We saw some of Europe's best sights and did so much. A big thank you to my parents who joined me on this trip. You were perfect travel companions and real pros. We had many early mornings, late nights, dragging suitcases up and down countless stairs, and running to catch many trains. And I enjoyed every single minute! Read the full story on my blog now. See link in bio. . . . #europetrip #europetrip #europetour #europetravel #europetravels #colosseum #visititaly #palatinehill #romanforum #pantheon #parents #travelingwithparents
Day 11 of 12: Vatican museums, St Peter's Basilica and the Trevi Fountain. . . . #europetrip #europetour #europetravel #europetravels #italy #visititaly #stpetersbasilica #vatican #vaticanmuseums #visitvatican #vaticancity
Day 10 of 12: From Venice to Rome, via The Leaning Tower of Pisa. . . . #europetrip #europetour #europetravel #europetravels #leaningtowerofpisa #pisa #leaningtower #ilovepisa #italy #visititaly #visitpisa
Day 9 of 12: From the hills of Switzerland to the Canals of Venice. Personally, I'm not a big fan of Venice. I find it very busy, crowded and not to mention expensive. But a trip to Europe would not be complete without a visit to Venice. . . . #europetrip #europetour #europetravel #europetravels #venice #veniceitaly #venicecanals #ponterialto #ponterialtovenezia #visitvenice #visitvenezia #venezia #italy
Day 8 of 12: We went to see the Toblerone mountain! (aka Matterhorn). We got the cable car to Klein Matterhorn at 3883m - the highest cable car station in Europe. More mountains, more ice and blue sky! . . . . . #europetrip #europetour #europetravel #matterhorn #tobleronemountain #cablecar #matterhornglacierparadise #mountains #ice #bluesky #kleinmatterhorn #switzerland🇨🇭 #iloveswitzerland #visitswitzerland
Day 7 of 12: Reichenbach Falls and Jungfrau. Waterfalls, Mountains, and Glaciers. My favourite day of the trip. . . . #bucketlist #europetrip #jungfrau #europetour #bluesky #reichenbach #reichenbachfall #reichenbachfälle #meiringen #eiger #jungfraujoch #jungfraujochtopofeurope #switzerland🇨🇭 #iloveswitzerland #switzerland
Day 6 of 12: From Paris to Interlaken, Switzerland. View of Jungfrau from the centre of Interlaken. Country No. 4. #mountains . . . #bucketlist #europetrip #europetour #europetravel #europetravels #switzerland🇨🇭 #interlaken #jungfrau #mountains #bluesky #blueskygreengrass

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