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Thursday, July 25, 2013

Eastern Europe

I recently took a break from Jordan to visit my family on a Danube River cruise through six Eastern and Central European countries.  Below I describe the number one highlight from each day of our vacation.

Day 1:  Seeing my mom for the first time since October 2011 and giving her a hug for her birthday in Romania.
The whole family in Bucharest, Romania



























Day 2:  Teaching my cousin Lilly the word for "insignificant" in Arabic on the bus while looking out the window at seas of sunflowers in Bulgaria.
Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria

Day 3:  Climbing to the top of Belogradchik, Bulgaria Rock Formations.
Belogradchik, Bulgaria











Day 4:  Games, games, games!  Playing Shuffleboard and Bridge and Phase10 and Banagrams on the boat with my mom, dad, sister, almost brother-in-law, aunt, uncle, and cousin.
Iron Gate, between Romania and Serbia

Day 5:  Watching my mom be the subject of the Tesla human electricity conduction experiment in Serbia.
Old Fortress at the confluence of the Sava and Danube Rivers, Belgrade, Serbia

Day 6:  Biking through a flooded park with my cousin Lilly in Croatia.
Vukovar, Croatia

Day 7:  Meeting a pig with the hair of a poodle in Hungary.
Hungarian Horseman

Day 8:  Relaxing in the 11 medicinal hot springs baths in Budapest, Hungary.
City Park, Budapest, Hungary

Day 9:  Walking across the Chain Bridge, which separates Buda from Pest, at night.
Chain Bridge and Buda as seen from atop Pest, Hungary.
















Day 10:  Sharing a Spanish paella with Keith and Lucas in Austria.
Lisa and Lucas in the Imperial Rose Garden, Vienna, Austria

Day 11:  Getting lost for hours at the Helnwein Retrospective exhibit at the Albertina Museum in Vienna, Austria.
The whole family in Vienna, Austria

Day 12:  Taking over the Mezzanine of the Hilton to play Bridge and Phase10 and make our own beverages.
Vienna as seen from atop St. Stephen's Cathedral, Austria















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