I am forever in debt to my daughter, Rachel, for inviting me to a wedding in Ukraine and thus inspiring this tour of Central and Eastern European cities. Budapest, Prague, and Lviv retain both grace from their pasts as melting pots that inspired great arts and deep sadness and shame from the years when the Nazis and then the Soviets devastated them.
I cannot manage a long post from my iPhone, but I do want to share a typical street scene from each city. They have a similar look and feel, much different from the cities of Western Europe.
This is from Budapest:
The wedding whirlwind starts tomorrow morning with the fitting of the bridesmaid’s dresses. I am glad to be the mother of a bridesmaid, which requires nothing more than going with the flow.
I hope you are enjoying summer and I can’t wait to share more of this amazing trip.
Beautiful buildings and architecture. I can only imagine your adventures and look forward to hearing about your trip. Have a good time at the wedding and best wishes to the newlyweds.
ReplyDeleteThose old buildings are spectacular.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy the wedding. Sometimes it is nice to just be a "spectator".
How wonderful, to be able to enjoy without any stress! Have a lovely rest of your trip.
ReplyDeleteTravel allows us to see things from a different viewpoint, and I thank you for sharing! Enjoy the wedding whirlwind!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing these "postcards" from your trip. What an excellent adventure! Enjoy. :-)
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like you are having a wonderful time! The pictures are wonderful and I hope you have an amazing time at the whirlwind wedding!
ReplyDeleteThis looks amazing! I have been dreaming of visiting Budapest for years. Enjoy the wedding.
ReplyDeleteBTW, we are moving back to WI! Wauwatosa, to be exact. :)
Think of all the sketching you can do from those photos!!! What a gorgeous city.
ReplyDeleteSpectacular! Thank you for sharing. Hope you feel great!
ReplyDeletehahaha Love the mother of the bridesmaid mentality! Phew. No pressure.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful scenes. Looking forward to seeing some sketches from you!! Enjoy the wedding - and your ability to not be in the madness of it all!!
ReplyDeleteA trip of a life-time!!!! Wow! I like the street shot of Prague; you would have a wonderful time doing a street sketch on this trip!
ReplyDeleteTake care of yourself; don't get too tired out. Enjoy!
It looks like an amazing trip.
ReplyDeleteHope the wedding was wonderful! Can't wait to hear about the rest of your trip.
ReplyDeleteso happy you are happy and seeing all the sights!!gorgeous photos!
ReplyDeleteThis building is incredible looking. I love the architecture of this building, absolutely stunning. Thanks for the share, have a fantastic rest of your week. Keep up the posts. Love this!
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