Thursday July 2nd we took the bus to Tallin, Estonia. It was a 4 hour 15 minute ride, and the seats on the Lux Express buses were comfortable enough, plenty of leg room and a free coffee machine on board. We chose the bus for these two legs of our trip because the Baltics are...

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July 5, 2026

Riga

On Monday June 29th, our bus ride to Riga was uneventful. It was four hours and 15 minutes. We traveled on small roads surrounded by fields going through small towns. The roads seemed very small for the bus size that we were on, but it worked. We got into Riga and instantly fell.

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June 30, 2026

Vilnius

Traveling from Krakow to Vilnius brought typical airport rushes and delays, but also a surprising gluten-free pizza find and a sobering visit to the KGB museum amid a heat wave.

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June 25, 2026

Krakow

Tuesday morning June 23rd, we left early from Zakopane taking the train to Krakow. The train journey was quite pleasant and empty. We had a slight delay which I thought was longer than it actually was so I told the boys to go down to the dining car and order some food for lunch,.

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June 22, 2026

Zakopane, Poland

Days 1-3: We had a very smooth easy flight from Charlotte to Munich, Where only a little sleep was had by Paul and I apparently the boys didn’t sleep at all. Then got through border control very smoothly in Munich it only took minutes so that left us a couple hours to wander...

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