Nathan's Insights

World Traveller: 7 Continents, 90 Countries, 871 Days Overseas

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  • Destination: Hungary

    Official Name: Hungary
    Established: 895 (Principality of Hungary)
    Population:  9.6 million (2023 estimate)
    Religion: 42.5% Christian, 16.1% no religion, 40.1% unknown 
    Language: Hungarian
    Currency: Forint
    Capital: Budapest
    Order of Visit: Seventy ninth
    First Visit: 18 April 2024 
    Last Visit: 21 April 2024 
    Duration: 4 Days
    Highlights: Hungarian Parliament, St Stephen’s Basilica, USA President Statues, Buda Castle, Matthias Church, Fisherman’s Bastion, Great Market Hall, Chain Bridge, Gellert Hill Cave Church, Funky Ruin Bars
    Places Visiting: Budapest
    Hungary Journal Entries

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  • Destination: Austria

    Official Name: Republic of Austria
    Established:     976 (Margraviate of Austria)
    Population:     8,902,600 (2020 estimate)
    Religion:     57% Catholic, 8.7% Eastern Orthodox, 7.9% Muslim
    Language:     German
    Capital:     Vienna
    Order of Visit:     Fifteenth 
    First Visit:     21 May 2006
    Last Visit:     18 April 2024
    Duration:     7 Days
    Visit Highlights:      The beautiful Austrian countryside, a brilliant wine and bike tour of Wachau Valley, enjoying performances at the Vienna State Opera (Opera in 2006, ballet in 2024), Habsburg’s Winter and Summer Palaces
    Places Visited:     Vienna, Wachau Valley
    Austria Journal Entries  

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  • Destination: Czech Republic

    Official Name: Czechia
    Established: 1198 (Kingdom of Bohemia), 1918 (Czechoslovakia), 1993 (Czech Republic)
    Population: 10,693,939 (2020 estimate)
    Religion: 75% No Religion, 10.3% Catholic
    Language: Czech
    Capital: Prague
    Order of Visit: Fourteenth 
    First Visit: 14 May 2006
    Last Visit: 17 April 2024
    Duration: 12 Days
    Visit Highlights: Terezin Small Fortress, Prague Palace, St Nicks Cathedral, Sedlec Ossuary (Bone Church),  hiking a mountain, Exploring Moravsky Kras Caves, Cesky Krumlov Castle, Castle Gardens, Historic and beautiful Gardens
    Places Visited: Prague, Dalecin, Cesky Krumlov, Moravian Krast
    Czech Republic Journal Entries  

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  • Destination: Poland

    Official Name: Republic of Poland
    Established: 960 (Duchy of Poland)
    Population:  38 million (2022 census)
    Religion: 71.3% Catholic
    Language: Polish
    Capital: Warsaw
    Order of Visit: Seventy eighth
    First Visit: 09 April 2024 (planned)
    Last Visit: 11 April 2024 (planned)
    Duration: 3 Days
    Expected Highlights: Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum Visit, Wawel Royal Castle
    Places Visited: Krakow
    Poland Journal Entries

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  • Destination: Germany

    Official Name: The Federal Republic of Germany
    Established: 1871 (German Empire), West Germany and East Germany 1949, Reunification 1990
    Population: 83,166,711 (2019 estimate)
    Religion: 31.7% Protestants, 31.2% Roman Catholics
    Language: German
    Capital: Berlin
    Order of Visit: Thirteenth 
    First Visit: 11 May 2006
    Last Visit: 09 April 2024
    Duration: 12 Days
    Visit Highlights: Heidelberg Castle, Attending a World Cup Football Match (Munich), Fruenkirche Church, Glockenspiel Clock, Beer Gardens, Checkpoint Charlie, Berlin Wall, Hitlers Bunker, Bebelplatz (infamous book burning site), Reichstag Dome, Berlin Bomb Bunker
    Places Visited: Berlin, Frankfurt, Heidelberg, Munich
    German Journal Entries

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