Where We Have Been - Europe - Austria
Europe had been on our bucket list for years before we finally made it there. From the moment we arrived, the history captured us—walking streets people have walked for centuries, standing in places we’d only ever seen in movies or read about in books, and realising how much of the world’s story is layered into everyday life. It’s a place we never seem to get enough of, and it now sits very high on our list of destinations.
If you’d like to follow our journey in order, here’s our route—based simply on where we stayed: Rome, Florence, Nice, Barcelona, Paris, Berlin, Prague, Munich, Zurich, Venice, Milan, Athens, Istanbul.
Because Carolyn was a Swarovski Crystal collector—and a member of the Swarovski Crystal Society (their collectors’ club)—she’d built up quite a collection over the years (which, to be fair, made David’s present-hunting very easy for a long time). So when we realised our train from Munich to Zurich would pass through Innsbruck, the Austrian “home” of Swarovski, the opportunity was too good to pass up. We stopped over, had a stroll through Innsbruck, and made our way to Swarovski Kristallwelten (Swarovski Crystal Worlds).
Caroln at Swarovski Kristallwelten (Swarovski Crystal Worlds)
Swarovski Collectors Editions – Fabulous Creatures – 1996-1998
We’ve been lucky over the years to travel more than many—though nowhere near as much as we still aspire to. The world is a big place, and there are so many destinations left to discover: places we haven’t seen yet, places we want to explore more thoroughly, and old favourites we can’t wait to reconnect with.
Elsewhere on Crows on the Go, you’ll find:
• more about our travels and the places we’ve been
• our thoughts (and, in some cases, tips) on those destinations
• the places that have become “special” to us
• and more!