Below is the itinerary for Women on the Verge Vacations:  3 Cities Prague>Vienna>Budapest which inspired the photo books, Habsburg Volume 1 and Habsburg Volume 2.

3 CITIES / 3 PERSPECTIVES ITINERARY

Part 1: PRAGUE
September 11 – September 15, 2015
FRIDAY, Sept. 11

• Arrive at 4pm
• Check into Hotel Maximillian http://www.maximilianhotel.com/
• Dinner at 7pm at Lokal http://lokal-dlouha.ambi.cz/en/

SATURDAY, Sept. 12

• Breakfast at Hotel Maximillian
• Charles Bridge http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Bridge
• Strahov Monastery – see the amazing library! http://www.strahovskyklaster.cz/webmagazine/home.asp?idk=257
• The Miniature Museum – highly recommended! http://www.muzeumminiatur.cz/en/
• Lunch at Velka Klasterni Brewery & Restaurant
• Afternoon Tea at Café Savoy http://cafesavoy.ambi.cz/en/
• Back to Hotel / Rest Time
• 7pm – self-guided “Taste of Prague Tour”
• A glass of wine atVinograf wine bar https://vinograf.cz/
• 8pm reservation at Cestr (http://cestr.ambi.cz/en/)
  in the old Communist Federal Parliament building.
  Suggestions include the Pilsner Urquell “tank” beer,
  “Olomoucke tvaruzky” – strong aged cheese wrapped in bacon and
  deep-fried in breadcrumbs with home-made mayonnaise,roasted eggplant with horseradish sauce, potato dumplings and potato mash, chicken with truffle stuffing and roasted meats, salad with roasted peppers and farmers cheese, Czech trout roasted on fresh thyme and vegetables, and definitely order a scoop of beer ice cream. Finish with “dukatove buchticky” (sweet buns with poppy seeds).

SUNDAY, Sept. 13

• Breakfast at Hotel Maximillian
• St. Vitus Cathedral – http://www.katedralasvatehovita.cz/c x
• Prague Castle ($15) http://www.hrad.cz/en/prague-castle/prague-castle-tourist-information/visit-of-prague-castle.shtml
• Lunch at  Cukrkavalimonada
• 3pm – Art Nouveau & Modernism Tour of Prague via Context Travel https://contexttravel.com/city/prague/walking-tour-details/art-nouveau-and-modernism-prague-at-the-turn-of-the-century
• 6pm – Rest at hotel
• 8:30 – Dinner at Ginger & Fred at the Gehry Dancing House –
  http://www.ginger-fred-restaurant.cz/en/

• Drinks to follow upstairs at the Glass Bar

MONDAY, Sept. 14

• Breakfast at Hotel Maximillian
• Jewish Museum & Quarter exploration http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josefov
• OR – Visit to Kampa Island to see David Cerny’s Babies http://content.time.com/time/travel/cityguide/article/0,31489,1925095_1921770_1921744,00.html and Museum Kampa http://www.museumkampa.cz/
• Lunch at Grand Café Orient http://www.grandcafeorient.cz/index.php?lang=en
• Mucha Museum in afternoon (some serious Art Nouveau! Open daily 10-6) http://www.mucha.cz/index.phtml?S=home&Lang=EN
• Prague Astronomical Clock http://www.staromestskaradnicepraha.cz/
• Happy Hour / Dinner: U Fleku Beer Hall & Brewery (Old School!) http://ufleku.cz/
• 8pm – Don Giovanni / National Marionette Theatre ($25) http://www.mozart.cz/
• Optional Nightcap – Orange Bar http://www.orangebar.cz/en/homepage.html

TUESDAY, Sept. 15

• Breakfast at Hotel Maximillian
• Train to Vienna http://czech-transport.com/index.php?id=345

Part 2: VIENNA
September 15 – September 17, 2015
TUESDAY, Sept. 15

• Arrive in afternoon
• Check into Hotel Das Tyrol http://www.das-tyrol.at/en/
• Afternoon stroll around Naschmarkt http://www.wien.info/en/shopping-wining-dining/markets/naschmark
• St. Stephen’s Cathedral http://www.stephanskirche.at/
• Dinner at 8:30pm at Das Loft http://www.sofitel.com/gb/hotel-6599-sofitel-vienna-stephansdom/index.shtml#./restaurant.shtml

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 16

• Breakfast at Hotel Das Tyrol
• 10am – Pedal Power Bike Tour (3 hours) http://www.pedalpower.at/z_english/Tours/classictour.php
• 2pm – lunch at Café Central http://www.palaisevents.at/cafecentral.html
• Afternoon visit to the Belvedere Museum https://www.belvedere.at/en to see the Klimts, including “The Kiss”
• Dinner with my friends Jamie and Lise at Albertina Square Sausage Stand!

THURSDAY, Sept. 17

• Breakfast at Hotel Das Tyrol
• 10am – Spanish Riding School “Morning Exercise”
  http://www.srs.at/en_US/start-en/
• Lunch on own
• Train to Budapest (3 hours) http://www.raileurope.com/popular-routes/vienna-to-budapest.html?gclid=Cj0KEQjw_rytBRDVhZeQrbzn_q0BEiQAjnbSHMIUxrwe5OlNEdaoM1ijuGHEN_pGuhIhFXDSkIvomw4aAo4E8P8HAQ

Part 3: BUDAPEST
THURSDAY, Sept. 17

• Arrive late afternoon
• Check into Hotel Palazzo Zichy http://www.hotel-palazzo-zichy.hu/
• 8pm – Dinner at Costes http://www.costes.hu/

FRIDAY, Sept. 18

• Breakfast at Hotel Palazzo Zichy
• Museum of Applied Arts http://www.imm.hu/en/
• 1pm – Lunch at Gellert Sorozo Brasserie, Budapest’s oldest Brasserie http://www.gellertsorozo.hu/en/
• Afternoon at the Hotel Gellert Thermal Baths http://www.gellertfurdo.hu/
• Back to the hotel to rest
• 8:30pm – Dinner at Gundel http://www.gundel.hu/en/
• Optional Live Music (I’m hoping Budapest Bar (band)) http://budapestbar.hu/en

SATURDAY, Sept. 19

• Breakfast at Hotel Palazzo Zichy
• St. Stephen’s Cathedral with Hand Relic http://www.bazilika.biz/
• Hungarian Opera House http://www.opera.hu/
• Lunch at Book Café https://www.facebook.com/pages/Book-Caf%C3%A9-Lotz-terem-Lotz-Hall-Budapest/147821158586990
• Originart – Fun Shopping http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g274887-d7264443-Reviews-Originart_Gallery-Budapest_Central_Hungary.html
• Shop and wander.  Check out the famous “ruin pubs” especially Szimpla Kert http://www.szimpla.hu/
• Sunset at 6:48pm
• 7pm –Sunset cruise of the Danube on private speedboatboat for 1 hr. http://dunarama.hu/services/?lang=en
• Dinner on own near hotel (maybe Matrjoska) https://www.facebook.com/matrjoska

SUNDAY, Sept. 20

• Very early flight back to the US!