A short getaway

Every summer is different here in Colorado.
Last summer was mild and we spent a lot of time outdoors.
This summer is so hot that we choose to stay indoors which is not the most comfortable choice as we do not have air conditioning in our mountain house.

I am currently working on my last oil painting in my commission series of 12 large landscape paintings, but none of them are dry and it will take a few more moths before I will be able to ship them to my Florida collector.
Since I have time and to escape the hot and dry summer, we have booked a short trip to Eastern Europe.

We will be leaving in the end of August for nine days.
we plan to see Prague, Vienna and Budapest.
We wanted to go to Israel, but the cost of the trip was so high, that we settled for a more reasonable option.

We just need a short getaway from the heat and the routine, not a major trip and the Israel trip was priced way over our budget. There are great places to stay in Israel, but they are priced higher than the Ritz or the Four Season.
In opposition to it, our getaway to Eastern Europe will cost us only $3200 USD for both of us!

It includes two tickets on a flight to Prague on Lufthansa, three nights in a good central hotel in Prague, train tickets to Vienna on the new high speed Euro-Rail, three nights in Vienna in a modern hotel, again tickets on the Euro -rail to Budapest, two nights in the most luxurious hotel in Budapest and flights back home.
I highly recommend this web site that offers these deals: http://www.europeandestinations.com/

Of course it is always wise to check out the package deals with Expedia.com which has great deals to most destinations.