We slept in until 8:30 and then had coffee and some puff pastry our landlord had left for us and that turned out to be savory not sweet. We finished the last of the laundry and then headed out to … Continue reading →
We didn’t have to be off the ship until 9:30 unlike some of the unfortunate cruisers who left for the airport at 2AM. Our driver, Alajos, picked us up promptly at 9:30 and took us to the apartment where Szuszi … Continue reading →
After breakfast, we boarded the busses early in the morning and set off for Budapest. Beautiful rolling countryside with Bavarian style homes and barns and lots of wind generators. We arrived in Budapest about 3 ½ hours later and drove … Continue reading →
After breakfast, we boarded the busses to go to Schönbrunn Palace, the summer home of the Hapsburgs. We had a little while before entering the palace, so we got to wander a while in the gardens. There, in addition to … Continue reading →
Awakened in Vienna, and after breakfast, we got in the busses and took a quick drive around Vienna, giving us an overview. The pictures are all out of the bus window as we drove down the streets. We then stopped … Continue reading →
We woke up as we were docking in Melk. The monastery at Melk began as the palace of the first Austrian rulers, the Babanbergs, in about the year 1000. When they moved their capital to Vienna, they gave the fortress, … Continue reading →
After breakfast, we went on a short walk in Passau. Again, this was a free city ruled by the Prince-Bishop of Passau. It is on the junction of three rivers; the Danube, the Inn, and the Ilz. If you go … Continue reading →
Today our ship was docked in Vilshofen an der Donau, or Vilshofen on the Danube. We were bussed about 1 ½ hours to the town of Regensburg. There have been people inhabiting this area since the Stone Age and the … Continue reading →
After breakfast we boarded the busses and went into Nuremberg. After a quick tour around the city, we stopped at the Zeppelin field, site of the huge Nazi rallies in Nuremberg. They were masters of appearance and propaganda. It was … Continue reading →
We cruised overnight and through the next morning down the Main going through many locks on the way. Bamberg is a beautiful city. The architecture is a mixture of Medieval and Baroque. We arrived at around noon, after packing our … Continue reading →
