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Category: Danube Cruise

Viking River cruise from Budapest to Nuremburg

Danube Cruise Photos

Posted on August 8, 2015 by Jack Schaller

Click here to see the photos from our 2015 cruise on the Danube, from Budapest to Nuremburg, then on to Prague by bus. A memorable trip with some long time friends.

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Regensburg

Posted on July 17, 2015 by Jack Schaller

Wednesday morning found us docked in the historic medieval city of Regensburg, in the heart of Bavaria. This was perhaps my favorite of the Danube river towns, with its interesting mix of historic structures, its blending of many different cultures and architectural influences, and its modern shops and amenities. Of course it, too, has its…

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Passau

Posted on July 16, 2015 by Jack Schaller

Another river town, another cathedral to visit. Passau sports an ample supply of religious buildings, including another St. Stephen’s (Stephen was very popular guy in this part of the world!), home of what is purported to be the world’s largest pipe organ. The town itself sits at the confluence of three rivers (although it is…

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Melk

Posted on July 16, 2015 by Jack Schaller

Monday morning we arrived at Melk, the site of a 1,000 + year old monastery that is a UNESCO World Heritage site. This monastery was the inspiration for Umberto Eco’s novel The Name of the Rose, which was made into a film starring Sean Connery a few years ago. After docking, we boarded the buses…

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Vienna

Posted on July 13, 2015 by Jack Schaller

  On Sunday morning the Danube delivered us to Vienna, the capital of Austria and the historic home of the Hapsburg empire. It was historic of sorts for Polly and i to be in Vienna, as well. as we had visited the city 29 years ago on a singing tour.     We visited the…

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Budapest

Posted on July 11, 2015 by Jack Schaller

We arrived in Budapest on Friday afternoon, about twelve hours ahead of our luggage. Bad weather leaving Philadelphia delayed our flight, which meant that we had to sprint at DeGaulle airport in Paris to make our connecting flight. Our luggage couldn’t move as quickly. Saturday we toured the twin cities of Buda and Pest in…

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