Click on the image below 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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Danube Cruise
Regensburg
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...
Passau
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...
Melk
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...
Vienna
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. ...
Budapest
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...
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