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Monthly Archives: May 2015
Vukovar, Croatia
We arrived in Vukovar, and are awaiting the custom clearance. Our guest lecturer has not been allowed to come aboard so we are having the lecture via internet from his location at the custom’s office. More later – gotta catch … Continue reading
Posted in Croatia, Day 8
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Belgrade, Serbia
We set out this morning to tour Belgrade. One of the buildings we passed was Saint Sava Cathedral, the largest Serbian Orthodox church. We drove by buildings that were destroyed during the 90’s Balkan War. most of these buildings have … Continue reading
The Iron Gates
The day was spent sailing up the Danube through the Iron Gates. We entered the Djerdap 1 Lock at around 8:30 AM. It was a two step process that raised us 100ft. After leaving the locks we navigated the 60 miles … Continue reading
Posted in Day Six, Serbia
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Vidin, Bulgaria and Baba Vida Fortress
As we sailed along the Danube this morning, we had a presentation of the Roma (gypsies) in Romania. An interesting takeaway was the Roma Flag. In the afternoon we docked in the town of Vidin in the northwest of Bulgaria. … Continue reading
Posted in Bulgaria, Day Five
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Ruse, Bulgaria
We traveled all night and arrived in Ruse, Bulgaria this morning and took a walking tour of the city. We visited the Ruse Museum of History that contained statues of Greek gods, Thracian helmets and Roman statues. We passed by … Continue reading
Posted in Bulgaria, Day Four
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To the Black Sea and the MS Treasures
We set off early in the morning from Bucharest for Constanta and the Black Sea. We stopped in Constanta to look at Mozaic finds from the time of the Romans and visited the National Archaeological Museum. We also stopped … Continue reading
Posted in Day Three, Romania
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Brasov and Bran Castle
Early this morning we set out for Brasov-Romania’s 2nd largest city and Bran Castle. I took photos of the journey to the town and castle. We passed the oil fields and refineries. Summer and winter cottages and various sites … Continue reading
Posted in Day Two, Romania
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Pele’s Castle and Sinaia Monastery
Early start this morning to go to Pele’s Castle, the summer residence of King Carlo I. It’s the first European castle with central heating , electricity and vacuuming. Later we visited Sinaia Monastery, home to about 20 monks.The orthodox church … Continue reading
Posted in Day One, Pre-tour, Romania
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Touring Bucharest
Today I toured Bucharest with my new friends Don and Eleonore. We visited Carl I Park (closed today), an Orthodox church and a tried to visit a Jewish synagogue. Had some trouble with that, since today is like our Memorial … Continue reading
Arriving Bucharest
These are canned photos of the airport in Bucharest. I finally arrived at the hotel around 7 PM. I had to go across the street to take a photo of the hotel. It is so huge!. It is next … Continue reading
Posted in Beginning, Romania
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