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Passau, Germany
We arrived in Passau on the afternoon of June 5th- Inn River on left and Danube on the right, and took a tour of the village. Apparently, the village has a theme every week. This week, it has to do with … Continue reading
Posted in Day 15, Germany
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Austria – Vienna – Wachau Valley
Let’s see -In Vienna – dinner at the Palais Pallavicini. The palace is in the Hopburg Palace complex We had the dinner on the night of the 2nd. We took a trip to the Schonbrunn palace on the morning … Continue reading
Posted in Austria, Day 13, Day 14
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Bratislava, Slovakia
This morning we pulled in at Bratislava. We took a short morning tour of the center of town.We saw the tapestries at the Primatial Palace. Then we had a coffee and a pastry before heading back to the ship for … Continue reading
Posted in Day 12, Slovakia
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Budapest – Exploring Pest
This morning we set out to see Budapest most significant landmarks on the Pest side of the Danube. We visited St. Stephan’s Basilica,where the relic St Stephan’s right hand is kept, passed the Hungarian State Opera House, and stopped at … Continue reading
Posted in Day 11, Hungary
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Budapest – Exploring mostly Buda
We arrived in Budapest last night and this morning visited the Parliament on the Pest side of the Danube. Then we took the bus to the Buda side, spending the day in Castle Hill District and Fisherman’s Bastion. We had … Continue reading
Posted in Day 10, Hungary
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Pecs, Hungary
This morning our riverboat cleared customs at Mohacs, Hungary. After breakfast we departed by bus for Pecs. to see an eleventh century cathedral and early Christian catacombs, a Synagogue and a Mosque converted to a Catholic church. Then we … Continue reading
Posted in Day 9, Hungary
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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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