Monthly Archive: June 2025

Passau, Saturday, June 14 OK, we were supposed to be in Regensburg today. But the low water levels in the Danube force the ship to stay in Passau. The cruise director offers an option...

Friday, June 13, was, for me, the worst day of our vacation, to date. Let me point out that this was a minority opinion. Gail, Ken and Cathy thoroughly enjoyed Salzburg, and Lynn (who...

Dürnstein and Melk Normally, the ship visited one place a day, arriving before breakfast, and departing at the end of the day. We spent very few hours traveling on the Danube in the middle...

Wednesday, June 11, was our busiest day yet: The day started with a nice sunrise. On our way into the city, we saw the Incinerator. Such devices have gradually eliminated landfills in northern Europe....

Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia. From Wikipedia: Bratislava’s history spans over two millennia, with settlements dating back to the Neolithic age. The area was inhabited by Celts, Romans, and Slavs, becoming part of...

I was sick on Whit Monday (6/9). I stayed on board, so all these photos come from Gail. In the morning, we were parked near Liberty Bridge. It was built as part of the...

Unfortunately, on the first day of the cruise (6/8), I got a cold. We (Ken, Cathy, Gail and I) were scheduled to leave the Airbnb by 11:00 and check into the ship at 14:00...

This day (6/8) was our last day before the cruise, so we decided to visit the City Park, just north of the Hall of Heroes. We ran into a part of the Pentecost Festival....

We went on another food tour on Thursday June 5. The food was good, but the most interesting part was the guide, Zoltan. We started out at the Opera House We stayed in the...

Budapest consists of two parts, divided by the Danube River: Buda is the older, hilly side and Pest, where we are staying. We weren’t feeling well on Tuesday (6/3), so we mostly stayed in....