Category: Travel

  • July 10-15 Garry and Lynda arrived first, followed by James then Peter and Brenda. As Dave was not scheduled to arrive until later we assembled…

  • July 8-10 A latte to go from Second Cup was my final purchase before heading out onto the highway. I was on my way to Jasper…

  •   It was hard to believe that our journey on the river was over.  It seemed like so long ago that we left Amsterdam.  It…

  • No sooner had we loaded onto the buses than Skadi pulled away from the dock on the way to Budapest. Our journey by bus would take about…

  • Cold, showers and very windy is how best to describe the weather that greeted us as we went for breakfast this morning. The question then…

  • Today we were treated to a very full day in Vienna. By the time we awoke we were already docked. At 9:00 am we set…

  • The gates of the lock opened, revealing a beautiful view down the river towards Melk Abbey perched atop a hill. A short time later we…

  • About 10:00 am our ship arrived in Passau and rafted up to another Viking ship. A short time later the Viking Delling rafted up to…

  • We had a somewhat lazy morning as our ETA in Regensburg was not until 1:00 pm. I was thankful of a little downtime as the…

  • In recent times Nuremberg became infamous. It was the site of Nazi rallies, the start of the boycott of Jewish businesses and the Nuremberg laws…

  • Our lecture this morning was on the Main Danube Canal. Without this canal and it’s system of locks, our trip would not be possible. By…

  • Today we had signed up for the optional tour to Rothenburg. Our one hour bus ride took us inland though the German countryside. It was…