A Cruising Afternoon, Day 5

After an Italian Coffee in the lounge, we had a delicious Bavarian lunch: a variety of sausages, sauerkraut, etc. The morning mist gave way to a beautiful sunny afternoon, which we enjoyed on theもっと詳しく
After an Italian Coffee in the lounge, we had a delicious Bavarian lunch: a variety of sausages, sauerkraut, etc. The morning mist gave way to a beautiful sunny afternoon, which we enjoyed on theもっと詳しく
We arrived this evening in the port city of Linz, gateway to Salzburg a couple hours away. We'll go by bus tomorrow morning. Tonight we enjoyed the elegant Captain's dinner after being introduced toもっと詳しく
Left at 8am for a two hour bus ride to Salzburg through the beautiful Austrian countryside. Made a put stop at a restaurant area overlooking Lake M,___, where some of the Sound of Music was filmed.もっと詳しく
The cruise director, Radu, took a group of us in a walking tour of Linz at 5:15. It turned out to be a very nice, contemporary town with charm and three cathedrals...two were open for evening rosary,もっと詳しく
Melk Abbey, vineyards, gorgeous scenery... A UNESCO region.
Darling medieval river town, famous for holding Richard the Lionhearted for ransom, captured during his return from the Crusades. However vet, they treated him like a guest, giving him the run if theもっと詳しく
After cocktails for Georges and champagne for me, we enjoyed dinner with guests from Cincinnati: salmon tartare, lobster bisque, veal medallions with cepi mushrooms & polenta, dessert trio allもっと詳しく
9am, on the bus to Vienna, 30 minutes from the dock, with Guidy our guide for the next two hours. She has quite a clever wit, slipping in little political sarcasms within a constant stream ofもっと詳しく
After lunch, Tauck byssef us up to these Belvedere Museum, which had been the palace of Prince Eugene of Savoy, famous for driving the Turks out of Austria and preserving the Hapsburg rule. He was theもっと詳しく
The evening was magical... Set in a ballroom, only Tauck books dinners here (of the cruise lines). We were entertained by a pianist, 4 string musicians, a lead violinist, two opera singers and twoもっと詳しく