This is home
2017年12月13日, オーストラリア ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Well it’s now the night before departure. Bags are packed and just a few things to go in which are last minute add-ins which must be left to last. Excitement level is at fever pitch, so excited Iもっと詳しく
In Bardon waiting for Uber
2017年12月14日, オーストラリア ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
Now in Brisbane with Bronté waiting for an Uber to take us to the airport. Already been savaged by Bibis long eared guinea pig and needed Dr. Bronté to administer the medical patch-up (a bandaid).もっと詳しく
Brisbane International
2017年12月14日, オーストラリア ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
Now in the Bris. International waiting for flight.
Changi Airport
2017年12月14日, シンガポール ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
We have now arrived in Singapore. We are in the SATS Lounge. Anne has just had a shower and now it’s her turn to supervise the carry-on baggage.
Arrival in Europe at Frankfurt Airport
2017年12月15日, ドイツ ⋅ ⛅ 2 °C
Okay we have now landed in Frankfurt after a 13 hour flight from Singapore and we now have a six hour stopover here in Frankfurt airport. So we shall go to a lounge for about three hours and the restもっと詳しく
Arrival in Budapest
2017年12月15日, ハンガリー ⋅ 🌧 4 °C
Finally we have made it to Budapest. Our flight from Frankfurt was delayed by an hour due firstly to a late connecting flight, then there were other delays associated with getting back into the takeもっと詳しく
Day No1 in Buda & Pest
2017年12月16日, ハンガリー ⋅ 🌙 0 °C
Today we set off on our first exploratory day of Budapest. I we purchased tickets for the Hop On-Hop Off Big Bus and decided to ride the bus for the full circuit to begin and then pick somewhere toもっと詳しく
The Christmas Markets at Budapest
2017年12月16日, ハンガリー ⋅ 🌙 0 °C
We made this choice because we wanted to see the inside of the cathedral and also because that is where the largest Christmas markets are in Budapest. The first thing we found at the Christmas marketsもっと詳しく
St Stephens and Dinner
2017年12月16日, ハンガリー ⋅ 🌙 0 °C
It is very impressive church. After we left church we all had a second mulled wine and decided, as it was 3:00 pm it was time to head back to the hotel. I had a sleep for a couple of hours and then weもっと詳しく
St Mathius Church & Fishermans Bastion
2017年12月17日, ハンガリー ⋅ ⛅ 1 °C
Well we set off today with the objective of investigating Buda. So we went out and got onto the big bus and headed across the river to Buda, we got off at the end of the chain bridge. Here we boughtもっと詳しく
Fishermans Bastion
2017年12月17日, ハンガリー ⋅ ⛅ 2 °C
From Matthias Church we went to the viewing platform and took some photos of the Pest side of the river and Parliament House and then proceeded down to the lower areas of the Fishermans Bastion Theもっと詳しく
Finally we embark onto the Sapphire
2017年12月18日, ハンガリー ⋅ ⛅ 0 °C
Basically has been a very low-key day. We left the hotel and walked down to the ship and come on board and have done very little house. Anne and Michelle went for a walk to the market and boughtもっと詳しく
Night River Cruise
2017年12月18日, ハンガリー ⋅ ⛅ 0 °C
Before we had dinner but after it was dark the ship made a lap up the river and back again to the dock so we would get a nighttime river cruise. This enabled us to see the highlights of the city underもっと詳しく
Budapests Great Market
2017年12月19日, ハンガリー ⋅ ⛅ 0 °C
This morning we had a choice of having free time or going on the bus tour of Budapest. As we had already seen most of that which we wanted to see we chose the free time and decided to visit the nearbyもっと詳しく
Vienna
2017年12月20日, オーストリア ⋅ ⛅ 2 °C
A City of Fairy Lights
2017年12月20日, オーストリア ⋅ ⛅ 2 °C
We spent the morning steaming up the Danube and finally arrived at Vienna at about midday. So it took a full 24 hours, from leaving Budapest to arriving in Vienna. After lunch there were coaches toもっと詳しく
Christmas Markets in Vienna
2017年12月21日, オーストリア ⋅ 🌧 4 °C
Christmas Markets in Vienna
2017年12月21日, オーストリア ⋅ 🌧 3 °C
Christmas Markets in Vienna
2017年12月21日, オーストリア ⋅ 🌧 4 °C
Christmas Markets in Vienna
2017年12月21日, オーストリア ⋅ 🌧 4 °C
The Abby at Melk
2017年12月22日, オーストリア ⋅ 🌙 5 °C
A thousand years ago Melk was the capital of the Austrian Kingdom. That was when this building was begun. Nine hundred years ago it was decided that the capital should be moved to Vienna. So theもっと詳しく
The church at the Melk Abby
2017年12月22日, オーストリア ⋅ 🌙 5 °C
Of course there is always going to be a church at an Abby. Well this one just takes the cake. Never have I ever seen so much gold in a church. It absolutely takes your breath away. It isn’t a hugeもっと詳しく
The Medieval Village of Dürstein
2017年12月22日, オーストリア ⋅ ☁️ 5 °C
Passau
2017年12月23日, ドイツ ⋅ 🌧 5 °C
We spent most of the day cruising the river but docked at Passau in the afternoon. Was a lovely town and had a very nice Christmas market. This was the last Christmas market we will see becauseもっと詳しく
And Then More Passau
2017年12月23日, ドイツ ⋅ 🌧 6 °C
The Umpah band lead everyone in the chicken dance, then the Congo Line and lots of fun. After they finished our resident muso played on with lots of music from the good old days, lots of dancing,もっと詳しく