This is home
13 декабря 2017 г., Австралия ⋅ ⛅ 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 IЧитать далее
In Bardon waiting for Uber
14 декабря 2017 г., Австралия ⋅ ⛅ 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).Читать далее
Brisbane International
14 декабря 2017 г., Австралия ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
Now in the Bris. International waiting for flight.
Changi Airport
14 декабря 2017 г., Сингапур ⋅ ⛅ 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
15 декабря 2017 г., Германия ⋅ ⛅ 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 restЧитать далее
Arrival in Budapest
15 декабря 2017 г., Венгрия ⋅ 🌧 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 takeЧитать далее
ПутешественникThinking of you and getting excited Christmas coming up enjoy can’t wait for pictures of the boat xx
Day No1 in Buda & Pest
16 декабря 2017 г., Венгрия ⋅ 🌙 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 toЧитать далее
The Christmas Markets at Budapest
16 декабря 2017 г., Венгрия ⋅ 🌙 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 marketsЧитать далее
ПутешественникI can’t believe you guys are doing the Christmas 🎄 markets and I’m not there boo hoo so happy for you
St Stephens and Dinner
16 декабря 2017 г., Венгрия ⋅ 🌙 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 weЧитать далее
ПутешественникNo Tom, we embark onto the river ship today so unfortunately we won’t get to the baths
St Mathius Church & Fishermans Bastion
17 декабря 2017 г., Венгрия ⋅ ⛅ 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 boughtЧитать далее
Fishermans Bastion
17 декабря 2017 г., Венгрия ⋅ ⛅ 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 TheЧитать далее
Finally we embark onto the Sapphire
18 декабря 2017 г., Венгрия ⋅ ⛅ 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 boughtЧитать далее
Night River Cruise
18 декабря 2017 г., Венгрия ⋅ ⛅ 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 underЧитать далее
Budapests Great Market
19 декабря 2017 г., Венгрия ⋅ ⛅ 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 nearbyЧитать далее
Vienna
20 декабря 2017 г., Австрия ⋅ ⛅ 2 °C
A City of Fairy Lights
20 декабря 2017 г., Австрия ⋅ ⛅ 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 toЧитать далее
Christmas Markets in Vienna
21 декабря 2017 г., Австрия ⋅ 🌧 4 °C
Christmas Markets in Vienna
21 декабря 2017 г., Австрия ⋅ 🌧 3 °C
Christmas Markets in Vienna
21 декабря 2017 г., Австрия ⋅ 🌧 4 °C
Christmas Markets in Vienna
21 декабря 2017 г., Австрия ⋅ 🌧 4 °C
ПутешественникSo atmospheric, I love the Christmas markets in Germany, these look like a lot of fun too
The Abby at Melk
22 декабря 2017 г., Австрия ⋅ 🌙 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 theЧитать далее
The church at the Melk Abby
22 декабря 2017 г., Австрия ⋅ 🌙 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 hugeЧитать далее
The Medieval Village of Dürstein
22 декабря 2017 г., Австрия ⋅ ☁️ 5 °C
Passau
23 декабря 2017 г., Германия ⋅ 🌧 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 becauseЧитать далее
ПутешественникDid you get any footage of the spoons and slapping dance? That would have been awesome to see
And Then More Passau
23 декабря 2017 г., Германия ⋅ 🌧 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,Читать далее
ПутешественникI trust Michele was in that Congo line !?! Looks great I want to go next year 😂