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- Day 12
- Friday, May 3, 2024 at 4:53 PM
- ⛅ 15 °C
- Altitude: 12 m
ItalyLevanto44°10’28” N 9°37’3” E
Levanto.
May 3, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
The drop off n pick up point.
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- Day 13
- Saturday, May 4, 2024 at 7:22 AM
- ☁️ 12 °C
- Altitude: 39 m
- ItalyLe Cascine43°46’58” N 11°13’3” E
Balloon time
May 4, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
Up early for our balloon ride.
Had to move to a new departure/lift off point.
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- Day 14
- Sunday, May 5, 2024 at 11:36 AM
- ☀️ 18 °C
- Altitude: 46 m
- ItalyFirenze Santa Maria Novella Railway Station43°46’36” N 11°14’52” E
Train ride
May 5, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Good bye Firenze.
We have loved it.
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- Day 15
- Monday, May 6, 2024 at 9:21 AM
- ☁️ 16 °C
- Altitude: 10 m
- ItalyGiardini Papadopoli45°26’22” N 12°19’15” E
A Venetian wander b4 tour
May 6, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
We were up early-ish, so we thought walkies before we go on our tour.
Plenty of activity on the canals.
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- Day 15
- Monday, May 6, 2024 at 1:04 PM
- ☁️ 20 °C
- Altitude: 7 m
- ItalyParco Savorgnan45°26’44” N 12°19’33” E
Hidden Venice walk tour
May 6, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
A very good tour full of great information and views. Well worth the walk.
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- Day 15
- Monday, May 6, 2024 at 3:44 PM
- ☁️ 20 °C
- Altitude: 10 m
- ItalyPiazzetta dei Leoncini45°26’6” N 12°20’23” E
Doges Palace and St Marks Basilica
May 6, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Very interesting tour once again
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- Day 15
- Monday, May 6, 2024 at 7:00 PM
- ⛅ 19 °C
- Altitude: 7 m
- ItalyPalazzo Loredan45°26’13” N 12°20’2” E
When in Rome….. Ahhm Venice!
May 6, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
So we did a Gondola. It was better than I thought and our ‘driver’ gave commentary.
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- Day 16
- Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at 12:08 PM
- 🌧 15 °C
- Altitude: 9 m
- ItalyCanal Grande di Murano45°27’16” N 12°21’24” E
Glass and lace tour.
May 7, 2024 in Italy ⋅ 🌧 15 °C
Its raining. Steady.
Murano 1st. To look at glass.
Torcello 2nd. Where we had lunch.
Burano 3rd. Lace to be had here. And colourful buildings.
Once again, not enough time to explore each island.Read more
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- Day 17
- Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 9:25 AM
- ⛅ 16 °C
- Altitude: 11 m
- ItalyVenice Marco Polo Airport45°30’15” N 12°20’29” E
Our journey to Budapest.
May 8, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Started with a water taxi from Venice straight to the airport. Never arrived at an airport in a boat before. 👍
Business class seating was a bit interesting. 24 seats, 7 passengers, 1 person every 2Read more
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- Day 18
- Thursday, May 9, 2024 at 1:27 PM
- ☀️ 21 °C
- Altitude: 117 m
HungaryBudapest VI. kerület47°29’49” N 19°3’49” E
Arrived Budapest.
May 9, 2024 in Hungary ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
A new country for us.
This is where we join our river cruise. But we have a few spare days. Today is a relax day, get our bearings and do some domestic stuff.
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- Day 18
- Thursday, May 9, 2024 at 7:20 PM
- ☀️ 20 °C
- Altitude: 113 m
- HungaryBudapest Castle Hill Funicular47°29’52” N 19°2’25” E
Bloody tales and Vampires tour
May 9, 2024 in Hungary ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
We’ve joined a dark history tour.
And due to a Chinese delegation onsite in the castle, the tour was cancelled. You can see the police blocking one of the many entrances. So we wandered back to theRead more
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- Day 19
- Friday, May 10, 2024 at 12:28 PM
- ☀️ 22 °C
- Altitude: 106 m
- HungaryVörösmarty tér47°29’46” N 19°2’54” E
Hop on bus, tour n stuff
May 10, 2024 in Hungary ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
We jumped on the Big Bus. Got off at the wrong stop for our walking tour and had a long wait for the next bus, which was too full for us to get on. Only 5 min for the next.
Walking tour was good byRead more
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- Day 20
- Saturday, May 11, 2024 at 12:25 PM
- ⛅ 22 °C
- Altitude: 113 m
- HungaryLipótváros47°30’20” N 19°2’43” E
Walkies.
May 11, 2024 in Hungary ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
A nice stroll on our last full day in Budapest.
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- Day 20
- Saturday, May 11, 2024 at 4:58 PM
- ☁️ 23 °C
- Altitude: 118 m
- HungaryLipótváros47°30’6” N 19°3’10” E
Tapassio restaurant.
May 11, 2024 in Hungary ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
We are trying tapas.
Went the “chef choice”.
11 dishes. All good so far.
The best food we’ve had in Budapest.
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- Day 21
- Sunday, May 12, 2024 at 4:06 PM
- ⛅ 22 °C
- Altitude: 88 m
- HungaryGellért Hill47°29’15” N 19°3’18” E
Let the cruise begin.
May 12, 2024 in Hungary ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Viking weren’t very good with instructions! No idea where the boat was to embark. And absolutely no clear directions.
Luckily the taxi driver knew. So we made it safe. Time to chill for 2 weeks.Read more
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- Day 22
- Monday, May 13, 2024 at 11:41 AM
- ☀️ 19 °C
- Altitude: 164 m
- HungaryBudapest Castle Hill Funicular47°29’57” N 19°2’11” E
Free Viking tour
May 13, 2024 in Hungary ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
We joined one of the 3 busses for a tour.
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- Day 23
- Tuesday, May 14, 2024 at 10:08 AM
- ☀️ 18 °C
- Altitude: 112 m
SlovakiaBratislava48°8’16” N 17°5’54” E
24 hours of sailing.
May 14, 2024 in Slovakia ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
We left Budapest at 6pm yesterday and are expected in Vienna at 6.30 pm today.
No stops today.
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- Day 24
- Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at 9:18 AM
- ☀️ 17 °C
- Altitude: 189 m
AustriaAlbertina Museum48°12’17” N 16°22’6” E
Vienna walking tour.
May 15, 2024 in Austria ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
We join Selina for a walk and she is very good. Many sights seen at a good pace as we are a group of 16. The Jewish history/quarter was interesting.
Also interesting to hear that the Viennese hadRead more
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- Day 25
- Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 8:39 AM
- ☁️ 13 °C
- Altitude: 186 m
- AustriaDürnstein48°24’5” N 15°30’56” E
Dürnstein to Melk
May 16, 2024 in Austria ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
On our way to Melk.
Richard the Lionheart was captured here in Dürnstein. He was Robin Hoods King. Lots of vineyards.
Lots of very interesting terraces along the way. How did they make these back inRead more
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- Day 25
- Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 10:54 AM
- ☁️ 17 °C
- Altitude: 229 m
- AustriaSchönbühel an der Donau48°15’41” N 15°22’22” E
Just another random building.
May 16, 2024 in Austria ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
So many buildings as we approach Melk. Some are very impressive.
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- Day 25
- Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 1:32 PM
- ☁️ 19 °C
- Altitude: 266 m
- AustriaMelk Abbey48°13’42” N 15°19’57” E
Melk Abbey.
May 16, 2024 in Austria ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
It’s a school too.
We went on a tour but no pics were allowed inside.
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- Day 26
- Friday, May 17, 2024 at 10:05 AM
- ☁️ 12 °C
- Altitude: 322 m
GermanyPassau Diözesanmuseum48°34’27” N 13°28’0” E
Passau walking tour.
May 17, 2024 in Germany ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
An old town indeed, a few ‘leaders’ over the centuries.
So many interesting buildings.
It’s raining though which hampered proceedings a bit.
The biggest pipe organ in the world.
The AustrianRead more
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- Day 27
- Saturday, May 18, 2024 at 10:53 AM
- ☁️ 12 °C
- Altitude: 341 m
- GermanyStadtamhof49°1’12” N 12°5’43” E
Regensburg
May 18, 2024 in Germany ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
Never bombed during the war, so it’s all original and dates back to Roman times.
Towers meant you were a part of the rich society.
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- Day 28
- Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 9:56 AM
- ⛅ 15 °C
- Altitude: 296 m
- GermanyNürnberg Heilig-Geist-Spital49°27’10” N 11°4’40” E
Nuremberg
May 19, 2024 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Free time before the afternoon tour.
So we wandered about, went to the market which was all good stalls, looked at some of the buildings, had coffee, blah blah blah.
Let’s see what the officialRead more
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- Day 28
- Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 2:52 PM
- ☁️ 19 °C
- Altitude: 336 m
- GermanyNuremberg Castle49°27’28” N 11°4’37” E
Walking tour Nurnberg.
May 19, 2024 in Germany ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
We’ve joined another tour and this guide knows her stuff.
Nuremberg really was an important place for Hitler, then the Allies and then the trials.