Flying Home

We woke early and went to check out. We were given a box breakfast, which we ate in the hotel restaurant that was still officially closed. While our names had been included on the board in passes andRead more
We woke early and went to check out. We were given a box breakfast, which we ate in the hotel restaurant that was still officially closed. While our names had been included on the board in passes andRead more
We worked our way to the dock where a riverboat took us on an hour long cruise. On the way we happened to pass John and Dawn Mach, Canadian friends from the Viking Ingvi. They said they might meet usRead more
After breakfast we went walking with James and Marcia to the old city, taking photos all the way. The highlight of my walk was finding the home of Johannes Kepler. Another high point was a markerRead more
We met our group at 8:20 am on the lower lobby and a Viking representative told us that the trip would be delayed for a few minutes. When the Viking representative reappeared one Chinese-American manRead more
We woke early, finished packing, ate breakfast and prepared to leave the ship for the bus ride to Prague in the Czech Republic. On the bus we passed through Slovakia and glimpsed the fortress weRead more
In the morning we took a bus tour of Budapest, ending in a walking tour around St. Stephen's Cathedral. The city is beautiful. We drove by the old palace and the ornate Parliament Building. I wasRead more
We arrived in Budapest at 10:05 pm. All the buildings were lit up like Christmas trees. We stood in intermittent rain up on the sun deck snapping photos furiously for two hour. The Captain was soRead more
There was an opportunity today to visit the Captain in the wheelhouse to see how the ship is run. There is not a big ship's wheel but rather a little joystick. There are GPS, depth finder, and otherRead more
We did a quick bus tour of Bratislava this morning, and finished it with a walk through the old fortress and the downtown area. The Czech Republic is really trying hard to make self government work.Read more
In the morning we took a bus tour of Vienna, driving by the concert hall of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, the opera house, the city hall, the coffee shop frequented by Sigmund Freud, and manyRead more
The joys of international travel!! You just have to love it and accept it as part of the experience.