Monday was Budapest

Then an afternoon and overnight all the way to Vienna. I wrote the post and lost it when it wouldn't go out. Will try to fill in the blanks later. Meanwhile here are some pics. We were in the castleLes mer
Then an afternoon and overnight all the way to Vienna. I wrote the post and lost it when it wouldn't go out. Will try to fill in the blanks later. Meanwhile here are some pics. We were in the castleLes mer
We travelled all night and pulled into our slip in Vienna at 9am. Off for a 3 hr bus and walking tour. We saw the Hapsburg Palace, St. Stephens church. Walked along the pedestrian mall. Many expensiveLes mer
We did a 3hr tour this morning of the Gottweib Abbey, near Krems. It is a Benedictine Abbey first constructed in about 1100 in wood. This burned down and the current structures are from 1700s. ThereLes mer
We arrived in Passau as we were eating breakfast (which are great!) and at 10 left for a short walking tour through town. Only about 50,000. Very quaint and a Bavarian feel. We ended at
St StephensLes mer
So we had to overnight in Passau last night as the water level is low. But it has rained overnight and all day today. And pretty cool too! About 11c. Anika the guide took us to for walking tour of theLes mer
Last full day of our Viking cruise. As we were unable to cruise to Nuremburg due to low water levels, we pulled into Regensburg at 8am. Still cool and threatening rain, we were on the bus by 9:30. TheLes mer
Arrived in Munich about noon by train. Busy morning as we up by 5. Had breakfast and said goodbye to friends on the ship - Mike and Gale from California. And Roger and Jahz our waiters. 1.5 hr bus toLes mer
We had a 6hr train ride to Venice. What a beautiful way travel through the alps! Quite similar Rockies however we don't have the quaint villages or fields of vineyards in Alberta. We arrived in timeLes mer
After a quick breakfast we walked to hotel palazzo abadessa with the help of two fellows to cart the luggage! With Paul and Cheryl we took the vaparetto to the other side of the island and dipped ourLes mer