HSH
5 июня 2018 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ 🌙 13 °C
Home. :)
Lax and home bound
5 июня 2018 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
3 hour layover then home. Nice to be back in US.
Last Day
4 июня 2018 г., Чехия ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Our final day in Europe. Tomorrow it's a 3 a.m. start for the airport and 26 hours of travel back to Bend. Finally found an IPA (pronounced "ee-pah" here).
Had a wonderful and thorough tour of thisЧитать далее
Beer, Again
2 июня 2018 г., Чехия ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
We're enroute to Prague and our driver happened to know about a little brewery on the way.
In the town of Pilsner is home to Pilsner Urquel, a beer now colloquially referred to as Pils. It's one ofЧитать далее
Finis
1 июня 2018 г., Германия ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Our boat docked just outside Nuremberg esrly this morning and we bussed into town.
Once again the city scape and history take the forefront. Our guide gave background of the Nuremberg trials inЧитать далее
Regensburg
31 мая 2018 г., Германия ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
This lovely village on the Danube had amazing archtecture and lovely people.
The feast of Corpus Christi, the Body of Christ, is celebrated country wide in Germany, meant there was no shopping,Читать далее
Schöne Fräuleins und Bier
30 мая 2018 г., Германия ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
At Johann Anetseder farm Christian Anetseder has transformed his working farm into a bit of Bavarian heaven. Here he hosts equine competitions, harvests trees and mills lumber, hosts weddings, partiesЧитать далее
Deutschland
30 мая 2018 г., Германия ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
We're in Passau, Germany.
How about a pipe organ concert? How about a pipe organ concert played in a huge cathedral on the largest pipe organ in the world.
Amazing!
Chant
29 мая 2018 г., Австрия ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Shortly after arriving in Krems, Austria we bussed to Gottweig Abbey, a active and beautiful monastery on a tall hilltop overlooking the lush vineyards and marrillen (apricot) orchards.
The four ofЧитать далее
Haydn and Strauss and Mozart, Oh My!
28 мая 2018 г., Австрия ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
We arrived in Vienna this morning and toured the city until lunch time. Another amazing city full of history, architectural wonders amd the music of composers we have loved since childhood.
TonightЧитать далее
Locked Up
27 мая 2018 г., Словакия ⋅ 🌙 20 °C
Our river journey will take almost 24 hours to go from Bucharest to Vienna. Along the way we will pass through two locks. We completed the first one at 10 this evening.
Bon Voyage II
27 мая 2018 г., Венгрия ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Having already spent two days in Budapest we opted to remain aboard our Viking ship Gullveig while most took a tour of the city and surrounding area.
The ship departed for Vienna at 8:15 a.mЧитать далее
Cruise Time
26 мая 2018 г., Венгрия ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
We're aboard a Viking river cruise ship, Gullveig. How cool to finally unpack and store for 7 days! Met my brother Paul and sister-in-law Debbie on board.
We have another half day here tomorrow thenЧитать далее
Country Number Six
24 мая 2018 г., Венгрия ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
We bid a fond farewell to our guide and touring companions last night at a dinner that included Slovenian foods and cultural music and dancing.
Today our driver from Mydaytrip.com met us at ourЧитать далее
Undiscovered Jewel
21 мая 2018 г., Словения ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Tongue Twisted in Slovenia
21 мая 2018 г., Словения ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
After the fast pace and noise (Ferrari, Porsche, Lamborghini and motorcycles all with extra loud engines that young drivers delight in driving fast and loud) of Opatija a stroll in the pedestriansЧитать далее
Train Ride in a Cave
21 мая 2018 г., Словения ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Today we left Coatia for the last time on this trip and entered Slovenia. Our first destination was Postojna Caves.
An electric train took us 3 miles into the cave where we disembarked and walkedЧитать далее
Plitvic Lakes National Park
19 мая 2018 г., Хорватия ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Croatia's first national park, Plitvic Lakes park is comprised of 16 azure blue lakes cascading one into another in amazing waterfalls. Many of the falls are viewed by walking a 2 mile loop trail,Читать далее
Monte Carlo of the Adriatic
19 мая 2018 г., Хорватия ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Leaving Plitvic Lakes bejond we traveled west to return again to the Adriatic sea coast and the town of Opatija.
What an amazing contrast to our earlier stops! A, seaside resort and haven for royaltyЧитать далее
Marshal Tito
18 мая 2018 г., Хорватия ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
From Klanjec we traveled to Kumrovec, the birth place of Josip Broz Tito and former president of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (often referred to by locals as the "ex" Yugoslavia). HisЧитать далее
Art and History
18 мая 2018 г., Хорватия ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Our day trip from Zagreb began at the quaint village of Klanjec, birthplace of sculpter Antuna Augustinčića and a gallery of his famous works. His Peace Monument bronze stands before the UnitedЧитать далее
Zagreb Continued
17 мая 2018 г., Хорватия ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Our group toured the Donji Grad (Lower Town) of Zagreb. It's home to many civic and historic monuments.
A short funicular ride brought us to Zagreb's Gornji Grad- Upper Town - the area developed inЧитать далее
Capital of Croatia
16 мая 2018 г., Хорватия ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Leaving the countryside we entered the hustle and bustle of Zagreb. One fourth the total population of Croatia, over 1 million people, live here. We checked into our hotel, had dinner and were in bedЧитать далее
More from Karanc, Croatia
16 мая 2018 г., Хорватия ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
More photos from our visit to Karanac.
Karanac, Croatia
16 мая 2018 г., Хорватия ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
From mountains and rolling hills we transitioned to the fertile plains of northeastern Croatia. The verdent countryside filled with acres and acres of feed corn, sugar beets, potatoes, wheat and muchЧитать далее