Prague
July 2, 2023 in Czech Republic ⋅ ⛅ 73 °FToured around Prague. Took a funicular up to a park with a carousel, house of mirrors and a lookout tower.
Toured around Prague. Took a funicular up to a park with a carousel, house of mirrors and a lookout tower.
Took an hour long tourist boat trip on the river. We always like to do this. Easy, relaxing and you get a different view.
Left the boat and met our driver, Milan, for the 3 hour drive to Prague. As we crossed the border from Germany into Czech Republic, the terrain got more hilly and it seemed like it became more rural.Read more
We left Passau headed for Regensburg, our last stop. Or so we thought. After going through another lock that took a very long time, we headed upstream for an hour or so. Then we stopped and turnedRead more
After lunch, we headed up to the Oberhaus Museum. It is a castle built originally in the 13th century high on a cliff overlooking the Danube and Passau.
Very interesting with quite a mix of exhibitsRead more
Stopped in Passau, Germany for part of the day. Took a guided tour, had lunch, wandered the streets and headed back to the ship. Heard stories about the floods over the centuries.
Back on the boat, we headed upstream once again to go through the Wachau Valley. Beautiful scenery, lovely weather. Couldn't have been nicer.
Went through a lock. Not the first and not the last.
Left Vienna and stopped in Durnstein where Kate, Kyle, and I took a guided e-bike tour through the wine country at one end of the Wachau Valley. Lovely countryside, vineyards and quaint littleRead more
Couple of bus tours through Vienna including a visit to Schoenbrunn Palace, the Vienna home of the Hapsburgs.