Europe 2023

April - July 2023

A 67-day adventure by Roger Read more

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- Day 59
- Tuesday, June 27, 2023
- ☁️ 70 °F
- Altitude: 614 ft
- Austria Naschmarkt 48.198334, 16.36548°11’54” N 16°21’54” E
Vienna 2
June 27, 2023 in Austria ⋅ ☁️ 70 °F
A free day in Vienna. Went to the local market and a museum of furniture - mostly about the Hapsburghs. Was overcast and a bit rainy, but also cooler which was nice. Gail and Kate got sucked into an olive/cheese/sausage vendor's shop and ended up purchasing 375 euros of food. Hope it doesn't all get confiscated by customs when we go back home.

Kate, Kyle and Gail went off to a classical music concert for the evening.Read more
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- Day 60
- Wednesday, June 28, 2023 at 9:00 AM
- ☀️ 61 °F
- Altitude: 679 ft
- Austria Unterloiben 48.391667, 15.55333348°23’30” N 15°33’12” E
Wachau Valley Bike Ride
June 28, 2023 in Austria ⋅ ☀️ 61 °F
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 little villages.Read more
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- Day 60
- Wednesday, June 28, 2023 at 12:00 PM
- ☀️ 68 °F
- Altitude: 561 ft
- Austria Dürnstein 48.395, 15.51666748°23’42” N 15°31’0” E
Wachau Valley and on to Passau
June 28, 2023 in Austria ⋅ ☀️ 68 °F
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.
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- Day 61
- Thursday, June 29, 2023
- ☀️ 79 °F
- Altitude: 922 ft
- Germany Ilz 48.575, 13.48166748°34’30” N 13°28’54” E
Passau
June 29, 2023 in Germany ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F
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.
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- Day 62
- Friday, June 30, 2023 at 1:00 PM
- ☁️ 75 °F
- Altitude: 935 ft
- Germany Passauer Dom 48.573334, 13.46833348°34’24” N 13°28’6” E
Oberhaus Museum
June 30, 2023 in Germany ⋅ ☁️ 75 °F
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 exhibits and stunning views.Read more
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- Day 62
- Friday, June 30, 2023
- ☁️ 72 °F
- Altitude: 1,007 ft
- Germany Passauer Dom 48.575001, 13.46548°34’30” N 13°27’54” E
Passau Again
June 30, 2023 in Germany ⋅ ☁️ 72 °F
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 turned around.

At a "disembarkation meeting" later that night we learned that the water level was too low for us to proceed and that we were headed back to near Passau. Bummer, but this is late June. Doesn't bode well for July and August cruises.

Our options were: take a 1.5 hour bus ride to Regensburg (and of course another 1.5 hours back), take similar bus ride to Munich or to hang out in Passau for another day. We chose the latter.

Went to the local cathedral for a 30 minute organ recital. We had been told the day before that the cathedral has 5 organs with 18,000(?) pipes and bells. Supposedly the world's largest.Read more
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- Day 63
- Saturday, July 1, 2023 at 9:00 AM
- ⛅ 64 °F
- Altitude: 686 ft
- Czech Republic [Praha-Staré Město] old city hall t.50.086667, 14.42166750°5’12” N 14°25’18” E
On to Prague
July 1, 2023 in Czech Republic ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
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. Went through a half hour plus of quite a lot of curvy, hilly roads. Eventually flattened and straightened out.

Vladimir let us into the flat. Old guy who is a neighbor and basically speaks no English. Of course we speak no Czech. All worked out and the flat is lovely.

Walked around, had a late lunch right by the astronomical clock. Prague is amazing. So many old buildings with interesting architecture. Lots of pedestrian only areas. Many tube cake shops, candy shops, jewelry, souvenirs, restaurants and coffee shops, and rubber duck shops. Apparently rubber ducks are sort of like beanie babies were at one time.Read more
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- Day 63
- Saturday, July 1, 2023 at 6:30 PM
- ⛅ 75 °F
- Altitude: 636 ft
- Czech Republic Charles Bridge 50.086667, 14.41166750°5’12” N 14°24’42” E
Boat trip on the Vitava River
July 1, 2023 in Czech Republic ⋅ ⛅ 75 °F
Took an hour long tourist boat trip on the river. We always like to do this. Easy, relaxing and you get a different view.
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- Day 64
- Sunday, July 2, 2023
- ⛅ 73 °F
- Altitude: 702 ft
- Czech Republic Václavské náměstí 50.081667, 14.42333350°4’54” N 14°25’24” E
Prague
July 2, 2023 in Czech Republic ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F
Toured around Prague. Took a funicular up to a park with a carousel, house of mirrors and a lookout tower.
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