And the trip begins

Dubai

Dubai desert tour

Amsterdam

Beautiful Amsterdam, a city full of
charm, canals, bikes and trees
Last day in Amsterdam

Last day in beautiful Amsterdam
River boat cruise begins

Cologne

Cruising along the River Rhine

Destination Rudesheim today
Miltenberg

Another relaxing day on the River Main
Wurzburg

A University riverside city with a population of 130,000
Bamberg

Morning sailing to Bamberg, a city of 80,000
Nuremberg

2nd largest city in Bavaria, Hitler's city of choice for his annual Nazi rallies
Regensburg

A city if 150,000 people, full of cobbled streets, the BMW factory & birthplace of previous pope, Pope Benedict XVI
Linz

First day in Austria, spent the day in Linz while ship had some maintenance
Melk

Melk is famous for been home to the Benedictine Monastery since 1089
Durnstein

Wachau valley from Melk to Durnstein, famous for reisling and apricots
Vienna

Vienna, Austria's largest city, full of magnificent buildings, huge parks and 1.9million people
Hike up the hill to Leopolsberg

We set off with the intention of getting to the top, 425 meters uphill
New country, Slavakia

Passing through on the way to Hungary 🇭🇺
Budapest

Arrived in Budapest early this morning after sailing through the night, last stop for our boat, have traveled 1811km with 67 lochs since leaving Amsterdam
Budapest by night

A magical way to spend our last night on the boat, we went for a sail up and down the river to see the city lights
Day 2 Budapest

First day off the boat and independent again which is exciting
Budapest to Croatia via Munich

This morning we had a last walk around Budapest, a beautiful, interesting and slightly grungy city, then flew to Dubrovnik via Munich
Mlini, just out of Dubrovnik

Mlini, wow what a stunning little spot, love been back by the sea
Lokrum Island

Today we got the ferry over to Lokrum Island, 600 meters offshore from Dubrovnik, a 10 minute ride, there are no cars or residents on the island