TschechienPrague Masaryk Railway Station50°5’19” N 14°25’56” E
28. Juni 2016 in Tschechien ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
A must eat while in Prague: Trdelniks are strips of dough wrapped around a turning cylinder to cook and rolled in a sugar/cinnamon coating. It can be filled with ice cream, chocolate, or whip cream.Weiterlesen
TschechienPrague Masaryk Railway Station50°5’19” N 14°25’55” E
29. Juni 2016 in Tschechien ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
The concierge at the Hilton had to make reservations since they get so booked up. Aftee an appetizer of Goose pate, we had a lunch of Czech specilaities: Duck with cabbage and dumplings andWeiterlesen
DeutschlandPfaffenstein bei Regensburg49°1’42” N 12°4’30” E
30. Juni 2016 in Deutschland ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
A wonderful old German town full of history. This stop on the way to our river boat was a real surprise.
DeutschlandPassau-Vilshofen48°38’23” N 13°11’57” E
30. Juni 2016 in Deutschland ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
After a long, but comfortable bus trip (Rose slept 3 hours) we arrived on our brand new ship the Ama Viola which was dedicated only two weeks. Our suite is 350 sq ft and had the most storage of anyWeiterlesen
DeutschlandPassau, Altstadt48°34’25” N 13°27’50” E
1. Juli 2016 in Deutschland ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
In Passau we had dinner in the specialty restaurant. It was small plates, paired with wine served in an intimate setting. Just wonderful. Also three great classical artists came on board to perform.Weiterlesen
ÖsterreichUrnenhain48°19’24” N 14°17’50” E
2. Juli 2016 in Österreich ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Another interesting walking tour in a town with a dark past: Pre WW2 Linz was the armament capitol of the Nazi war effort and the birthplace of Adolf Hitler.
ÖsterreichAlter Markt47°48’2” N 13°2’40” E
2. Juli 2016 in Österreich ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
In late morning we did a seven hour tour to Salzburg, the birthplace of Mozart, and the place where The Sound of Music originated and was filmed. Unfortunately, we hit some heavy rain and wind. GladWeiterlesen
ÖsterreichMelk48°14’6” N 15°19’37” E
3. Juli 2016 in Österreich ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
This morning we cruised through the scenic Wachau Valley with it's beautiful hilltop castles. In the afternoon we went on our tour to Durnstein and Melk. In Durnstein we saw the beautiful "BlueWeiterlesen
ÖsterreichSt. Stephen's Cathedral48°12’33” N 16°22’22” E
4. Juli 2016 in Österreich ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Today we first did a bus tour around Vienna, then a walking tour ending with some free time. While acknowledging some great architecture, we were disappointed in the large amount of modern shoppingWeiterlesen
SlowakeiBratislava48°9’0” N 17°7’0” E
5. Juli 2016 in Slowakei ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Bratisava was a wonderful old world town. We had a guided walking tour for about 1.5 hours and then free time on our own. There are housing styles with midevil componants, 19th century buildings andWeiterlesen
