Durnstein Austria
11 lipca 2016, Austria ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
quaint little austrian village - 1 street -12 cars. long walk up to the castle where Richard the Lionheart was imprisoned in 1192. Apricots are king here everything from schnapps to wine to marmelade Czytaj więcej
leaving durnstein
11 lipca 2016, Austria ⋅ ⛅ 33 °C
Weibenkirchen
11 lipca 2016, Austria ⋅ ⛅ 33 °C
Wee village as we sail...
weibenkirchen
11 lipca 2016, Austria ⋅ ⛅ 33 °C
Cruising... St Michaels church
11 lipca 2016, Austria ⋅ ⛅ 33 °C
Spitz
11 lipca 2016, Austria ⋅ ⛅ 33 °C
Danube cruising ...
11 lipca 2016, Austria ⋅ ⛅ 33 °C
Schloss Schoenbuehel
11 lipca 2016, Austria ⋅ ⛅ 34 °C
Donau near Melk
11 lipca 2016, Austria ⋅ ⛅ 33 °C
Arriving at Melk
11 lipca 2016, Austria ⋅ ⛅ 33 °C
Linz
12 lipca 2016, Austria ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Disembark ship here and take the Majestic Imperator train to Salzburg, then Passau in Germany. 200,000 population and 210,000 jobs in Linz - many commute in obviously. Big industrial parks....
Salzberg, Austria
12 lipca 2016, Austria ⋅ 🌧 22 °C
Arrived here by train, none less than the Majestic Imperator. The town of Mozart's birthplace. Originally a salt mining town. Also the home of the von Trapp family of Sound of Music fame. Very quaint. Czytaj więcej
Majestic Imperator Train
12 lipca 2016, Austria ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
travelling on this amazing recreation of the Royal train. Opulent doesnt describe how they travelled less than 100 years ago.
Passau, Germany
12 lipca 2016, Niemcy ⋅ 🌧 20 °C
Train to here from Salzberg, where we picked up our ship again. Raining and getting dark, and we just head off toward next stop. No pics 😐
Cruising the Main Danube canal
13 lipca 2016, Niemcy ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
locks, locks n more locks 62 in all some with a rise or drop of 25 metres. Valhalla was commisionned by Ludwig the 1st.
Regensburg, Germany
13 lipca 2016, Niemcy ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
A well preserved medieval city that escaped bombing in WWII. Old sausage kitchen first opened in 1135! Our ship looks bald now .. everything on the top deck is laid flat, furniture stowed, even the Czytaj więcej
Baverian lunch then our walking tour
13 lipca 2016, Niemcy ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
waiters dressed in traditional clothing do not call Bavarians "Germans" they don't like it! if Bavaria was a separate country from Germany it would be the 8th most powerful economy in the world. Czytaj więcej
Danube-Main-Rhine canal
14 lipca 2016, Niemcy ⋅ 🌧 12 °C
This canal connects to Danube & Rhine rivers. Highest stretch is 406m above seal level. Highest lock 25m water level difference!
Faber Castell mansion n tour
14 lipca 2016, Niemcy ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Visiting the largest pencil manufacturing company in the world including a museum n castle
Nuremburg - WWII tour.
14 lipca 2016, Niemcy ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Richard took a city tour which uncluded WWII / nazi sites.
Medieval Nuremberg
14 lipca 2016, Niemcy ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
City tour included a visit to the old medieval city where earliest settlement began around 800AD. Most of the old city dates around 1300AD.
German sunset
14 lipca 2016, Niemcy ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Cruising along the Main River enjoying dinner and the sunset
Bamberg
15 lipca 2016, Niemcy ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
The end of the Canal connecting the Danube with the Rhine (via the Main river). 7 hills contain 7 churches reminiscent of Rome. Another very quaint medieval"old town" centre.
Evening at Schweinfurt
15 lipca 2016, Niemcy ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
a stop here on our way through the 42 more canal n river locks. We picked up our entertainment Lindsay Hamilton who was wondrous with her renditions of favourite show n movie songs.
Another lock ... barge being pushed thru
16 lipca 2016, Niemcy ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
























































































































































Richard n Sheila Travels
Castle where Richard the Lionheart was imprisoned for ransom.
Richard n Sheila Travels
Richard the Lionheart trying out his new digs.
Richard n Sheila Travels
view from atop the castle. Hard climb but the view was astounding.