As we approached the end of our cruise, our ship made one last stop in Austria, the port of Linz. This stop featured an excursion to Salzburg, known as the home of the Von Trapp family and the site of much of the filming of Sound of Music. We elected this excursion, a 3-hour bus ride, so…
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Moraine Lake
Yesterday, I went to a favourite location, Moraine Lake. The view I’m showing today is one of the best known of the great scenes to be seen in the Canadian Rockies. This scene (or one very similar) once graced the back of the old Canadian twenty dollar bill. I left Canmore at 4:15 am to be in position…
Black Bear
It’s time for a break from those Europe photographs. I went out to do some photography early this morning and on the way home, I came across a black bear grazing along the edge of the road. Although he was much too focused on eating to pose for me, I did get some good shots…
Durnstein
The fifth day of our cruise took us into the beautiful Wachau Valley of Austria. We visited two towns, Durnstein and Melk, about 30 km apart. I was planning to cycle between the two towns, rejoining the cruise ship in Melk. Alas, the weather did not cooperate. As we were about to depart, it was…
Bratislava
On the second day of our cruise, I awoke early to catch some river scenes in the early morning light. As we approached Bratislava, our stop for the day we arrived at the impressive Gabcikovo Lock, the first of many on our way to Passau. Gabcikovo Lock consists of two main structures: a hydropower plant and two…