The final stop on the cruise portion of our travels was Passau, our only port-of-call in Germany. Passau is in the southeast corner of the country, strategically situated at the confluence of three rivers, the Inn, the Ilz and the Danube. Passau’s population is 50,415, of whom about 11,000 are students at the local University of Passau. The university,…
Quiet Corner Vermilion Lakes
Last Saturday, I returned to a great spot on the Vermilion Lakes near Banff. This enclave, part of the third lake can only be described as photo-rich, winter and summer. I went with friend and neighbour, Stewart Hamilton and we put in a couple of very enjoyable hours, looking for those special shots this area…
Prague
Our final stop on the Danube River Cruise was Prague in the Czech Republic. Prague is not on the Danube, it’s about three hours east by bus. Following our last day on the water, we disembarked at Passau, Germany and transferred to Prague for the last three days of our holiday. Interestingly, we arrived on…
Linz-Salzburg
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…
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…