One of our featured stops was Vienna, about 350 km (220 miles) upstream from Budapest. Vienna is quite different from the other cities we visited, more modern, more elegant and cleaner. Vienna was the dynastic capital city of the Habsburg monarchy, from 1583-1611. From 1804 to 1867 the Habsburg Monarchy was formally unified as the Austria Empire,…
Budapest
The starting point for our recent river cruise was Budapest, the capital city of Hungary. Budapest is situated on the Danube River, which originates in the Black Forest of Germany. The Danube then flows southeast for 1,914 km (1,189 mi), passing through five capital cities before emptying into the Black Sea via the Danube Delta in Romania and Ukraine. This great river is host to many river cruise lines…
Enchanting Danube River Cruise
We’ve just returned home from a wonderful holiday in Central Europe, a cruise on the Danube River from Budapest to Passau with a three-day extension to Prague in the Czech Republic. The following map shows the course of our journey, covering 530 km (331 miles) over 7 days. Upon debarkation in Passau, we traveled by…
Photo(s) of the Week
My favourite photo for last week, taken in the course of our journey home from Arizona. Actually there was some controversy over my favourite; Rolande had a strong preference for a different photo. So, I’m including both. They were taken during my sunrise tour at Canyonlands at the same location, the Candlestick Tower overlook. The…
Waterton Lakes NP
We wrapped up our trip home from Arizona with a stop at Waterton Lakes National Park, located in southern Alberta. The park is adjacent to Glacier National Park in Montana, just across the border. It’s still early for tourists but the beauty of the park is there year round. I got up early yesterday to…