Saturday, May 9
As we slept, the crew was busy working our way UP the Danube to get back to Regensburg. Beautiful scenery along the river, but going against the current was hard and time-consuming work.
Later, as we all sat down to dinner, the Var pulled away from the dock in Regensburg and headed south again, back overnight to Passau.
Sunday, May 10
Happy Mothers’ Day!!
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| The Viking Var, docked in Passau |
Passau, a German city on the Austrian border, lies at the confluence of the Danube, Inn, and Ilz rivers. Known as the Three Rivers City, it's overlooked by the Veste Oberhaus, a 13th-century hilltop fortress housing a city museum and observation tower. The old town below is known for its baroque architecture, including St. Stephen's Cathedral.
Passau Scenes
The River Inn, flowing down from Switzerland
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| Passau Rathaus (City Hall) |
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| Veste Oberhaus |
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| Recent disastrous flood height |
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| Residenzplatz |
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| Downriver, toward the confluence |
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A local tour boat with people out for a Mothers’ Day cruise.
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| Bavarian Dinner onboard tonight |
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| Pasta Man |
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First Austrian Sunset on the Danube
Tomorrow: Austria
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More to come re Gottweig Abbey
Tuesday
Bus and walking tour of Vienna
We arrived at Vienna late Monday in a pouring rain. By this morning, it had stopped raining, but was still cloudy and a little chilly. The schedule for today was a “Panoramic Tour” of Vienna. It turned out to be a general orientation by bus followed by a walking tour of about one hour followed by free time of another hour.
Scenes from Vienna
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Danube Canal
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City Hall
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| Last remaining city gate |
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From this balcony, Hitler was cheered
when he announced that Austria had been annexed.
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Ancient Roman Ruins
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| Our group listening to our guide |
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St. Stephen’s Cathedral
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| Model of St. Stephen’s |
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Yep, legal here and Germany
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| St. Stephen’s Platz |
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| Goethe |
Coffee Break
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Giant Ferris Wheel
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Still in Vienna on Wednesday.
Let’s see what the weather brings.
Wednesday, May 13
Relaxing on The Boat Today
Still in Vienna
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| In the Captain’s Chair |
Leaving Vienna
Low Bridge Ahead
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| Ruine Rothelstein, Braunsberg, Austria |
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Auf Wiedersehen, Austria
Tomorrow: Budapest
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Thursday, May 14
Arriving Budapest
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| The Hungarian Parliament Building |
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| Buda Palace |
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| St Michael’s Church and the Buda Hilton |
Tour: Panoramic Budapest
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| The Chain Bridge beyond the ship |
Say Goodnight, Gracie
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| The Church and Hilton at Night |
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| The Palace beyond the Chain Bridge |
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| Saying Goodbye and Safe Travels |
Saturday, May 15
Goodbye to our favorite restaurant staff,
Rolly and Meli. Great job, guys!!
Leaving the Viking Var today and
heading off to the Buda side and the Hilton.
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