How lucky were we to get to spend Sunday morning in Bamberg, Germany? It’s home to 7 churches on 7 hills, plus about 20-something more churches throughout the city. I think they all had bells in their towers, too, for they certainly rang out all morning long. After having spent day #6 in Nuremberg, ...
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Viking River Cruise Day #6: Nuremberg
Day #6 of our Viking River Cruise Grand European Tour got a bit weird. Thanks to low water in this section of the Danube River, we could not continue on the good ship “Bragi,” and had to be transported via Mercedes Benz coaches to another port near Nuremberg, and onto a new ship – the “Skadi.” It ...
Viking River Cruise Day #5: Regensburg
Our program director, Karl, briefed us the night before we docked in Regensburg, Germany, and said, “It’s my kind of town.” Regensberg, Germany Known for its reputation as one of the best-preserved medieval towns in Europe, Regensburg’s history easily dates back to Roman times. It managed to survive ...
Viking River Cruise Day #4: Passau, Germany
When I look back at our 14-day river cruise – the Grand European Tour – from Viking River Cruises, it seems the most full, packed and eclectic day of all happened on day #4, when we visited Passau, Germany. Passau is in the region of Germany called Bavaria. This is the “City of 3 Rivers” (confluence ...
Viking River Cruise Day #3: Melk Abbey
Located at the confluence of the Danube and Melk Rivers lies the lovely village of Melk, Austria, which happened to be our stop on day #3 of the Grand European Tour, on our recent Viking River Cruise. We headed away from Vienna and into the Wachau Valley, as our ship’s captain navigated the Bragi ...