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 ...
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Viking River Cruise Day #2: Vienna
You cannot visit the “City of Waltzes” without making it a point to listen to live music. We arrived in Vienna on day #2 of our Viking River cruise “Grand European Tour.” Actually, we arrived in the late afternoon, spending the morning on the sundeck of the good ship Bragi, watching as castles and ...
Viking River Cruise Day #1: Budapest
There we stood, on the banks of the Danube in the city of Budapest. And there sat our ship, the Viking Bragi, about 25 yards away from us in the river. “I didn’t realize we’d have to swim for it,” said my husband. So, after a phone call to Viking’s 800 number, and an appearance of yet another cruise ...
Two Days in Hannibal
I’ve always wanted to visit Hannibal, Missouri – mostly because of Mark Twain, but also because it’s set on the Mississippi River, and there’s a lot of history and folklore associated with this body of water, in particular. I saw an online auction for the Missouri Travel Alliance last year, and won ...