(Sorry about all the sideways pictures on the first iteration of this post. I have to stop drinking.) The bittersweet last …
Avignon…and on…
The penultimate stop on our cruise was the city of Avignon - home of the "Multi-Pope Experience". (Surely you all remember when …
Viviers and Truffle Snuffling
We've sailed on to the port of Viviers (not so much 'port' as 'boat ramp'), another picturesque medieval village in the Rhone …
Chocolate!
Day One of the Real Cruise. We docked at Tain-L'Hermitage and Tournon, two towns spanning the Rhone River, both known for their …
Lyon, City of Lights
Competition between cities seems to exist in every country, every culture. Lyon, which can really stand on its own as a center of …
Cruise Control
After a roller-coaster ride across the Atlantic (WHEE!!! Wait...how many more hours of this??? Umm.. whee...?) we landed in …
Budapest
The end of the trail, um, cruise. We sailed into Budapest in the early morning and were captivated by the two cities, Buda and …
We’re Finally in Vienna!
I'd always heard Vienna referred to as the 'City of Dreams' and I thought it was because of the beautiful baroque architecture, …
It takes a village (idiot).
The little Austrian villages along the Danube were nuggets of charm. Every bend in the river revealed another fairy-tale vista; I …
Time for a Quickie
Bowing to pressure from hungry readers, I'm posting photos of some of the dishes served onboard the River Empress - a quickie food …