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 …
The Sound of (Christian) Music
What’s the first thing you think of when you think of Germany? Well, Catholics, right? (What? No??) Katholikentag …
Little Gems in Germany
Now, where was I? (Apologies for the break; I needed a short vacation from the vacation.) Immediately after the Prince 2014 tour, …
Uniroyals – Big Wheels on the River
Something was in the air. The Uniworld crew was hushed and all a-twitter at the same time. Under intense questioning, …
Now for the ‘lockin’ …
You might be wondering how a huge river boat cruises from Amsterdam to Budapest, since there is a 1332 foot change in altitude and …
Sights (and sighs) along the way
River cruising is not all fun and games, you know. There's some serious sightseeing to be done and even though the crew does …
Two-wheeled rollin’ on the river
On day 3 of our European Jewels adventure, just as we were settling in to the slow and comfortable pace of river cruising, we …
Wine and Rhine, II
After another 'light' dinner (fewer than 18 courses), midnight snack and groaning breakfast buffet, the captain ran the ship …
Wine and Rhine
I've finally sobered up enough to write another post (who knew there were SO many vineyards in Germany? Oh.....you mean everybody …