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Travel
Category Archives: cruises
Budapest Revisited
Because of the problem with my foot we were unable to participate in some of the cool tours that Uniworld is offering as alternatives to the panoramic tour. You could go on a walking tour of the city, including the … Continue reading
Posted in cruises, international, River Cruise, Uncategorized
Tagged Budapest, Hungary
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Budapest from the Danube-a tour in pictures by day and night
Budapest has been one of my favorite cities in Europe for many years now after Boris suggested we visit with Rocky on a self-directed land tour of Vienna, Prague, and Budapest. Prague had been as amazing as I had hoped … Continue reading
Posted in cruises, international, River Cruise
Tagged Baina, Buda Castle, Budapest, Castle Hill, Cave Church, Chain Bridge, Danube, Fisherman's Bastion, Fishermen's Bastion, Freedom Bridge, funicular, Gellert Hill, Gellert Monument, Hungary, Liberty Monument, Parliament Building, Royal Palace, St. Margaret Bridge, St. Margaret Island, St. Mathias Church, The Whale
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Vukovar and Osijek, Croatia
Today we reach another country in our westerly river trek on the Danube, Croatia. We are docked at Vukovar (wolf) on the border with Serbia and the site of great destruction during the Yugoslav wars. The 87-day siege of the … Continue reading
Posted in cruises, international, River Cruise
Tagged Croatia, Danube, Osijek, Osijek Fort, Serbia, stork, straw house, tank graveyard street, Tvrda, Vuka River, Vukovar, Vukovar Hospital Massacre, water tower
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Yugoslavia in a Yugo
During our afternoon in Belgrade, Serbia, the cruise line is offering an optional tour to visit the city as the capital of Yugoslavia, a country that no longer exists. The Kingdom of Yugoslavia was established in the 1920s. After World … Continue reading
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Tagged Belgrade, Belgrade Fair Grounds, Genex Tower, Hotel Yugoslavia, House of Flowers, Josip Broz Tito, Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Museum of Yugoslav History, NATO, New Belgrade, Novi Belgrad, Palace of Serbia, Relay Baton, Saimiste Concentration Camp, Serbia, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, The Blue Train, The Peace Train, Tito, Western City Gate, Yugo, Yugoslavia, Zastava Koral, Zemun Concentration Camp
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Belgrade, Serbia
Today we are docked at Belgrade, the capital of Serbia, at the intersection of the Danube and Sava Rivers. Serbia was part of the former Slavic nation of Yugoslavia and the dominate region in Yugoslavia. Belgrade was the capital for … Continue reading
The Iron Gates on the Danube
Today is one of scenic beauty as we cruise the Iron Gates, a series of gorges in the Danube River that separates Romania and Serbia. Yes, Natasha is about a gain another country. This is the longest series of gorges … Continue reading
Posted in cruises, international, River Cruise
Tagged Dacia, Danube, Donji Milanovac, Gorges, Great Kazan, Iron Gate Dam, Iron Gates, Mraconia Monastery, Ponicova, Romania, Sault Locks, Serbia, Soo Locks, Trajan's Bridge
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A Rock Castle in Bulgaria
Today we are docking in Vidin, Bulgaria on the Danube. We have two touring options, both included with our cruise. You can take your passport, cross a bridge back into Romania, and go to a cultural center with food and … Continue reading
Posted in cruises, international, River Cruise
Tagged Balkan Mountains, Belogradchik, Belogradchik Fortress, Bulgaria, Carpathian Mountians, Danube, River Beatrice, stork, Uniworld, Vidin
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