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Day 14 - An Ornate Basilica, a Bendy Bridge and a Smiling Bus
This morning we sailed into Budapest, there were lots of lovely views over the city, on both sides – I was surprised that the ship wasn’t...

SElliott
Dec 22, 20223 min read
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Day 13 - Watch out - Man at Work!!
Today is the day that we visit Bratislava - this is the capital city of Slovakia and lies on the river Danube. There has been a...

SElliott
Dec 20, 20222 min read
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Day 12 - Architecture, Ferris Wheels and an Evening Concert
Today we are in Vienna. This is the capital city of Austria and has magnificent buildings and amazing architecture, especially in the...

SElliott
Dec 15, 20222 min read
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Day 11 - Ostentatious Abbeys and the Minstrel who Found a King
We started today in Melk - Tiggy and Polar had a lovely view as we arrived! Melk has been an important spiritual and cultural centre in...

SElliott
Dec 13, 20224 min read
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Day 10 - Castles, Bears and Crepes
We woke this morning to misty views over the Danube at Linz. Linz is the third largest city in Austria and is home to the steelmakers...

SElliott
Dec 8, 20223 min read
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Day 9 - Climbs, Floods and the Largest Church Organ in the World
We woke up this morning in Passau. This is a frontier town between Germany and Austria and lies at the confluence of three rivers – the...

SElliott
Dec 2, 20223 min read
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Day 8 - Hitler, Lebkuchen & Glass Trumpets
It was an early start today, a very early start, a bags before breakfast early start! We got our bags out on time and then headed to...

SElliott
Nov 29, 20224 min read
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Day 7 - Painted Stones and Wooden Cobbles
We were sailing all morning and early afternoon today to get to Bamburg. So that meant a lie-in!!!! Hurrah!! I thoroughly enjoyed mine....

SElliott
Nov 24, 20223 min read
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Day 6 - The "Modest" Home of the Franconian Prince-Bishops & How a flagon of Wine can Save a Town!
This morning we arrived in Würzburg, a city located in the Franconian region of North-West Bavaria. However, we were warned not to call...

SElliott
Nov 22, 20225 min read
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Day 5 - Glass Blowing and Afternoon Tea
This morning was a nice relaxing morning as we continued along the Main River towards Miltenberg. During the morning Mum and I went up to...

SElliott
Nov 17, 20222 min read
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Day 4 - Castles, Castles Everywhere, but Not a Moat in Sight!
We woke up this morning in the Rhine Gorge…well the ship was in the Gorge, not us! After breakfast, Mum and I went up to the sun deck for...

SElliott
Nov 15, 20223 min read
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Day 3 - Ornate Palaces, Golden Shrines and a New Friend
We left dock at Dusseldorf at 3am this morning, not that I was awake to see it! But when I woke up in the morning we were moving past a...

SElliott
Nov 10, 20226 min read
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Day 2 - Guards! Guards!
Up early today. It was a bit like being on the trip through the centre of Australia – “Bags before breakfast, breakfast at 6”. Well, bags...

SElliott
Nov 8, 20224 min read
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Day 1 - From Leeks and Dragons to Canals and Tulips
Up early today – very, very early!! Half past 3am early!! Final items packed (included Tiggy, Polar and mum), had a shower, took the...

SElliott
Nov 6, 20225 min read
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