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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...
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Dec 20, 20222 min
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...
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Dec 15, 20222 min
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...
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Dec 13, 20224 min
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...
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Dec 8, 20223 min
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...
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Dec 2, 20223 min
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...
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Nov 29, 20224 min
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...
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Nov 24, 20223 min
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....
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Nov 22, 20225 min
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...
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Nov 17, 20222 min
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...
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Nov 15, 20223 min
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...
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Nov 10, 20226 min
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...
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Nov 8, 20224 min
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...
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Nov 6, 20225 min
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...
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