River cruise from Budapest to Amsterdam on the Danube, Main and Rhine rivers in 2019
I arrived in Budapest this morning. My checked bag did not. I’m not very surprised, I barely made my connection in O’Hare, but usually the bags are faster than the people. The terminal change was the culprit. The bag did eventually make it, but as of 11 PM it still hasn’t been delivered. After filing…
This morning I woke up and pleasantly surprised that my luggage was delivered last night. Due to a couple of days with less than optimal sleep I started the day a bit later than I wanted. I had breakfast inside the hotel (a room of the amazing New York Cafe). I took the metro and…
So against my common sense I decided to start the day with a 8:15 AM tour of the Hungarian Parliament. Too early for a tour on vacation. The tour was fairly short, but the building was spectacular – although there were massive repairs made after WWII. Don’t believe me – click here: https://www.superb-vacations.com/wp-content/uploads/attachments/File:Lanc_hid_-_Budapest_3_Febr_1946_Foto_Takkk_Hungary.jpg After the…
I started this morning doing some research on places to visit. Then I went and had a quick breakfast at the hotel. My plans started to unravel. My first stop, the museum of applied arts was closed – apparently for over a year now. I saw an interesting church on the map – when I…
This morning I planned to visit the national archives, but when I arrived I was told it was closed. I walked around Castle Hill a little before taking a bus to Wekerle estate which was interesting, but not worth the time to travel there and back. Castle Hill Photos: Wekerle Estate Photos: I took the…
This morning I woke up and had breakfast, it was nice to have an American breakfast for a change. Eggs, bacon, sausage, toast. It was all good. We started our adventure at 0900 with a bus tour of Budapest. The tour guide was great and gave us a lot of information. I was surprised we…
This morning I took a bit of rest, the ship will not arrive until the afternoon, so the tour of Bratislava is scheduled for after lunch. In the morning before we arrived I got a tour of the wheelhouse. It was quite interesting with two large radar screens and a large gps screen. The ship…
This morning out ship sailed through Vienna and docked in Nussdorf. It is a little distance from the city. After breakfast we left the ship at 08:30 for our tour of the city. The bus drove us around to see some of the beautiful buildings and then dropped us off at Hofburg Palace. We walked…
This morning we arrived in Durnstein, Austria. They brought us through the old town and gave us an optional hike up to the castle ruins. The hike was about 180 meters of an elevation change. The view from the castle was wonderful. After walking back down from the castle on the hill I went into…
This morning the ship arrived briefly in Aschach, Austria. I walked around a few minutes before getting on a long bus ride to Salzburg, Austria. The bus left at 08:30 and arrived in Salzburg at around 11:00. We took a brief stop along the way for some photos and the bathroom. Once arriving in Salzburg…
This morning we had a (scheduled) late arrival in Regensburg, Germany. Before arriving we passed by Valhalla. Our guided tour started at 10:30. The tour took us around the old town of Regensburg. There was a large Roman army camp in town and the guide showed us what was left of the main gate. The…
Today was another afternoon arrival. We sailed through a few locks and even were inside a viaduct (bridge for water) over a road. The ship was scheduled to arrive at 13:00, but we arrived at 11:30, before lunch. After lunch we went to Nuremberg. The bus took us to the Nazi parade grounds and the…
We arrived in Bamberg early this morning, but since it was a 30 minute walk from the dock I waited until they took us by bus to the city. After breakfast we departed for the walking tour at 09:00. The cathedral was in the middle of Good Friday service. I popped in briefly, but it…
Last night the ship was held up for quite a while at a lock that malfunctioned (lock wouldn’t open). As soon as we arrived in Wurzburg (at about our scheduled time) we left the ship on buses that took us to the Wurzburg Residence. The ship continued on through the Wurzburg lock and docked in…
This morning after breakfast I was setting up my GoPro on the back of the ship and the door was quite difficult to open on the deck. Only after setting it up did I notice the other passengers looking at damage on the ship. Apparently in the early morning the ship hit a bridge. Mostly…
We were delayed a couple of hours this morning because of a malfunctioning lock. They did a good job getting our schedule re-arranged. This morning we sailed through the Rhine Gorge, a very scenic part of the Rhine River. It should be on everyone’s bucket list. After we arrived in Koblenz we had a nice…
This morning we arrived in Koln in Germany, our last stop before arriving in Amsterdam. Our waking your started at 09:00. We walked around the area near the river and ended at the cathedral. I went into the cathedral, for some reason I think it was closed last time I visited. It’s very large and…
This morning we took a short bus tour and made a photo stop at a windmill. The bus tour took us around quite a bit of the city. After the bus tour we took an hour long canal boat tour. We decided not to go back to the ship, but go to Keukenhof Gardens from…
This morning I finished packing. We left the room at 8:30 AM and had breakfast. After breakfast I checked out the damage to the ship. I then dragged my luggage to the Centraal train station then on the ferry to my hotel. Of course the front door to the hotel was broken, so I had…
Well today started out like Charlie Brown kicking a football. I took a picture of the I amsterdam statue since no one was there. I took the train and got to the airport. I checked in – was 3 hours before my flight. Now that I look at the boarding pass it was even printed…