Vienna – Encore!
When we booked our coach tour of Central Europe we realised we would have a second chance to see a couple of major cities – Vienna included – having just called in there on...
Author: Liz
Prague – the City of a Hundred Spires
Situated on the Vltava River, this wonderful city has more than its fair share of historic spired buildings. Known locally as Praha, it was founded during the Romanesque period and its building exhibit the...
Munich, München, Muenchen
No matter how you spell it, this city is one of the most prosperous and fastest growing cities in Germany. The name is taken from the old German word for Monk, since the settlement...
Prague, Vienna & Budapest with Cosmos
Not content with travelling through Germany, Austria and Hungary on our Rhine/Danube river cruise, we next embarked upon a coach tour that would have us spending more time in some already visited cities, plus...
Budapest – a Tale of Two Cities
Two for the price of one, really. This Hungarian capital straddles both sides of the Danube River. On one side is Buda, with its hilltop former palace and Gothic church. On the other is...
Bratislava – Capital of Slovakia
Bratislava’s unique position between the borders of two countries – Austria and Hungary – meant, historically, that its location was of strategic importance to the competing powers. Consequently it was known by several other...
Vienna – on the Blue Danube
Capital of modern Austria, Vienna was also the focal point of the Hapsburg Empire which ruled for over six centuries. A UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2001 and in the top two of the...
Dürnstein – Pearl of the Wachau
Situated on the section of the Danube River known as the Wachau Valley, between Melk and Krems, Dürnstein is considered by many to be the “Pearl” of the Wachau. Legend has it that Richard...
Melk and its stunning Abbey
Magnificently situated high on a bluff overlooking the Danube, the Baroque Melk Abbey is one of the most impressive sights of Lower Austria. Here, the river Melk and the river Pielach join the Danube,...
Český Krumlov – a Bohemian Gem
At this stage of our river journey through Europe we were given an option to take a side trip to either Český Krumlov in Czechia (the Czech Republic), or Salzburg, Austria. Since we would...
