Cruisin’ Down the River on a Sunday Afternoon

Cruisin’ Down the River on a Sunday Afternoon

by | Apr 23, 2017 | Danube Trip

Viking Var, like all of the Viking river cruise boats I’ve seen, is just a skinny box in the water.  Long, low and flat are its most distinguishing  characteristics. “Var” is the name of the ship we were on – apparently named after one of the Norse gods. Viking...
Day 6: Get Me To The Church On Time!

Day 6: Get Me To The Church On Time!

by | Apr 23, 2017 | Vienna

Sunday was a day we’d planned to the hilt. Two or three months ago we’d contacted a Vienna ticket agency over the Internet and purchased tickets for three different outings for this day: the Vienna Boys Choir, the Lippizaner Stallions, and the Vienna State Opera. The...
Day 5: Touring Pest and Buda

Day 5: Touring Pest and Buda

by | Apr 22, 2017 | Budapest

We slept aboard our Viking ship “Var” but it was still in Budapest on Saturday (day 5). There was a morning excursion, and we were assigned to group C, a bus full of about 45 people, for a tour that lasted about half a day. So this is the kind of travel I do not...
Day 3: Going Hungary

Day 3: Going Hungary

by | Apr 20, 2017 | Budapest

We arrived in Budapest at about 10:30 am, ready for a day of exploring the town. Of course we had to stow our suitcases first, and that meant finding (and traveling to) our hotel.