Day 7: Cruising to Krems

Day 7: Cruising to Krems

by | Apr 24, 2017 | Danube Trip, Krems

On the ship we have settled into a nice routine. The food and service are always excellent, and we have interesting and tasty food choices. We’ve enjoyed getting to know some fellow passengers, even some from Salem Alliance that we hadn’t met or didn’t know well...
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 1: PDX to Vienna

Day 1: PDX to Vienna

by | Apr 18, 2017 | Danube Trip, Vienna

We picked up Joyce at her home in Salem and got to the airport before 10:30 am. Our flight was scheduled for 1:30 so we had plenty of time. At the airport we met Deleen (the travel agent who put the trip and the group together) and her husband, plus a few other people...
Votaws on Viking

Votaws on Viking

by | Apr 12, 2017 | Danube Trip

We’ve made some plans…
April 18-20: On our own in Vienna. Biggest plan: take a one-hour train trip to Melk on Wednesday morning to visit the Melk Abbey. I’ve wanted to do this ever since I first heard about it many years ago. Expect lots of photos!