Month: January 2018

Passau is a pretty little town on the Danube where we spent a relaxing day during our Romantic Danube cruise on the Viking Egil in December 2017. Our day started with a walking tour of the town that included a visit to, of course, the town’s Christmas Market. The older part of the town along the … Continue reading Passau: Churches and Gingerbread

After leaving Nuremberg, our cruise on the Viking Egil continued overnight to Regensburg, a small German town on the Danube. The picture at the top of this page was our view of the opposite bank of the Danube from our cabin upon arrival. Views like this are a regular, pleasant surprise on river cruises. Most … Continue reading Cruise Start: Regensburg & Munich

Visiting Holocaust-related sites isn’t an obvious part of any vacation. After the events of the past year in the U.S., especially after what took place in Charlottesville this summer, we felt obligated and compelled to make this an important part of our trip, just as we did with a visit to Anne Frank’s house in … Continue reading Prague Jewish Museum, Terezin and Nuremberg