Thursday Doors: Passau Walking Tour

The German city of Passau is located in Bavaria very close to the Austrian border, at the confluence of three rivers: The Danube, the Inn and the Itz. It was the last German city we stopped at during our cruise last June-July. We arrived at Passau on the U.S. Independence Day, July 4. This post […]

Monday Window: Historic Budapest

On July 8, 2019, we visited Budapest, Hungary. Budapest is really two cities – Buda on the west side of the Danube and Pest on the east side. These photos were all taken in the historic district of Buda, during a walking tour. Posted for Ludwig’s Monday Window challenge, 12/9/19.

Thursday Doors: Walking Tour of Regensburg

July 2-3, 2019 We arrived in Regensburg by bus, where our new ship was waiting for us. We had been on the Viking Gefjon up until our arrival in Nuremberg, but the ship could not proceed south on the Danube because of a broken lock! So a sister ship, the Viking Sigyn, which was coming […]

Tuesday Photo Challenge: Steep Drops & Trails

Frank at Dutch Goes the Photo has a Tuesday Photo Challenge and this week’s topic is steep. Last summer we took a road trip which included a visit to Bryce Canyon National Park. We did want to do a bit of hiking but knew that the steep paths would be too much of a challenge […]

CB&WPC: Vintage Kitchen

For Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge, the topic this week is kitchen items. Here are photos of a vintage kitchen, all of which are on display at the Dawes Mansion, now known as the Evanston Historical Society. We toured this building last year during Open House Chicago 2018.

Thursday Doors: Walking Tour of Bamberg, Germany

Day 7 (July 1, 2019) of our Viking Grand European Tour river cruise was spent in the beautiful city of Bamberg, Germany. We arrived at the picturesque harbor in the early afternoon. Bamberg was founded in 902 and is famous for its symphony orchestra and rauchbier, smoked beer. The city marks the northern end of […]

Thursday Doors: the Würzburger Residenz, Würzburg, Germany

June 30, 2019 On a walking tour of the city of Würzburg, Germany, we first visited the palace of the Prince-Bishop, known informally as the Residenz. The palace was built in Austrian/South German Baroque style, with some influence of the French Style, commissioned by Prince-Bishop of Würzburg, Johann Philipp Franz von Schönborn in 1720 and […]

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge: Silhouettes

The topic for Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #62 is silhouettes. Winter, Des Plaines, Illinois Prairie Lakes Park, Des Plaines, IL Cologne Cathedral and adjacent buildings, about 10 pm, Cologne, Germany Boat in chapel, Magdala, Israel Morning, Sea of Galilee, Israel Morning, Sea of Galilee, Israel Karnak Temple archeological site, Luxor, Egypt

Thursday Doors: Marksburg Castle

Of all the Rhine River hill castles from Bingen to Koblenz, Marksburg Castle is one of only two that has never been destroyed nor fallen into disrepair, so it has been continuously occupied for nearly 700 years. It is located above the city of Braubach in Germany and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The […]

Thursday Doors: Cologne Cathedral

Cologne Cathedral is the most noticeable building as you approach this city on the north Rhine River, with its Gothic spires soaring high above the landscape. At 157 meters (515 ft.) ir the third tallest twin-spired church in the world. The towers for its spires make its façade the tallest in the world. From the […]