Category Archives: Europe

Passau, Germany

Posted on November 5, 2019 by patmathews

November 5, 2019 This is our first stop in Germany. The forecast was for rain so we opted to tour the town vs going with the Walk and Discover group on the hike where we would not have visited the … Continue reading →

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Melk, Austria

Posted on November 4, 2019 by patmathews

November 4, 2019 The morning we arrived at our last Austrian city, Melk. We were divided into groups to tour the Melk Abbey. The Walk and Discover group is always #4, so we had the last tour. It is a … Continue reading →

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Vienna, Austria

Posted on November 4, 2019 by patmathews

November 3, 2019 After our previous 2 full days in Vienna, we were looking forward to returning, and we were not disappointed. After breakfast, we joined a one hour bus tour of the city around the Ringstrasse, the ring road … Continue reading →

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Bratislava, Slovakia

Posted on November 2, 2019 by patmathews

November 2, 2019 Bratislava is Slovakia’s largest city and its capital. It is only a 1 hour drive to Vienna which makes these two cities the world’s closest capitals. It is the only national capital that borders on two independent … Continue reading →

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Budapest, Hungary

Posted on November 2, 2019 by patmathews

November 1, 2019 We were glad that we had 3 previous days in Budapest because today was a national holiday and a lot of places, including all shops except those run by families (very few) were open. Even the City … Continue reading →

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River cruise starts

Posted on October 31, 2019 by patmathews

We are aboard the beautiful Emily Bronte and will leave Budapest tomorrow evening so have one more day to explore the city. I have heard that some people (including Norm) didn’t get the photos in the Vienna post and I … Continue reading →

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Vienna, Austria

Posted on October 30, 2019 by patmathews

October 27 and 28, 2019 We went from Prague to Vienna by train, Railjet, which is a fast train. It took us 4 hours and 10 minutes and we had good wi-fi aboard.  I even watched a movie – but … Continue reading →

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Cobh/Cork, Ireland

Posted on June 25, 2019 by patmathews

June 24, 2019 Last time we were in Cobh, we went to the Titanic Museum. Cobh was the last port of call for the Titanic before it sailed into the Atlantic.  We did the whole Titanic experience last , from … Continue reading →

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Dublin, Ireland

Posted on June 24, 2019 by patmathews

June 23, 2019 Well, readers, I found out how fast things will post when I didn’t add the pictures yet!  Apologies for the Liverpool notification, I quickly deleted it and then added the photos. I am catching up on three … Continue reading →

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Belfast, Northern Ireland

Posted on June 24, 2019 by patmathews

June 22, 2019 Here we are in the furthest northern spot that we have been all this trip!  It stays light here until almost 11 PM. Our tour to the Giants Causeway isn’t leaving until 1:15 PM today so we … Continue reading →

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