Monday, September 24, 2018

Our First Trip to Europe

For 11 days spanning late August through early September of this year, we participated in a Gate 1 Travel Danube River Cruise that included two nights in the Hilton Budapest City hotel. We docked at least briefly at ports in Vilshofen (Germany), Passau (Germany), Linz (Austria), Melk (Austria), Vienna (Austria), Bratislava (Slovakia), and Budapest (Hungary). In addition to those port cities in which the Gate 1 Monarch Empress docked, we also visited Regensburg (Germany), Salzburg (Austria), and Szentendre (Hungary). Although we flew into Munich (Germany) and departed from Frankfurt (Germany), we didn't spend enough time in either city outside of their airports to make any useful observations.

The Danube River (Donau) is the second longest river in Europe, runs through ten countries including Germany (where it starts), and empties into the Black Sea (Romania and Bulgaria). Our river cruise started in Vilshofen, Germany, and ended in Budapest, Hungary, moving mostly west-to-east and passing through 4 of the 10 countries the Danube touches. The Danube River flows through more countries than any other river on Earth.

I plan to briefly review highlights of some of the European cities we visited as part of this trip in a series of blog posts. Links to those posts will be added to this post as each is written. The first two links shown below are to general observations and tips regarding European travel from the western hemisphere.

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