Today we are still in Austria and we actually have two ports of call, Durnstein. After grabbing some breakfast, we decided to walk into the town of Durnstein. The first thing I noticed was the vineyard that was just outside of where the ship was docked. It is a well known grape growing region. It…
Last night we each left a shoe outside our doors because December 6 is St. Nicholas Day. Lucky for us he left chocolates in our shoes. Today we are in Vienna, Austria. This port is the one that I was most excited to visit. We decided to take the ship’s complimentary City Tour of Vienna…
Today we have a few activities planned for our last day in Budapest. We started off by heading down to breakfast where it is served buffet style. Besides the usual bacon and eggs, there are cold meats and cheeses. Very European. While looking for things to do, we found Budapest Tuk Tuk. They will take…
I woke up around 5:00am and decided to check to see where our suitcases were. Using the Apple Air Tags, I could see that they were .1km away. So I went down to the lobby and lo and behold, the suitcases were there. Hallelujah. We were all so relieved. After breakfast, we decided to walk…
After waiting 596 days, the day has finally arrived. We are off to Europe to sail on our first river cruise. And not just any river cruise, but a Christmas Markets River Cruise on the Danube. This is definitely a bucket list item. Our Air Canada flight (180,600 Aeroplan points + $366.33 in fees and…