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Cruising (and Hoteling) the Danube from Budapest to Nurnberg on Viking, April 2008

We flew to Budapest and took a Viking River Cruise on the Danube, visiting Budapest, Hungary, Bratslavia, Slovakia (unplanned - lock problems!), Austria's Vienna, Melk, Linz, & Wachau/Strudengau Vallies, and Germany's Passau, Deggendorf (unplanned - more lock problems!), Regensburg, Kelheim and Nurnberg. We then rented a car and drove 3 hours to Schwangau, Germany, home of Schloss Neuschwanstein. A slightly chilly, and often wet trip, but a wonderful one, affording many sights and insights into Central Europe. I have always wanted to go back to Germany since living there as a child, and going back did not disappoint! We took tons of photos, and even Howard got in the act, taking a number of wonderful ones with his new, tiny, dyn-o-mite camera! Email us if you want the narrative that will go in my travel book....
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On the way to Passau, Germany, early morning from the ship.
On the way to Passau, Germany, early morning from the ship.
Houses on the shore near where the ship docked in Passau.
Houses on the shore near where the ship docked in Passau.
Howard's take on the confluence of 3 rivers in Passau (from the Oberhaus - castle)
Howard's take on the confluence of 3 rivers in Passau (from the Oberhaus - castle)
More colored houses in Passau - here on the banks of another of its 3 rivers!
More colored houses in Passau - here on the banks of another of its 3 rivers!
Passau graffiti
Passau graffiti
On the waterfront in Passau, with part of the Oberhaus in the background.
On the waterfront in Passau, with part of the Oberhaus in the background.
To the Blue Danube we go!
To the Blue Danube we go!
The Oberhaus (fortress), which now houses museums, set high on a bluff
The Oberhaus (fortress), which now houses museums, set high on a bluff
View from the middle of the Inn River bridge (Passau is at the confluence of Inn, Ilz, and Danube rivers)
View from the middle of the Inn River bridge (Passau is at the confluence of Inn, Ilz, and Danube rivers)
Inside Passau's cathedral. The organ is immense, but no concerts are given in April, so we could not hear it.
Inside Passau's cathedral. The organ is immense, but no concerts are given in April, so we could not hear it.
We drove to Deggendorf to board the ship.  I found a pretty cemetery there.
We drove to Deggendorf to board the ship. I found a pretty cemetery there.
On to Regensburg: Beware of strange priests!  This one connived ducks into being his friend and then trapped them!
On to Regensburg: Beware of strange priests! This one connived ducks into being his friend and then trapped them!
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