On our fifth day onboard Viking Atla, Karla and I were excited about our next port of call was Melk, Austria, another great city located on the Danube. As soon as we docked, I was anxious to visit the must see destination in Melk, Austria’s famous Melk Abbey. Although I really wanted to walk up to the 900-year-old baroque… Read More
A Taste of Austria Ever notice that many of my posts revolve around food and drinks? If you guessed this one would be the same, you’re right! Nothing prepares you for a future cruise port than good food and drink and Viking River Cruises definitely knows how to do this well. On the fourth day of… Read More
When my dear friend Danielle (Cruise Miss) told me that she would be in Amsterdam after a cruise, it seemed like the perfect time to meet up in person for the first time. While we had become fast friends online, believe it or not we’ve never met in person. But all that was going to… Read More
Looks can often be deceiving and upon first inspection you might not even give this place a second look. But if you were visiting Passau for the first time, you’d be crazy not to visit Brauerei-Gaststätte Peschl-Terrasse. Located steps away from where our Viking Atla river cruise ship was docked while we were in Passau,… Read More
BURGER TIME!!! Do I have your attention now? Oh I bet I do! How about a scrumptious veggie burger and an ice cold beer in the heart of Passau, Germany in the middle of a hot summer? That’s how you know your life is good! While in Passau on my Romantic Danube river cruise with… Read More
Passau is called the Dreiflüssestadt (City on Three Rivers) because it is situated at the confluence of the Danube, Ilz, and Inn Rivers. Once an important medieval center for the salt trade, today Passau is considered the economic, cultural, and communications center of southeastern Bavaria. What can you do while in Passau? If you love… Read More
After my two flights from Boston to Iceland and then to Amsterdam, I was so ready to get into town and meet up with Danielle. For this trip, taking the train from Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (AMS) to Centraal Station was the easiest choice since the train is conveniently located beneath the airport itself. Schiphol Airport is… Read More
For my recent trip to Europe (aka my European adventure), I decided to fly IcelandAir even though one of my stops wasn’t going to be Iceland. It’s definitely not the first time I’ve flown IcelandAir and it’s safe to say it won’t be the last. I’ve previously flown Economy Comfort on more than one occasion… Read More
One of my favorite things to do is to go shopping, especially when I’m traveling. Sometimes I’m not so much shopping as I’m window shopping with my camera in tow to get a feel for the city or town I’m visiting. Today is all about fun food finds in Regensburg, Germany. On my recent Viking… Read More
In a city that dates back to 72 AD, as you wander the cobblestone streets you can’t help but admire the the details throughout the historic city of Regensburg, Germany. Today I’m looking at the doors and architecture of Regensburg. This includes its old world architecture of buildings big and small to one of my… Read More
