Steve and Amy's European Vacation

Touring Europe on Your Dime


Blue Donau

May 2005 (126 Photos)

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Our route Our route
Amadeus Royal Amadeus Royal
leaving Passau leaving Passau
first lock of 26 first lock of 26
close fit, Mom close fit, Mom
views along the way views along the way
panoramic panoramic
the photgragher rests the photgragher rests
Getting ready for dinner Getting ready for dinner
getting ready for dinner getting ready for dinner
first sunset aboard first sunset aboard
whew whew
2nd day Heuriger, Austria 2nd day Heuriger, Austria
Beautiful Heuriger Beautiful Heuriger
later that same day, Vienna later that same day, Vienna
Vienna carriage Vienna carriage
Gaudi would be proud Gaudi would be proud
Gaudi WC Gaudi WC
St Stephen's St Stephen's
back on board at dusk back on board at dusk
quick one before dinner quick one before dinner
3rd day Budapest 3rd day Budapest
Parliament house Parliament house
Budapest skyline Budapest skyline
Budapest port Budapest port
view from Buda to Pest view from Buda to Pest
Where's Waldo Where's Waldo
Bill playing with his camera Bill playing with his camera
I'm Sold I'm Sold
ready to shop ready to shop
we're ready too we're ready too
at the Budapest market at the Budapest market
Big seller Big seller
Yummy Yummy
For the vegetarians watching For the vegetarians watching
Look at the camera, Mom Look at the camera, Mom
Souvenirs Souvenirs
Respite Respite
At a Hungarian lunch joint At a Hungarian lunch joint
no, they are not all Steve's no, they are not all Steve's
Steve likes what he sees Steve likes what he sees
Former KGB building Former KGB building
Which way to the WC Which way to the WC
Above it all Above it all
Seven Towers Seven Towers
Budapest's finest Budapest's finest
Preparing for another meal Preparing for another meal
harbor at dusk harbor at dusk
goodbye Budapest (for now) goodbye Budapest (for now)
Shipboard entertainment Shipboard entertainment
nightlife nightlife
Parliament at night Parliament at night
Winding down for the day Winding down for the day
Day 4, Kalosca Hungary Day 4, Kalosca Hungary
Hungarian 3-way stop Hungarian 3-way stop
peasant cottage peasant cottage
Steve and Amy at peasant cottage Steve and Amy at peasant cottage
Mom and peasant (Katie) Mom and peasant (Katie)
WC, anyone WC, anyone
Olympic tryouts Olympic tryouts
capitalism comes to Hungary capitalism comes to Hungary
Kalosca market Kalosca market
Yoda Yoda
does this say WC? does this say WC?
Cossack Horse show Cossack Horse show
Cossack Cowboys Cossack Cowboys
Pancho Villa Pancho Villa
Jan is captured by a Cossack Jan is captured by a Cossack
this could be a Postcard this could be a Postcard
making souvenirs making souvenirs
Mom learning to sew Mom learning to sew
Look what she made Look what she made
painting the house is different here painting the house is different here
another great lunch another great lunch
a great place and great company a great place and great company
what will you take for this car what will you take for this car
leaving Kalocsa leaving Kalocsa
Day 5 Szentendre, Hungary Day 5 Szentendre, Hungary
where they cut crystal where they cut crystal
and drink wine and drink wine
with our new shipboard friends with our new shipboard friends
Visngard castle ruins Visngard castle ruins
Church at Esztergom Church at Esztergom
Steve's Monet Steve's Monet
back at port, back on ship back at port, back on ship
leaving Esztergom leaving Esztergom
with Captain Thomas with Captain Thomas
and our mighty ship and our mighty ship
where we relax and cruise where we relax and cruise
until the night's entertainment until the night's entertainment
our crew our crew
Let's dance Let's dance
Day 6, Bratislava Slovakia Day 6, Bratislava Slovakia
famous bridge famous bridge
skyline skyline
Hello from Slovakia Hello from Slovakia
American embassy American embassy
Castle Castle
Bridge Bridge
sign sign
entering the city entering the city
dark alley dark alley
Garcon Garcon
pssst, we got the steins. pssst, we got the steins.
departing Bratislava Slovakia departing Bratislava Slovakia
back to Vienna back to Vienna
on an origical ferris wheel on an origical ferris wheel
Day 7 Day 7
arrival at Melk Abbey, Austria arrival at Melk Abbey, Austria
library at Melk abbey library at Melk abbey
Chapel at Melk Chapel at Melk
Beuaties of the Wachau Beuaties of the Wachau
Duerning, Austria Duerning, Austria
Unprocessed wine Unprocessed wine
where Richard the Lionhearted was inprisoned where Richard the Lionhearted was inprisoned
Jan our shipmate Jan our shipmate
Jan made Steve take this shot Jan made Steve take this shot
Tourists Tourists
Jan, where's the WC Jan, where's the WC
Frustrated, out of batteries Frustrated, out of batteries
but, we can enjoy Weisskirchen's wine but, we can enjoy Weisskirchen's wine
with our fellow shipmates with our fellow shipmates
Our dinner companions Our dinner companions
the rest of the Americans the rest of the Americans
and later at the bash and later at the bash
Goodbye- Donau cruise. It was great! Goodbye- Donau cruise. It was great!