In November 2013, I went on my first European river cruise aboard the AmaWaterways Amacerto. We boarded the ship in Budapest, Hungary. It took us up the Danube to Melk and Vienna in Austria with a side trip to Salzburg, Linz, Passau, Regensburg, and Nurnberg in Germany, and ended with a bus ride to Prague in the Czech Republic. To say that I love this way of traveling would be … [Read more...]
Czech Republic Travel Photo Gallery – The Alluring City of Prague
Our AmaWaterways river cruise in December ended in Prague, which is the capital of the Czech Republic. I was sorry that we didn't book more than the 2 days there, but it turned out I had to fly out quickly for a family emergency. Prague is a city of Gothic arcades, Renaissance windows, Rococo cherubs and Art Nouveau sylphs. It's eclectic and fascinating. I hope to go back there … [Read more...]
Cruise on the Danube to Festive Regensburg and Nurnberg in Germany
While we were on our AmaWaterways river cruise, at the end of November/early December of 2013, we breezed quickly through Germany but managed to take a few shots that were noteworthy. We were on a Christmas Market cruise and there's nothing as pretty as Christmastime in Germany. Enjoy our photos of our cruise on the Danube with excursions to Regensburg and Nurnberg. During … [Read more...]
The Beautiful Cities of Buda and Pest – Budapest Photos
In November 2013, Doug and I began an AmaWaterways river cruise on the Danube starting in Budapest, Hungary. We had just flown in from Poland the day before where we had visited Bydgoszcz, Warsaw, and Krakow. Read other posts from this trip: Poland Travel Photo Gallery Austria Travel Photo Gallery Germany Travel Photo Gallery The Czech Republic Travel Photo … [Read more...]
A Day in Lisbon, Portugal and a Yummy Pastéis de Nata Recipe
One of the ports we stopped off in on our Mediterranean cruise was Lisbon, Portugal. It was a short day excursion but while we were there, we tasted one of Portugal's specialty desserts - Pastéis de Nata - custard tarts. My life was forever changed. I'm not a huge dessert eater but I could have eaten them all day long. It inspired me to create the recipe at the bottom of this … [Read more...]
