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Trier – A City of Roman Emperors, Bishops and Electors

August 25, 2013 By Helen Page

Trier, a UNESCO World Heritage City, is Famous for its Roman Heritage and More: Trier is one of Germany’s oldest city. The name Trier (Trèves in French) is believed to have been derived from the Celtic tribe of Treveri, who inhabited the lower valley of the Moselle from around 150 BC, but it is … [Read more...]

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Verona Arena Celebrates 100 Years of Opera with Aida

August 23, 2013 By Helen Page

Arena di Verona Celebrates 100 Years of Opera with an Anniversary Production of Aida: 2013 marks the 100th anniversary of opera at the Arena di Verona. When operatic production was first staged at the Arena in 1913, Giuseppe Verdi's masterpiece Aida was staged to mark the 100th birthday … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News & Events Tagged With: aida, aida verona, arena di verona, verona arena, verona opera tickets

Trier Sightseeing on a Mosel River Cruise

August 20, 2013 By Helen Page

As One of the Oldest Cities in Germany Trier Has Many Interesting Attractions for Visitors: RIVER CRUISE GUIDE - TRIER Bank (Mosel) East Area 117 km2 Altitude 125-396m Population 108,000 PARIS & THE HEART OF EUROPE - UNIWORLD RIVER CRUISE - DAY 15: Trier was one … [Read more...]

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Veste Oberhaus – Fortress of the Passau’s Prince-Bishops

August 18, 2013 By Helen Page

THE VESTE OBERHAUS LOOKOUT IN PASSAU, A POPULAR STOP ON A DANUBE RIVER CRUISE: Paris & The Heart of Europe - Uniworld River Cruise - Day 5: Knowing that we are always on the lookout for photo opportunities, Jana, our ship's purser suggested that we walk up to Veste Oberhaus for panoramic … [Read more...]

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Passau Sightseeing on a Danube River Cruise

August 17, 2013 By Helen Page

Passau, the City of Three Rivers, Is a Popular Stop on Danube River Cruises: RIVER CRUISE GUIDE - PASSAU Bank (Danube) Right/Left Area 69.58 km2 Altitude 290m/951ft Population 50,000 PARIS & THE HEART OF EUROPE - UNIWORLD RIVER CRUISE - DAY 5: Passau was a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Sightseeing Tagged With: danube river cruise, Passau, passau attractions, passau sightseeing, things to do in passau

Cruise Embarkation – What Happens on Embarkation Day?

August 12, 2013 By Helen Page

ARRIVING IN VIENNA AND BOARDING OUR RIVER BOAT - BOARDING PROCEDURE: Paris and The Heart of Europe - Uniworld River Cruise - Day 1: In spite of having done a few river cruises, and any other cruises for that matter, embarkation day always causes little jitters.  Will our booked airport … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Useful facts Tagged With: cruise embarkation, cruise embarkation tips, embarkation day, embarkation time

Weissenkirchen – A Town Named after its White Church

August 7, 2013 By Helen Page

Weissenkirchen - A Small Town with a Dominating White Church: Weissenkirchen is a small town in the northeastern Austrian state of Lower Austria. On our Danube River cruise sailing westward from Vienna, Weissenkirchen was on the right bank of the Danube River, the next town past Dürnstein with … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Destinations Tagged With: danube river cruise, lower austria, wachau, weissenkirchen, weissenkirchen in der wachau

Wine-tasting in Weissenkirchen, a Top Wachau Wine Town

August 6, 2013 By Helen Page

At our Wine-tasting in Weissenkirchen, We Learned a Lot about Wachau Wines : The Wachau Valley is one of Austria's most famous and exciting wine regions and on the Danube River stretch of our Vienna to Paris river cruise we stopped at Weissenkirchen, one of the nine top viticultural towns in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Sightseeing Tagged With: austrian wine, danube river cruise, wachau, wachau wine, wine-tasting in weissenkirchen

Sightseeing in Vienna … worth it even in the Rain!

August 4, 2013 By Helen Page

A Walking Tour of Vienna to Discover Vienna Off-the-Beaten Track: Paris and The heart of Europe - Uniworld River Cruise - Day 2: For our sightseeing in Vienna, we had a choice of a visit to the Imperial Treasury to see the Habsburg crown jewels or a walking tour of Vienna titled "Vienna at … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Sightseeing Tagged With: cruise excursions, vienna sightseeing, vienna sightseeing tour, vienna walking tour

Trzesniewski – Vienna’s Famous Sandwich Shop

August 4, 2013 By Helen Page

Trzesniewski Offers Finger Sandwiches in Twenty-Two Different Fillings: Vienna is famous for its Schanigärten (sidewalk cafés), gasthaus, traditional restaurants and heuriger, all offering traditional Viennese cuisine like the Wiener schnitzels, Tafelspitz (boiled beef), apfelstrudel, etc. A … [Read more...]

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We're Helen and Tony Page, and we love travelling - lucky as we've been doing it for the last few decades!

Tony has long been a professional photographer and writer, but Helen now writes most of the posts and takes a lot of photos herself!

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