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Visiting Dürnstein on a Danube River Cruise

June 3, 2009 By Helen Page 1 Comment

Durnstein Stiftskirche

Dürnstein is one of the Highlight Stops on a Danube River Cruise: One of the highlight stops on any Danube River Cruise is the charming village of Dürnstein.  As our river boat approaches the village, our tour director announces on the intercom, with some urgency, that it is time to get onto the  sundeck … […]

Filed Under: Featured, Sightseeing Tagged With: city on the danube, danube river cruise, Durnstein, durnstein austria, wachau valley

River cruise and Oberammergau Passion Play

May 19, 2009 By Helen Page 6 Comments

Combine your river cruise with a visit to Oberammergau: If you’re planning a river cruise in 2010 and would like to attend the Oberammergau Passion Play, there are cruises that will allow you to do this.  The following cruises by General Tours combine your river cruise with a visit to Oberammergau for the Passion Play. […]

Filed Under: Germany River Cruises Tagged With: danube, elbe, european river cruise, general tours, holland, oberammeragau, passion play, peter deilman, reie river, rhein, rhine, river cruise, river cruises, river tours, tulip time

Bamberg and its Smoky Rauchbier

May 19, 2009 By Helen Page 1 Comment

Bamberg Schlenkerla rauchbier

Rauchbier, Bamberg’s specialty smoked beer: Bamberg is a town that’s not only famous for its medieval heritage, but is also noted for its excellent beers.  For its small population of 80,000, Bamberg has nine breweries which brew some fifty different types of beer. A specialty of Bamberg is rauchbier, a “smoked beer“.  On our river […]

Filed Under: Sightseeing Tagged With: Bamberg, rauchbier, schlenkerla, smoked beer

Amsterdam sightseeing – Zaanse Schans

May 19, 2009 By Helen Page 5 Comments

Zaanse Schans – Windmills and the traditional Dutch way of life: Windmills, tulips and clogs are some of the archetypical symbols that come to mind when we think of Holland.  So when the opportunity came to see a real life Dutch windmill, I made a trip to Zaanse Schans so that windmills are no longer […]

Filed Under: Sightseeing Tagged With: amsterdam attractions, Amsterdam sightseeing, amsterdam sightseeing tours, amsterdam to budapest, dutch windmills, river cruise, Zaanse Schans

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