SNOWBIRDS TAKE ON THE DANUBE WALTZ…and more!

We boarded our Viking Tour bus and drove the 45 miles to Vienna, Austria for the day (as there was not enough water in the Danube River to sail)!  Upon arrival, a local guide hopped on our bus and narrated as we drove around the beautiful city of Vienna!  We drove along Ring Road and passed by the Vienna State Opera House; the Court Garden of the Imperial Palace; Parliament; the People’s Garden (with 400 different varieties of roses); City Hall (totally looked like an ancient Gothic-style church); the Neo Gothic Votive Church; Old Town; the oldest Ferris Wheel in the world; City Park; Natural History Museum; and the Vienna Opera House….to name a few!   I tried my hardest, but it was TOTALLY IMPOSSIBLE to get good photos while on a moving bus!  And it seemed like I was ALWAYS sitting on the wrong side!!! After the driving tour was over, we stopped and got off the bus, and began our walking tour!  Oh, the sights we saw along the streets of beautiful Vienna! Our to...

We woke up sailing down (or up?) the Danube River!  The curtains were open and we all loved the view from the dining room this morning! Little did we know that is was these little munchkins back home did a rain dance that made it possible for today’s sailing!  Thank you, August and Jonah! We had several hours to enjoy the boat’s amenities!  We chose the loungers up top for some sunshine and wonderful breezes! Scho and I put in some laps (Are you proud of us, Mary?) and checked out the putting greens and shuffleboard onboard! We listened to our Program Director’s lecture in the Lounge about growing up in Bucharest, Romania under Communist rule.  WOW, it was so sad to hear about that unimaginable way of life.  It was very moving. During lunch we watched the arrival into the port at Bratislava, Slovakia!  We were certainly not alone!  Multiple river boats were already docked, several of which belonged to Viking! We were three boats deep when we docked! We...