Cruising the Danube: BudaPest to Prague
In September 2019, my wife and I along with two other couples took a Gate 1 cruise on the Danube River from Budapest to Prague.
The river is the second longest river in Europe at some 1,770 miles. It flows through 10 countries, more than any other river in the world, and four capital cities. The river is not blue. It is light green, due to the rocks and minerals through which it flows on its southerly course from Germany to the Black Sea.
From Budapest, the capital of Hungary, we traveled to Bratislava, capital of Slovakia; Vienna. Durnstein, and Linz, Austria; Cesky Krumlov in the Czech Republic; Passau, Germany; Salzburg, Austria; Regensburg, Germany; and, finally, Prague, capital of the Czech Republic.
Each of these cities or areas have parts that are designated as UNESCO World Heritage sites. This designation helps protect those areas and their history.
We did not know much about the history of central and eastern Europe. We were overwhelmed with the history we learned and the beauty we found.
I am writing a separate article on the trip entitled "Tidal Waves on the Danube," which tries to capture some of the history.
I might sum up my thoughts by saying, simply, so many religions and churches, and so many rulers and wars.
I hope you will enjoy these photos.
Read MoreThe river is the second longest river in Europe at some 1,770 miles. It flows through 10 countries, more than any other river in the world, and four capital cities. The river is not blue. It is light green, due to the rocks and minerals through which it flows on its southerly course from Germany to the Black Sea.
From Budapest, the capital of Hungary, we traveled to Bratislava, capital of Slovakia; Vienna. Durnstein, and Linz, Austria; Cesky Krumlov in the Czech Republic; Passau, Germany; Salzburg, Austria; Regensburg, Germany; and, finally, Prague, capital of the Czech Republic.
Each of these cities or areas have parts that are designated as UNESCO World Heritage sites. This designation helps protect those areas and their history.
We did not know much about the history of central and eastern Europe. We were overwhelmed with the history we learned and the beauty we found.
I am writing a separate article on the trip entitled "Tidal Waves on the Danube," which tries to capture some of the history.
I might sum up my thoughts by saying, simply, so many religions and churches, and so many rulers and wars.
I hope you will enjoy these photos.
