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Forum: Cruises
Nov 21st, 2017, 05:01 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 15,351
Posted By kwren

Hi patandhank! Glad you enjoyed my report. ...

Hi patandhank! Glad you enjoyed my report.

We are independent travelers as well and this was definitely a switch for us.

The size of the groups varied. For instance, the hike through the...
Forum: Cruises
Oct 29th, 2017, 12:05 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 15,351
Posted By kwren

The food store I think was to the left of the...

The food store I think was to the left of the restaurant Kolkovna Celnice on nam. Republiky, and near Republic Square which has a very strange sculpture. However, when I tried to Google it, it says...
Forum: Cruises
Oct 27th, 2017, 12:59 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 15,351
Posted By kwren

LAST DAY IN PRAGUE Our last day was a...

LAST DAY IN PRAGUE

Our last day was a gorgeous day, one during which the four of us split up. Our friends went to the Jewish Quarter and DH to the Apple Computer Museum. I went to the Miniature...
Forum: Cruises
Oct 22nd, 2017, 04:45 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 15,351
Posted By kwren

TEREZIN CONCENTRATON CAMP We took the...

TEREZIN CONCENTRATON CAMP

We took the optional excursion from Prague to Terezin this afternoon. It took about 45 minutes to get to this walled fort with orderly graves out front. Terezin started...
Forum: Cruises
Oct 19th, 2017, 09:55 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 15,351
Posted By kwren

PRAGUE Once we arrived at our hotel, we...

PRAGUE

Once we arrived at our hotel, we checked in and found a bottle of champagne chilling and a bowl of luscious strawberries to celebrate our anniversary. Nice touch Uniworld! The hotel was...
Forum: Cruises
Oct 19th, 2017, 08:08 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 15,351
Posted By kwren

5alive - I'm so glad you wrote. I forgot to...

5alive - I'm so glad you wrote. I forgot to finish my trip report and your reply reminded me to do so. Also glad you enjoyed my report! Thanks for the comment. Now on to finishing!
Forum: Cruises
Sep 16th, 2017, 11:51 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 15,351
Posted By kwren

NUREMBURG Our last morning on the boat so I...

NUREMBURG

Our last morning on the boat so I had my traditional debarkation eggs benedict. Somehow that has become a tradition with me the last breakfast of any cruise. (And they were really good!)...
Forum: Cruises
Sep 16th, 2017, 08:15 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 15,351
Posted By kwren

You're welcome wren! It brings back memories of...

You're welcome wren! It brings back memories of the trip and stretches out the enjoyment to do a trip report. (I just hope Fodors doesn't end up getting rid of them!)

My friends went to Vienna...
Forum: Cruises
Sep 11th, 2017, 02:58 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 15,351
Posted By kwren

"DAY AT SEA" Our next day was spent on the...

"DAY AT SEA"

Our next day was spent on the river, rather...on the Danube-Main Canal - the canal that connects the Danube and Main Rivers in Germany. It was so nice to have a day to just relax...
Forum: Cruises
Sep 9th, 2017, 10:16 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 15,351
Posted By kwren

REGENSBURG The morning continued along the...

REGENSBURG

The morning continued along the river relaxing on the deck and watching for more locks.

The captain came out of the wheelhouse to explain to us that the huge white marble monument...
Forum: Cruises
Sep 8th, 2017, 01:41 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 15,351
Posted By kwren

PASSAU Another beautiful early morning sail...

PASSAU

Another beautiful early morning sail until we reached and docked at Engelhartzell. This was another two part day.

Morning - The hiking crowd boarded the bus and went up through Passau to...
Forum: Cruises
Sep 8th, 2017, 12:42 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 15,351
Posted By kwren

wren - I don't know where you live, but stay safe...

wren - I don't know where you live, but stay safe and don't take any risks! I'll be thinking of you.

DH is doing fine. No worries yet for either of us. Our minds have been focused on building a...
Forum: Cruises
Sep 6th, 2017, 03:51 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 15,351
Posted By kwren

WACHAU VALLEY We woke sailing through the...

WACHAU VALLEY

We woke sailing through the picturesque Wachau Valley, just gorgeous with the scenery and its many medieval castles, cute villages, cliffside ruins, Gothic churches, vineyards of...
Forum: Cruises
Sep 6th, 2017, 03:11 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 15,351
Posted By kwren

VIENNA This morning there was an...

VIENNA

This morning there was an appelstrudel demonstration in the lounge, followed by a testing. I asked a waiter for a second piece because I hadn't had breakfast and he brought me a huge plate...
Forum: Cruises
Sep 5th, 2017, 05:37 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 15,351
Posted By kwren

BUDAPEST We went to the Great Market Hall on...

BUDAPEST

We went to the Great Market Hall on our own before embarking and that was fun. Many souvenir stands, only matched by the number of stands selling various types of paprika - sweet, hot,...
Forum: Cruises
Sep 5th, 2017, 08:51 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 15,351
Posted By kwren

First of all, thanks for the good thoughts dyer. ...

First of all, thanks for the good thoughts dyer.

And congratulations to both of you, wren and dyer, on your 40th anniversaries!

We are at Hopkins doing all the pre-op things for DH today....
Forum: Cruises
Sep 3rd, 2017, 10:30 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 15,351
Posted By kwren

Didn't mean to push send so quickly. We...

Didn't mean to push send so quickly.

We almost stayed at the Art Deco that last night but it was a good decision for us to stay close to the airport instead. If you are still looking for a hotel...
Forum: Cruises
Sep 3rd, 2017, 10:05 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 15,351
Posted By kwren

We stayed at the Holiday Inn by the airport...

We stayed at the Holiday Inn by the airport because they had a free shuttle all day and all night.
Forum: Cruises
Sep 3rd, 2017, 05:29 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 15,351
Posted By kwren

You will be just fine with those clothes, and...

You will be just fine with those clothes, and most of the other times it's very casual.

Getting on board the boat is fun because often you have to walk across another river boat first. When we got...
Forum: Cruises
Sep 3rd, 2017, 02:40 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 15,351
Posted By kwren

Forgot to add that I will try to write a bit...

Forgot to add that I will try to write a bit about each day's tour as soon as I can.
Forum: Cruises
Sep 3rd, 2017, 02:36 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 15,351
Posted By kwren

Hi wren! Glad you found this! The first...

Hi wren! Glad you found this!

The first reception on the boat was pretty low key. My friend and I wore summer dresses and her husband wore a sport jacket. My husband came after us and didn't seem...
Forum: Cruises
Sep 2nd, 2017, 12:35 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 15,351
Posted By kwren

UNIWORLD River Boat Cruise on the Danube, Budapest to Prague

This is the second version of my trip report. The other seems to have vanished except for a day when it popped back up unexpectedly. Luckily, I copied it at that time. I can't find it again so I'm...
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