Monday 15 September 2025: Vidin and Belogradchik Rocks – Roger We woke in the morning to find ourselves moored up alongside the town of Vidin in Bulgaria. Bulgaria has a population about 6.5 million, of which around 30,000 live in this town. It was around nine when we boarded the buses and drove through the […]
Thursday 11 September 2025: Kalocsa – Roger It was 8:30 in the morning when we disembarked and boarded buses for a short trip to Kalocsa. The river in this area is 4 to 500 metres wide, 6 metres deep and flowing at a rate of about 2500 cubic metres per second. As we headed along […]
Sunday 7 September 2025: Vienna – Roger When we woke up we had berthed on the Danube, just adjacent to Vienna. It was just before nine when Sylvia and I set off for a stroll into town. The area we walked through was a relatively new residential area with very tidy looking apartments with lots […]
Saturday 30 August 2025: Koblenz and Rhine River – Roger It was around 8am when we docked alongside another Viking boat in Koblenz, after once again enjoying breakfast in our room. My sister Rachael arranged to meet us there; she is currently living in Frankfurt. We found her waiting for us not long after leaving […]
Tuesday 26 August 2025: Amsterdam – Roger It was 4.30 am when we piled out of bed to shower, dress and be downstairs – well down the lift really – to check out of the Mondrian Hotel. It was 5.15am when the driver of the black Audi A6 drove us to the airport. We headed […]