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TRAVEL
was one of the lovely things about
my cruise. I met some wonderful,
like-minded people and thanks
to the intimacy of our Viking
Longship, I had the opportunity to
enjoy their friendly and interesting
company throughout the voyage.
There were no fixed seating plans
at dinner so we were free to share
the fabulous food and conversation
with different people on different
nights, which kept the atmosphere
really informal and gave everyone
the opportunity to meet and get
to know new people.
Other notable German
highlights for me were stopping
off for a beer in Germany’s oldest
inn – ‘The Inn of the Giant’ – in
Miltenberg; seeing the magnificent
I had a glass of wine in my hand, and was looking
up at the inky black night sky, illuminated by a thousand
stars, as we sailed into beautiful Budapest
WINDMILLS OF
KINDERDIJK
Much of this part of The
Netherlands is actually below sea
level. As the original technological
marvels of historic Kinderdijk, these
19 windmills have been designated
a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Built in the mid-18th century, these
structures stand like sentinels on
a hushed landscape.
PHOTOS: © ISTOCK
Clockwise,
from above:
The rooftops of
beautiful Vienna;
the Hungarian
Parliament is a
sight to behold on
the Danube; dining
with a view is one
of the benefits of
sailing with Viking
frescoes in the Bishop’s Residenz in
Würzburg; tucking into sausages
and sauerkraut at the Old Sausage
Kitchen in Regensburg and
shopping for gingerbread and
pink pepper chocolate in Passau.
Once on the Danube, we sailed
into Austria where we encountered
countless ‘camera-ready’ moments
between Melk and Krems and a
fabulous tour of the culturally rich
and history-packed capital, Vienna.
The end of this most memorable
of journeys was marked by a
moment I will cherish forever...
standing out on the top deck of our
Longship, there was music playing
gently in the background, I had
a glass of wine in my hand,
and was looking up at the inky
black night sky, illuminated by
a thousand twinkling stars, as
we sailed into the beautiful and
historic city of Budapest. It was a
truly magical experience and an
absolutely wonderful way to end
our 15-day adventure cruising
through Europe’s majestic and
enthralling waterways.
A 15-day 2022 Grand European
Tour river cruise, sailing from
Amsterdam to Budapest, starts
from £2,895pp.
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