Austria’s third largest city, Linz is a charming town where river cruisers dock alongside the Danube’s banks within walking distance of the city center. (more…)
On May 13, 2008, In Bratislava, Budapest, Danube River Cruises, Durnstein, Melk, Video, Vienna, By Ralph Grizzle
Immortalized by Johann Strauss in Blue Danube Waltz, the Danube winds from Germany’s Black Forest through Austria into the Balkans before dumping into the Black Sea.
On May 9, 2008, In Austria, Bicycling, Bratislava, Danube River Cruises, Durnstein, Melk, Uniworld River Cruises, By Ralph Grizzle
My river cruise has turned into a cycling tour. Each day during this journey up the Danube on Uniworld’s River Empress, I have had the opportunity to straddle a saddle and pedal along the river — or out into the picturesque countryside – with the River Empress serving as my comfortable floating hotel.




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