The Danube River

The Danube is the second longest river in Europe (the Volga is the longest).

Danube River map from Encyclopedia Britannica

The Danube begins in Western Germany, in the Black Forest Mountains, and flows for 1,770 miles to the Black Sea. 

It's known by different names in the nine countries it travels through:

Germany	Donau
Austria
Slovakia	Dunaj
Hungary	Duna
Croatia	Dunav
Serbia
Bulgaria
Romania	Dunarea
Ukraine	Dunai

Source:  www.britannica.com

Our Itinerary (preliminary)

Mon, 10/21	Board MS Crystal
Tues, 10/22	Budapest city tour
Weds, 10/23	Morning walking tour of Bratislava Evening on your own in Vienna
Thurs, 10/24	Morning  Vienna city tour, afternoon on your own
Fri, 10/25	Durnstein morning visit on your own Afternoon visit to Melk Abbey with organ concert
Sat, 10/26	Optional excursion to Salzburg Afternoon guided tour of Passau
Sun, 10/27	Bavarian tour of Regensburg with sausages tasting
Mon, 10/28	Transfer to Munich airport for homebound flight or Transfer to Prague

Welcome to the blog for our 2013 trip, a week long cruise on the Danube River from Budapest to Nuremberg.

 

We'll depart from Newark's Liberty International Airport on Sunday, October 20th and return from Nuremberg on Monday, October 28th, 2013.

Along the way we'll make stops in Budapest, Bratislava, Vienna, Durnstein, Passau, and Regensburg.  

Welcome aboard!