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Amsterdam to Bucharest & Transylvania

We explored Amsterdam’s streets, shopping districts and cruised in it's interior canals. We visited the oldest windmill in Kinderdijk the magnificent Cologne Cathedral, castles along the middle Rhine both in ruins and those converted to hotels, toured Miltenberg, Wurzberg and Bamberg, before continuing down the Rhine to Regensberg and Passau. We toured the war time underground art storage facilities in Nuremberg and continued our journey to Melk, Krems and Vienna, Austria before scenic cruising through the Wachau Valley. From there we continued on to Budapest, Hungary where we changed ships to venture further into Eastern Europe. We stopped in Kalocsa, Hungary before continuing to Osijek, Croatia and then Belgrade, Serbia. Continuing East we passed the Iron Gates and cruised magnificent gorges on the way to Vidin and Russe, Bulgaria. Continuing, we went to Bucharest and Brassov, Romania and then to Transylvania to enter the legendary home of Count Dracula, Bran Castle. We enjoyed a lifetime’s worth of experiences on a single four week voyage, June of 2019. Hope you enjoy the images as much as we enjoyed being there and taking them.
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Age from antiquity of Babini Vidini Kuli in Bulgaria.
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Age from antiquity of Babini Vidini Kuli in Bulgaria.

  • The only existing entirely preserved medieval castle, Babini Vidini Kuli in Vidin, Bulgaria. This shows some of the size of the fortifications
  • Age from antiquity of Babini Vidini Kuli in Bulgaria.
  • Storks (Good Luck) nesting in Vidin, Bulgaria.
  • Port of Vidin, Bulgaria.
  • Night life club in Vidin, Bulgaria.
  • Saint Euthymius of Tarnovo was Patriarch of Bulgaria between 1375 and 1393. Regarded as one of the most important figures of medieval Bulgaria, Euthymius was the last head of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church in the Second Bulgarian Empire. Vidin, Bulgaria.
  • The full name of the church is "St. Nicholay Mirlikiiski the Wonder maker." It is the second largest Orthodox Church in the town of Vidin, Bulgaria
  • Intriguing old home crying for a makeover across from a waterfront park in Vidin, Bulgaria
  • Despite being in ruins, the synagogue in Vidin, Bulgaria is still famous for being the second-largest Jewish temple in Bulgaria. Built in 1894, it fell into disuse after the local Jews left Bulgaria being shipped to death camps during World War II.
  • Inside the deserted Synogogue in Vidin, Bulgaria.
  • Worker's Memorial in Vidin, Bulgaria.
  • A park in Vidin, Bulgaria decorated in colorful umbrellas.
  • The New Europe Bridge, previously known as the Danube Bridge 2, and informally called the Calafat-Vidin Bridge, is a road and rail bridge between the cities of Vidin, Bulgaria and Calafat, Romania.
  • Playing flute for tips in Russe, Bulgaria.
  • The town of Russe, Bulgaria.
  • Entrance road to Tsarevets which was a medieval stronghold located on a hill with the same name as Veliko Tarnovo in northern Bulgaria.
  • Tsarevets is a medieval stronghold located on a hill with the same name in Veliko Tarnovo in northern Bulgaria. Veliko Tarnovo was built on three hills: Tsaravets, Trapezitsa, and Sveta Gora, Bulgaria.
  • St. Wifey in Russe, Bulgaria shopping district.
  • Garbage cans in Russe, Bulgaria.
  • Monument of Freedom (or of Liberity) is located at a square in central Russe. It was built at the beginning of the 20th century (1906 - 1909) by the Italian sculptor Arnoldo Zocchi.
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