2. International Travel

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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The Cologne Cathedral from the Viking Embla docked in Cologne.
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The Cologne Cathedral from the Viking Embla docked in Cologne.

  • The old Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam's Jewish Quarter.
  • A room in the old Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam's Jewish Quarter.
  • Streets of Amsterdam in the rain.
  • Statue in Werteimpark in Amsterdam adjacent the Auschwitz Monument.
  • Auschwitz Monument in Wertheimpark in Amsterdam. Nooit Meer - Never Again!
  • Canal art in Amsterdam on a rainy day.
  • Windmills in the ponder at Kinderjilk.
  • The Blokker Windmill in KInderjilk is the oldest and dates to 1630. It is stilll operating.
  • The Blokker Windmill is run and maintained by a certified operator. Here she is to take us on a tour of her mill.
  • Separate kitchen building of the Blokker Windmill. Kitchens were built separately so a food fire would not burn down the windmill.
  • The Viking Embla turned from the lssel Canal to the Lower Rhine River at this confluence.
  • Stone carving on the Rhine river bank outside Cologne, Germany.
  • Cologne Cathedral with the Cologne train station and other area churches in the background.
  • A close-up view of the UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Twin Towered Gothic Cathedral of Cologne. Construction of this cathedral started on August 15, 1248.
  • Street artist working outside the Cologne Cathedral.
  • Inside the beautiful Cologne Cathedral, Cologne, Germany.
  • Historic tapestry on display inside the Cologne Cathedral, Cologne, Germany.
  • The Gero Cross, circa 970, in the Cologne Cathedral.
  • A public square in Cologne, Germany.
  • The Cologne Cathedral from the Viking Embla docked in Cologne.
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