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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Dated flood level markers on a building being renovated in Passau, Germany.
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Dated flood level markers on a building being renovated in Passau, Germany.

  • Regensburg is at the confluence of the Danube and Rhine Rivers. This late 1800's antique steam paddle wheeler, now a museum, is moored here.
  • The Danube as it goes through Regensburg, Germany.
  • Basilica of the Nativity of Our Lady (background) The Basilica of the Nativity of Our Lady or Alten Kapelle is the oldest catholic place of worship in Bavaria and one of the most important churches in the city of Regensburg, in the south of Germany. It opened in 1012.
  • Shopping area in Regensburg, Germany.
  • Memorial to early Regensburg citizens.
  • Memorial plaque in the old Jewish Quarter of Regensburg, Germany.
  • A street in the shopping district of Regensburg, Germany.
  • Church Neupfarrkirche with St. Peters Cathedral in the background. Regensburg, Germany.
  • Memorial plaque for Oskar Schindler, subject of the movie Shindler's List.
  • St. Michael's Church, Passau, Germany.
  • One of Passau's original city gates from 1143.
  • Residenz Platz (Bishop's Residence) Fountain near St Stephan Cathedral in Passau, Lower Bavaria, Germany.
  • 800-year-old fortification Veste Oberhaus. It is one of Europe's largest preserved castle complexes. This is in Passau, Germany.
  • Dated flood level markers on a building being renovated in Passau, Germany.
  • The water level in Passau during the June 2013 flood.
  • There are 17,000 organ pipes inside 14th-century St. Stephens Cathedral in Passau, Germany. St. Stephen's Cathedral is a baroque church from 1688 in Passau, Germany, dedicated to Saint Stephen. It is the seat of the Catholic Bishop of Passau and the main church of his diocese. Since 730, there have been many churches built on the site of the current cathedral.
  • Inside St. Stephen's Cathedral in Passau, Germany.
  • Ceiling art inside 14th-century St. Stephens Cathedral in Passau, Germany.
  • Passau shopping district for tourists.
  • Melk is an Austrian town on the River Danube, west of Vienna. It’s known for the 11th-century Melk Abbey, a vast monastery built high above the town. Gold statuary adorns its domed Abbey Church, and the huge library houses medieval manuscripts. The Marmorsaal is a baroque hall with a ceiling fresco and red marble walls. South of Melk, gardens surround Renaissance Schallaburg Castle, which hosts cultural exhibitions.
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