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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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Tvrđa fortress was initially built shortly after the Turks were first driven out of Osijek, their brief but dangerous return prompting swift completion in the early 1700s. A military complex for nearly 200 years, the bastion saw many of its walls taken down in the 1920s. Croatia.
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Tvrđa fortress was initially built shortly after the Turks were first driven out of Osijek, their brief but dangerous return prompting swift completion in the early 1700s. A military complex for nearly 200 years, the bastion saw many of its walls taken down in the 1920s. Croatia.

  • Equestrian Arts and Horsemanship Cultural Demonstration. Kalocsa, Hungary.
  • Equestrian Arts and Horsemanship Cultural Demonstration.Kalocsa, Hungary.
  • Equestrian Arts and Horsemanship Cultural Demonstration. Kalocsa, Hungary.
  • Riding nine horses at once in a remarkable demonstration or skills. Kalocsa, Hungary.
  • Welcome to Vukovar, Craotia.
  • If doors could talk, the tales these could tell. Vukovar, Croatia.
  • Residences in Vukovar, Croatia.
  • Sole surviving original town gate in Osijek, Croatia.
  • Tvrđa fortress was initially built shortly after the Turks were first driven out of Osijek, their brief but dangerous return prompting swift completion in the early 1700s. A military complex for nearly 200 years, the bastion saw many of its walls taken down in the 1920s. Croatia.
  • Tvrđa fortress was initially built shortly after the Turks were first driven out of Osijek, their brief but dangerous return prompting swift completion in the early 1700s. A military complex for nearly 200 years, the bastion saw many of its walls taken down in the 1920s. Croatia.
  • Counterweight for one the current gates at the fortress in Osijek, Croatia.
  • Inside Tvrđa fortress, Osijek, Croatia.  A military complex for nearly 200 years with many walls taken down 100 years ago.
  • Trinity Square in Osijek, Croatia.
  • The ornate Holy Trinity Monument in Holy Trinity Square was erected almost 300 years ago after the Great Plague of 1738, the pillar is  dedicated to the thousands who  lost their lives during that year. Osijek, Croatia.
  • Wine tasting stop at a local winery in Osijek, Croatia.
  • Church of St. Nicholas in Vukovar, Croatia.  This Church of St Nicholas in Vukovar is a Serbian Orthodox church in eastern Croatia. The church is one of the oldest baroque buildings of the Serb community north of the Sava River. The church opened in 1737.
  • Despite the years of war and bombings flowers grow from a bombed out building in Vukovar, Croatia.
  • St. Wifey Pla Running to catch the Viking Lif before it leaves Vukovar, Croatia.
  • The story of St. Sava Cathedral in Belgrade, Serbia.
  • St.Sava Cathedral in Belgrade, Serbia.  The Church of Saint Sava is a Serbian Orthodox church located on the Vračar plateau in Belgrade, Serbia. It is one of the largest Eastern Orthodox church buildings and ranks among the largest church buildings in the world.
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