Sept 6 – 9, 2017 Prague is the beginning of our fall European trip. I had planned this trip almost a year ago when I got a Gate1 brochure in...Read More
Our 14 night river cruise crosses five countries – Hungary, Slovakia, Austria, Germany and Netherlands. We booked the 16 day Classic European River Cruise from Gate 1 which starts in...Read More
We took a train from Prague to Budapest and checked into a great hotel that David had picked out. We got a good laugh out after we scammed the taxi...Read More
Monday was a beautiful day warm and sunny. We boarded our ship, the Gate1 Monarch Queen, in the afternoon where we caught up with Cynthia. We are very happy with...Read More
Bratsilava was our first stop on the cruise. And Slovakia our third country. Bratsilava is the capital of this new country but it is not a young city by any...Read More
Vienna is a whole other world after Bratsilava – the city of the Hapsburgs with wide streets, palatial buildings and all the energy you expect in a bustling city. Bill...Read More
We explored the town of Durnstein in the morning. There isn’t enough in this village to warrant a local guide. Bill and I hiked on our own towards the castle....Read More
Friday was a leisurely day. Most of the passengers took an all day excursion to Salzburg including Pat and David. The rest of us had the boat to ourselves to...Read More
Saturday was the first day on this cruise that we woke up to dreary weather as we sailed towards Regensburg. I love these cabins with tall sliding glass windows and...Read More
Today was all about Cynthia and her birthday. She skipped the guided tour of Nuremberg to stay on board and work on her book. Our guided our started with a...Read More
We arrived in Bamberg Germany in the morning. It’s a charming town built on seven hills between the Regintz River and the Main Canal. The well preserved medieval town is...Read More
The ship arrived in Wurzburg Germany in the morning and docked right in the middle of town with views on the left to a castle on a hill and a...Read More
Two lovely German towns in one day – Wertheim and Miltenberg. We had guided tours of both but not enough time to explore in depth. Wertheim Wertheim is a town...Read More
Rhine Gorge Fall equinox today. We were disappointed to see the heavy morning fog as we started our sail through scenic Upper Middle Rhine Gorge. This is the second best...Read More
Cologne Germany We arrived at 3am with lots of noise and banging in the town of Koln, Germany aka Cologne. We docked in a great location near the chocolate museum...Read More
