Farewell Austria, Hello Czech Republic after a 340 km coach ride. Arrived in Prague and had to walk our luggage to our hotel as the streets are not wide enough for a bus. Hotel Mucha is within walking distance of the old town and pays homage to Alfonse Mucha a famous Czech artist of the Art Nouveau style so staying here is like being in a living museum with antique furniture in each of the rooms. We barely scratched the surface of Prague and this city is defin...

Farewell Slovakia and Hello Austria. Disembarked the ship this morning and said farewell to the wonderful crew that have looked after us so well. We are now on buses until the end of our trip. Checked into our hotel - Hotel Regina - and we have this amazing attic room overlooking the city. The whole hotel is really quaint and like we are staying in a living museum. Whilst unpacking we heard a commotion outside and then saw a massive street demonstration in suppo...

Goodbye Hungary, Hello Slovakia. Another whistlestop tour which is the downside of taking a river cruise along the Danube. On the plus side you do get a taste of each city so you can decide which ones to revisit in the future. Beautiful architecture, haunting holocaust memorial, lovely parks but my favourite memory of this beautiful city are the quirky statues that you find as you walk around. Some of the places we visited; Bratislava Castle is the former seat ...

Budapest has proved to be an amazing city brimming with architectural marvels and spanned by some beautiful bridges. Did not spend nearly long enough here and would like to return one day for a more in-depth visit. The city came to life in 1872 when the three formerly independent cities of Buda, Óbuda (Old Buda) and Pest were amalgamated to become the commercial, administrative and industrial centre of Hungary under the one name, Budapest. Some of the sights we...

Sailing along the Danube we leave Serbia today and head into Hungary to the small town of Mohacs. The weather has taken a decidedly cold change so we are all rugged up to go for a walk through the town. This town is famous for 2 battles that took place there: Battle of Mohacs, 1526 and the Battle of Mohacs, 1687. These battles represented the beginning and end, respectively, of the Ottoman domination of Hungary. Mohács is seen by many Hungarians as the decisiv...