Day 158, 9 December 2012, Durnstein and Melk - cruising the Danube in Austria's Wachau Valley. Big day. Huge. Unbelievable. We docked this morning in Durnstein and headed out for an info stroll - it's like a tour, without a bus. We were clothed from head to foot in our ski gear, the sun was shining and we were comfortably warm - right up until we spent 25 minutes climbing to the ruined castle of Kuenringer (pictured) - it's main claim to fame is that Richard the...

Day 157, 8 December 2012, Vienna. This morning we had a bus and walking tour around the Ringstrasse and the centre of Vienna. Hypothermia was imminent for us humans at least - but checkout the ear-warmers on the carriage horses! The walk around the historic areas and the Hofburg winter palace was interesting, but we must admit the cold was getting into our bones and the facts were escaping our heads. Saw some great Roman ruins right in the centre of town, cov...

Day 156, 7 December 2012. Budapest (Hungary) to Vienna (Austria). Big kids that we are (remember... Not Being Grownups for a whole year) we still get a kick out of waking up in one country and going to sleep in another... especially when we get to go on the bus! (at last, an opportunity to edit this week's photos). We spent our final morning in Budapest getting every ounce of value from our hotel. We finally headed out for a spot of shopping - Cherry Palinka ...