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Welcome dinner in Budapest, Hungary
Budapest Street Scene
Budapest and the Danube.
The Danube separates the old towns of Buda and Pest
Our riverboat, for a seven day trip
Bratislava, capital of the Slovak Republic, in the background
Along the Danube
See, the Blue Danube is really blue. Thanks to Photoshop
An Austrian village along the Danube
A castle along the Danube. Wachau Valley, Austria
Duernstein, Wachau Valley, Austria.
The castle where Richard the Lionhearted was imprisoned
circa 1100, is in the background
The castle from a Duernstein street
Part of the old Duernstein town wall
Pat and John on the riverboat
The Loewenbraeu Keller in Munich
In business since 1383
See our people hurrying to get in
Kelly has waited all day to get his Dunkel (Dark Beer)
While across town, John is drinking beer in front of the Rathaus
(Just like 50 years ago)
Rathaus (City Hall). Innsbruck, Austria
See our travelers waving from atop the tower
Small barns where the Austrian farmers store hay.
Pat particularly likes these.
They seem to be unique to Austria
San Moritz Switzerland
A luxurious resort
Lunch on the terrace in San Moritz, Switzerland
Most expensive meal of the trip
The Rettenbach Glacier, where at 9500 feet, one can
ski all summer.
View is from the Oetztaler Gletcherstrasse,
which at 9250 feet is one of the highest roads in Europe
Note the small shrine in the foreground
The road down the Italian side of the Timmelsjoch, in the Sud Tyrol
At 2509 Meters, one of the highest passes in Europe.
And one of the worst roads.
An alpine village in the Sud Tyrol, Northern Italy
A one lane road in the Slovenian Alps.
This road was much worse than it looks
A Chalet in the Slovenian Alps
We finally put the car on a railroad flatcar
To finish our journey through the Slovenian Alps
A market in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia
Downtown Ljubljana.
A fine old city.
More downtown Ljubljana
Trieste, Italy. On the Adriatic
Note the pollution
An Alpine farm. Sud Tyrol, Northern Italy
Alpine meadow, Sud Tyrol
John and Pat greet you from
Cortina d' Ampezzo, Italy
Site of the 1956 Winter Olympics
Jurgen and Diana greet you as well
The Danube at night in Budapest
A fitting end to this Travelogue