May 2025
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Note 80 – Passage to Eastern Europe Wrap-up
We’ve been back a while, so there has been time to reflect on our trip through the Balkan countries of Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia, Croatia, and Hungary. As a reminder, here is the cruise route. Favorite Things? Usually, I can pick out one specific thing that stood out about a trip as my “favorite”. However, I…
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Note 79 – April 2025 Books
Total Books Read: 4 Total Pages Read: 1277 Longest Read: 406 Shortest Read: 104 Total Books Skimmed: 2 Total Pages Skimmed: 2610 Genres: 5 (Fiction – 1, History – 1, Mystery – 1, Thriller – 1, Travel – 2) If you’ve previously read my Notes on my monthly reading, you may have noticed that my…
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Note 78 – Budapest, Hungary – Day Trip to Lake Balaton
Although Viking offered 6 optional excursions today, we decided to visit the Lake Balaton region using a private guide we found using Viator. For future reference of those interested, the tours offered by Viking were: Why Lake Balaton? My work colleague, Gezá, lives near here and had recommended on our previous trip in 2017 that…
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Note 77 – Budapest, Hungary – Visiting an Old Friend
Today we disembarked the Viking Ullur and transferred to our Viking hotel (Corinthia Budapest) for the next two nights. Having been to Budapest for work in 2015 and on Viking’s Grand European river cruise in 2017, Budapest feels like an old friend and I have a former work colleague/friend whom we are meeting for dinner…
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Note 76 – Kalocsa, Hungary – Kalocsa and Puszta
Weather today – Mostly sunny – 73 F (23 C) Today is our final full day aboard the Viking Ullur. As we travel towards our penultimate stop this afternoon, the morning is relaxed with late breakfasts and tours of the ship’s bridge provided. We had done the bridge tour on our first river cruise in…
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Note 75 – Vukovar, Croatia – Croatian Countryside, Wine, Osijek and Vukovar
Only two available excursions today – the optional Croatian Countryside & Wine Tasting (3.5 hours, demanding, morning) and the included Osijek and Vukovar (4.5 hours, easy, afternoon). We selected to do both tours today. Croatian Countryside & Wine Tasting Excursion The description of the Croatian Countryside & Wine Tasting tour is: Discover the rich and…
Notes By Nancy 