Nancy
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Note 69 – Bucharest and Parliament
Weather today – It was cool (58 F) and cloudy in the morning, but warm (78 F) in the afternoon. Our first full day on the Viking itinerary began with breakfast at the hotel, then everyone loaded onto buses for one of 3 full-day excursions which all end with our embarkation on the Viking Ullur…
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Note 68 – Local Bucharest
Weather today – Cloudy and cool (58 F) in the morning. It warmed up to sunny and 84 F in the afternoon! Today we are touring again with our TBL guide, Cristi. Today is a chance to take in local Bucharest sights. We are customizing his tour, Private City Tour of Bucharest, replacing the Parliament…
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Note 67 – A Day in Transylvania
Weather today – perfect! Sunny skies. 62 degrees Fahrenheit (16 C) at 8am – mid-to-upper 70s (23-26 C) later. Apparently, no trip to Romania is complete without a visit to the region of Transylvania! We booked a private full-day tour from Bucharest through Tours By Locals with guide, Cristi. His tour, Day trip from Bucharest…
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Note 66 – Travel to Bucharest
Due to Dave’s frequent work travel to Aberdeen, Scotland, he racked up quite a few British Airways Avios (miles) points. Unfortunately, they are notoriously difficult to use, especially from Houston. We’ve been trying to optimize their usage on every trip we’ve taken to Europe the past few years, but either couldn’t find availability or the…
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Note 65 – Up Next: Passage to Eastern Europe
Our next trip is quickly approaching towards the end of the month. In 2017, we took our first cruise – Viking River’s 15-day Grand European cruise – from Budapest to Amsterdam. This begins on the Danube River, then continues primarily on the Main and the Rhine rivers. We weren’t sure what to expect, but by…
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Note 64 – March 2025 Books
Total Books: 4 Total Pages: 1375 Longest: 387 Shortest: 257 Genres: 4 (Biography – 1, Mystery – 1, Thriller – 2) The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman This is the fourth in Osman’s Thursday Murder Club series which revolves around a group of intrepid senior citizens researching cold cases who keep getting involved…
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