This is the list of “notes” covering our 2025 14-day trip for the Viking Passage to Eastern Europe river cruise beginning in late April. We visited Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia, Croatia, and Hungary. The posts are in reverse chronological order of our trip.
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…
Keep readingNote 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…
Keep readingNote 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…
Keep readingNote 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…
Keep readingNote 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…
Keep readingNote 74 – Belgrade, Serbia – Best of Belgrade
Weather today – Mostly Cloudy, 62 F (17 C) Today is a full day in Belgrade, Serbia, with available early morning, afternoon, and evening tours. The included tour is the Panoramic Belgrade (4 hours, easy, morning). Optional tours included: We…
Keep readingNote 73 – Golubac, Serbia – Iron Gate and Archeology
Weather today – Partly Cloudy and 71 F (22 C). The included tour today is Golubac Fortress by Foot (1 hour, moderate, afternoon) as the Ullur docks literally adjacent to the fortress, but not until late in the afternoon. Two…
Keep readingNote 72 – Vidin, Bulgaria – Fortresses and Wine
Weather today – Another picture-perfect day with a high in the low 80s F. Vidin is in north-western Bulgaria, near the intersection of Danube River borders with Serbia and Romania. There are a choice of 3 Viking excursions today. The…
Keep readingNote 71 – Ruse, Bulgaria – Veliko Tarnovo and Arbanasi
Weather today – Mostly sunny with a high of 76 F (24 C) The only Viking excursion choices today are between one of two included tours. One called Ruse Highlights (3 hours, moderate, morning) and one called Veliko Tarnovo and…
Keep readingNote 70 – Viking Ullur Longship
Viking Longship’s are used on their European river itineraries. All the ships sailing on the Danube, Main, and Rhine rivers are identical. The ships on the Elbe, Seine, and Douro are in the same style but designed specifically for each…
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Notes By Nancy 