Romania
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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 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 optional excursions were also available – Hike to Vistas of the Iron Gate (4 hours,…
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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…
Notes By Nancy 