Category Archives: Europe

Melk Abbey

Posted on June 27, 2025 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Melk, Austria Melk is a city in Austria at the confluence of the Danube and Melk Rivers with a population of over 5000 people. It is best known for Melk Abbey, home to Benedictine monks since 1089. Melk has a … Continue reading →

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Cisternerne

Posted on May 26, 2025 by LBcruiseshipblogger

When looking up things to do before our visit to Copenhagen on the way to our Viking river cruise out of Budapest, I came across a place called Cisternerne. It’s an art exhibition inside of an old cistern. It wasn’t … Continue reading →

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Viking Longship Cabins on Viking Skirnir

Posted on May 23, 2025 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Viking Skirnir is one of many of Viking’s longships sailing Europe’s rivers. Sister ships to the Skirnir have identical deck plans. There are no inside cabins on a longship, but the below water level cabins just have long narrow windows … Continue reading →

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Copenhagen River Cruise

Posted on April 20, 2025 by LBcruiseshipblogger

For what turned out to be our one full day in Copenhagen since our flight got cancelled the day we were supposed to go and we had to spend a night in Seattle (at the airline’s expense) and fly out … Continue reading →

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Panoramic Vienna

Posted on April 18, 2025 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Vienna, Austria Vienna is the capitol of Austria with a population of over 2 million people. Currency is the euro. 1 euro at last check was equal to $1.10 USD. That is likely to change in the dollar’s current downward … Continue reading →

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Rosenborg Castle

Posted on March 17, 2025 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Prior to our European river cruise on Viking Skirnir, we spent a couple days in Copenhagen, Denmark before moving on to Budapest where the cruise began. We stayed in a hotel called Wakeup Copenhagen-Borgergade. The hotel had a great location … Continue reading →

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Danube River Cruising

Posted on March 14, 2025 by LBcruiseshipblogger

The Danube is the second-longest river in Europe. Stretching from Central through Southeastern Europe it runs from the Black Forest south into the Black Sea. Only the Volga River in Russia is longer. Early in our river cruise on Viking … Continue reading →

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Budapest Panoramic Tour

Posted on February 7, 2025 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Budapest Our 15-day river cruise on Viking Skirner began on the Danube River in Budapest, Hungary. The Danube divides Budapest passing between the historic cities of Buda and Pest, now connected by 7 bridges. The Buda side is hilly with … Continue reading →

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Viking Skirnir

Posted on January 3, 2025 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Our European Grand Tour 15-day river cruise from Budapest to Amsterdam took place on the Skirnir, one of many identical Viking longships cruising rivers in Europe. In Budapest alone we often saw 5 or 6 of them docked on the … Continue reading →

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Copenhagen, Denmark

Posted on January 1, 2025 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Copenhagen is the capitol and most populous city in Denmark. The language of the country is Danish, but most Danes also speak fluent English. Like other Scandinavian cities it tends toward the pricier of places to visit in Europe. Money … Continue reading →

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