2023 Blue Danube Discovery River Cruise Gallery

We finally made it to Budapest! We had the afternoon free after checking in to the hotel. Most of us explored the area near the hotel, which is gorgeous! Here is the view from the hotel.

The front of our hotel, the Intercontinental.

Our dinner on night 1! Food from the vendors in a large outdoor courtyard.

So much delicious food! We had to share.

The ladies did a great job.

Despite being stuffed, we had to try the chimney cakes with ice cream. Chimney cakes are crusty on the outside and soft doughy inside.

View on the way back to the hotel.

Monday was our first full day in Budapest. We started the morning with a tour of the city. First up was Hero’s Square.

Of course, sampling more chimney cakes! So yummy!

We later went up to the Buda Castle District.

View from the Fisherman’s Bastion.

The next day, we boarded the Avalon Envision ship.

As we set sail, we saw the beautiful parliament building.

Enjoying our welcome reception on the Envision. We are now on the way to our first stop - Vienna.

On Saturday, some of us took an all-day optional tour called the Sound of Music Salzburg. Below is the Basilika St Michael where the Captain and Maria got married in the movie.

Basilika St. Michael in Mondsee, Austria.

We then went to Mirabell Gardens where more scenes were filmed.

We walked over the bridge to Salzburg. Below is the building where Mozart was born.

Fountain in Salzburg where another scene from the movie was shot.

On Sunday, we gad a walking tour of Regensburg which included a plate of sausages and sauerkraut and a beer. Just before lunch!

In the afternoon, some of us took an optional tour to Weltenburg Abbey which included beer tasting with pretzels. Below is inside the beautiful St. George church.

On Sunday, some of us chose the included walking tour of Nürnberg.

Nürnberg, Germany. We are headed to Prague next for the final leg of our trip.