Harry S Truman said, “Study men, not historians.” When Howard Chrisco of St. James looks back at the escape that he and his fellow soldiers made from a Japanese work camp in the Philippines during WWII, he cannot help but think that there were too many “coincidences” to make the smooth transition ...
Viking River Cruise Day #5: Regensburg
Our program director, Karl, briefed us the night before we docked in Regensburg, Germany, and said, “It’s my kind of town.” Regensberg, Germany Known for its reputation as one of the best-preserved medieval towns in Europe, Regensburg’s history easily dates back to Roman times. It managed to survive ...
Viking River Cruise Day #4: Passau, Germany
When I look back at our 14-day river cruise – the Grand European Tour – from Viking River Cruises, it seems the most full, packed and eclectic day of all happened on day #4, when we visited Passau, Germany. Passau is in the region of Germany called Bavaria. This is the “City of 3 Rivers” (confluence ...
Viking River Cruise Day #3: Melk Abbey
Located at the confluence of the Danube and Melk Rivers lies the lovely village of Melk, Austria, which happened to be our stop on day #3 of the Grand European Tour, on our recent Viking River Cruise. We headed away from Vienna and into the Wachau Valley, as our ship’s captain navigated the Bragi ...
Viking River Cruise Day #2: Vienna
You cannot visit the “City of Waltzes” without making it a point to listen to live music. We arrived in Vienna on day #2 of our Viking River cruise “Grand European Tour.” Actually, we arrived in the late afternoon, spending the morning on the sundeck of the good ship Bragi, watching as castles and ...
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