After weeks of expectations, lugging dinner dress halfway around the world, and fretting over a late arriving car to transport Kongo to the Opera House, the travel monkey finally made it to the Vienna opera! He left after the first act….but wait…you must read the rest of the story.
Kongo and his best buddy are off to the opera in Vienna to see Arabella. Hopefully, they won’t miss the ship which gets underway for the next port at midnight. Continue reading Off to the Opera
Kongo has a Sacher Torte and cappuccino at the famous Hotel Sacher across the street from the Vienna State Opera House. The monkey checked out all the Hapsburg residences, palaces, St. Stephens church (this gothic church is over 860 years old). You can’t throw a banana in Vienna without hitting a statue or an outside coffee bar. Lovely place. Because of the building materials (sandstone) everything is undergoing some form of renovation all the time. A good employment opportunity here would be as a sandstone cleaner (or tour bus driver). Continue reading “Vienna Day Tour”
A group of swans came over to greet the ship as we docked in Vienna. Nice touch on the part of our cruise director. Continue reading “Swan Song”
Kongo arrives in Bratislava the capital of Slovakia for a day of walking around and sightseeing in this ancient city. Like most of this part of the world, Bratislava has seen its share of invasions and foreign armies. It is a beautiful small city on the Danube situated close to the junction of three countries in Central Europe: Slovakia, Hungary, and Austria. Continue reading “Bratislava, Slovakia”
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