Grand European Cruise

...to Hungary, Austria, Germany, Netherlands

Martha and Dianne, Gordon and Sandi decided on this cruise on 12/3/22, with July 17-31, 2023 as the proposed date-of-departure. We have since returned, and now have the task of updating our "Grand European Cruise 2023"! It's still a work-in-progress, so keep coming back to see what's new!!

Website Layout: Much of the content has been sourced from Viking River Cruises (along the top navigation and in the brochure to each Day) or from Wikipedia (see the lower left-side). Our content will be added to the pages the individual Day links to from the left navigational menu. Photos are stored in Google Photos and daily content is augmented with posts from our "Cruise 2023 blog.

What's NEW!: Here's where we'll add notes of what has most recently changed. For now, Day 0 (US to Hungary) and Day 1 are ready to go! Let us know if anything doesn't work right, and we'll fix it ASAP. Enjoy!!

HungaryHungary is a landlocked country inCentral Europe. Spanning 93,030 square kilometres (35,920 sq mi) of the Carpathian Basin, itis bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and Slovenia to the southwest, and Austria to the west. Hungary has a population of nearly 9 million, mostly ethnic Hungarians and a significant Romani minority. Hungarian, the official language, is the world's most widely spoken Uralic language and among the few non-Indo-European languages widely spoken in Europe. Budapest is the country's capital and largest city...

AustriaThe Republic of Austria...is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in theEastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which isthe capital, Vienna, the most populous city and state. Alandlocked country, Austria is bordered by Germany to thenorthwest, the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia to thenortheast, Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to thesouth, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west. Thecountry occupies an area of 83,871 km2 (32,383 sq mi) andhas a population of 9 million...

GermanyGermany...is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated between the Baltic and North seas to the north, and the Alps to the south; it covers an area of 357,022 square kilometres (137,847 sq mi), with a population of almost 84 million within its 16 constituent states. Germany borders Denmark to the north, Poland and the Czech Republic to the east, Austria and Switzerland to the south, and France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands to the west. The nation's capital and most populous city is Berlin...

The NetherlandsThe Netherlands...is a country located in Northwestern Europe with overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The Netherlands consists of twelve provinces; it borders Germany to the east, Belgium to the south, with a North Sea coastline to the north and west. It shares maritime borders with the United Kingdom, Germany and Belgium in the North Sea. The country's official language is Dutch, with West Frisian as a secondary official language in the province of Friesland...

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