its fun...i enjoy it...yay

Last Christma I cruised from Budapest, through Vienna, Passau, Melk, Linz, Regansburg, to Nuremberg then we took motor coach into Prague. It was a wonderful trip of 12 days for $2800 on Amadeaus Waterways. I got to see all the Christmas Markets and Decorations; they are very different from what we use here. It was interesting to see the Danube Canal and know that it was started in the days of Charlemagne (did spell correctly but here is no spellchecker her) and was not finished until the 1990's. We passed through 26 lift lock dams and passed the European Continental Divide. It is a fantastic trip for anyone who is afraid of cruises (I'm not) since the Danube at it's deepest is only 3 meters and the boat is 6 meters, so if it were to take on water, just walk up to the top deck where you will stay nice and dry. No sea sickness either since the river is controlled water. The cities were fantastic and this boat allows you to get up close and visit the city without having to travel by bus. We did take buses to some of the sites (Melk Abbey) and the boat went on without us. We then met up with the boat after our tour. Most of the tours (all but 2) were included in the cost of the cruise so you were not being nickled and dimed all day. Best of all, as much of the Red or White Wine from each of the regions or country we visited were served free with dinner. I got to try many that I will never see in the USA since they are small vineyards that don't export. It was absolutely the best cruise I have ever taken. There were approximatley 150 people of all ages (youngest was 10 month, but I suggest they be at least 10 years old) and we had one dinner seating, but you could sit where you chose. I ate almost every dinner with someone new. We had people from New Zeland, Australia, Scotland, Ireland, England, and all over the US. There were 8 single women and 10 single men on the cruise. Amadeaus is a fairly new company and all their boats are new, with WiFi, flat screen TVs, great bathrooms, plenty of storage, and English television. The in boat television told you about the next town or next days tours. Most of the Rooms have French Balconys so you can reach out and touch the dock, lock, and dams as you pass. You see people walking on the river banks just 50 to 100 feet away and they all wave. I'm ready to go again. I plan to take the Paris to Amsterdam trip this year. 4 nights in Paris, the motor coach to the town of Tier and onto the boat. I'll let you know how it goes.

Suggest adding a "can't read the secuirty code" option that allows users to play the letters and hear them instead of reading them. That might make it easier for some of the older viewers, like me who have toruble seeing those tiny letters and numbers. Enjoy the photos.