September 19th - 20th: Vienna September 21st: Saturday: Durnstein; Wachau; Melk: September 22nd: Sunday Linz September 19th: Thursday; We arrived in Vienna in the afternoon and had a tour along the Ringstrasse (ring road) to get a glimpse of Vienna’s grand and elegant architecture and St Stephen’s Cathedral. A walk through the city then aafternoon tea of Sacher Torte – a chocolate cake and coffee. After dinner we were driven to the Arsenal Museum (hired by APT and opened for the night) where we were given a private concert. Septtember 20th: Friday: Vienna: We went on a tour with a very good senior aged guide: We walked to the Imperial Crypt below the Capuchin Church and is intended for the members of the Austrian former Habsburg dynasty, who have been laid to rest in ... read more

For your interest: Most of the photos are taken using my old Panasonic video camera NV-GS180 with a 2.3 mega pixel still picture and a Coolpix S230 for panorama shots + others. September 12: We departed Perth to Singapore; September 13: Arrived - departed Singapore for Frankfurt - arriving 12 hours later and then walking 3/4 hour through the Terminal to board our flight to Prague arriving at about 9.30am and into the hotel about 10.30am. September 13th: Friday: PRAGUE; We have walked around the shops and streets. September 14: after a really good breakfast we walked across bridges and around part of the river then later to a museum to see "The Monarchy" exhibition series. In the evening we met our tour guide and some of the other members of the party before going on ... read more

Fremantle - Singapore - Kuala Lumpur - Penang - Phuket - INDIA: Cochin - Mumbai - Goa - MALDIVES - SEYCHELLES Days 1-6 : 3rd May 2011: Leaving Fremantle we sailed out of the harbour past the Maritime Museum, people on South Mole and the lighthouse into the sunset on yet another adventure. We have travelled to many countries and to Asia several times but on this journey we were going to new places - India and South Africa - a little unsure of what lay ahead we were all very excited. Vera and I are cousins - in - law and we travel every year to somewhere with friends and or family. This year we travelled with Vera's sister and her husband and his brother and wife (from Holland) so one very happy bunch of ... read more

Day 46: Fri 7th. August: Week 7: MUNICH: Temp 20C After yet another early breakfast we had the 1 1/2 hour train ride to Munich and then taxi to hostel. BEWARE at the Hostel Munchen Park anyone over 26 has to pay extra rate which we were not aware of when we booked the room. The hostel is good and there are lifts. We checked in our luggage and walked to the nearby Underground to Central Station - hopped onto a tram and out to the Botanical Gardens - very lovely place to while away and hour or so. Back to the Hostel for tea at €5.50 - soup, cooked meal and salad bar, sweets and fruit. Very good value. Day 47: 8th August: Munich: Temp 23C: Down to Dining Room for breakfast - they ... read more

Day 31: 26th. July: Temp 28C: Another early breakfast so we could go out on deck on a beautiful clear morning and watch as we approached Venice. We had been to Venice in 1995 - one day to see not much, so it was with great anticipation that we stood with cameras at the ready as we glided through what appeared as very shallow water, into the Giudecca Canal , where we overlooked the buildings and small canals as we passed by to our berth. After lunch it was off the ship and a walk to the nearest spot (the Parking Garage) to collect our pre-paid Venice Connected Card. We found the No. 41 vaporetto (public water bus) to take us to the hostel where we would be staying as of tomorrow, then on the vaporetto ... read more