Europe 2026

We’ve finally been able to go to Budapest for a trip down to Bucharest and back. From there, we’ll fly to the South of France for another river cruise.

Ah, the joys of travel

Budapest – a beautiful city with a dark past

A visit to the Budapest market

A small town, a big anniversary, and wonderful porcelain

Vukovar – a city scarred by war

Belgrade

Arbanasi and Veliko Tarnovo

Golubac Fort and the Iron Gates

Bucharest : Ceaușescu’s Palace and a City of Contrasts

Novi Sad, Serbia

Vidin, Baba Vida, and Belogradchik

Waiting…

The abbey at Cluny

Vienne – a past powerhouse

Tournon – a return visit

Avignon and the tale of two popes

The Aqueduct at the Pont du Gard

Viviers and World War Two