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Monthly Archives: November 2023
Viking Cruise: Würzburg
Würzburg is a city of 135,000 residents and 35,000 of them are students. Tuition is free in Germany, even for international students. A potential student must be able to pass a German language test . There are a number of … Continue reading
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Viking Cruise: Bamberg and the First Locks
Bamberg is a “Medieval city wrapped in a baroque wrapper.” Because of this uniqueness, and a treasure of medieval structures, Bamberg was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1993. Fortunately, only four percent of Bamberg was damaged … Continue reading
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Viking Cruise: Nuremberg and the Viking Alsvin
Leaving Prague, we traveled by bus to Nuremberg where we would board the Viking Alsvin after our tour. While on the bus, we learned there is “free travel” between the Czech Republic and Germany, as there is through most … Continue reading
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Prague Castle
From a distance we can see Prague Castle. The complex actually holds four castles, built from the 9th to the 18th centuries. It is the largest ancient castle complex in the world. The four castles include the old royal … Continue reading
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Our Prague City Tour
We began our Prague City tour in the Jewish quarter. It was once a ghetto for Jews and the poor. In the late 1800s it got so bad that the city of Prague cleaned it up and provided new sanitation … Continue reading
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Prague 2023: Kutna Hora – UNESCO World Heritage Site
In 1298, silver was discovered at Kutna Hora. Kutna Hora means “mountain to dig.” In 1300, King Wenceslaus organized area mining into a royal monopoly and issued a mining code. He specified administrative and working conditions for mine … Continue reading
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