Monthly Archives: December 2018

Family Album: Christmas 2018

Posted on December 29, 2018 by polloplayer

We’ll get back to the Danube next week, but for now, still basking in what might have been our best Christmas ever. The house and our hearts all bursting at the seams. So great to have all the siblings together: … Continue reading →

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An der Donau

Posted on December 22, 2018 by polloplayer

A wee glimpse of the Danube was ours as we headed to our coach to depart from Regensburg. This might have been the only photo I got where the Danube looked even nominally blue. We saw lots of green Danube, … Continue reading →

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Pack your bags: Prague to Regensburg.

Posted on December 15, 2018 by polloplayer

So this was the moment we’d been waiting for: someone else was going to lug around our luggage! I know, I know. How can that even be a deal? You just heft that overstuffed carry-on in and out of the … Continue reading →

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Traveling with the herd.

Posted on December 8, 2018 by polloplayer

Oh they are smart, these Tauck professionals. They could tell some of us were outliers, the nervous renegades at the edge of the herd, snorting and stomping at the idea of being rounded up. So they gentled us in to … Continue reading →

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Never say never: two loners join a group tour.

Posted on December 1, 2018 by polloplayer

We aren’t exactly well traveled, but we travel well together. The CE and I have a travel rhythm that works for us. I am the scout, researching and planning. He is the explorer, bravely heading out into new territory to … Continue reading →

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