David & Lois in Prague
Bucharest, Romania: Hotel decoration
Bucharest, Romania: Hotel decor
Bucharest, Romania: National headquarters
Bucharest, Romania: Note Mcdonalds in street scene
Bucharest, Romania: National monument
Bucharest, Romania: The new suburb style house after communism (under construction)
Bucharest, Romania: National Gallery
Bucharest, Romania: Cops halting traffic for NATO dignataries
Bucharest, Romania: Old church
Bucharest, Romania: NATO Summit meeting here
Bucharest, Romania: Art gallery
Bucharest, Romania: Typical condo appartments
Constanta, Romania:
Romania: City of Constanta. Second largest port in Europe
These are the huge cement barriers place on the shore to protect from dangerous waves.
The river boat bedroom
Tour guide Neenan (Ruse, Bulgara)
River boat reception area
River boat lounge
Constanta, Romania port: Russian navy ship (home of the Russion fleet)
River boat sundeck
Riverboat sundeck
Constanta, Romania: Port
Constanta, Romania: Csthedral
Constanta, Romania: Cathederal
Constanta, Romania: Cathedral
Constanta, Romania: Gypsy
Constanta, Romania: Casino on the coast at port
Constanta, Romania: Lois in front of casino
Constanta, Romania: Guide at port
Constanta, Romania: That's me touching the Black Sea
Constanta, Romania: Aquarium at port
Note: Zodiac symbol
Aquarium with a crab Zodiac symbol
Aquarium with scorpion Zodiac symbol
Constanta, Romania: Statue to celebrate the fishermen of Constanta
Casino
Lois
Constanta, Romania: Gallery
Constanta, Romania: A typical Romanian woman (Roman heritage?)
Constanta, Romania: Two typical Romanian women
Constanta, Romania: Roman glass bottle over 2,300 yrs old.
Constanta gallery, Romania:
Constanta, Romania: 2,000 year old artifacts
Romania: 2,000 year old artifact
Constanta, Romania: 2,300 year old Snake statue with head of goat (I think)
Constanta, Romania: Artifact
Constanta, Romania: Artifacts from Roman archeological digs
Constanta, Romania
Constanta, Romania: Roman ruins outside of the port.
Constanta, Romania: Store clerk
Constanta, Romania: Gypsys (I took this picture and they wanted money - I stiffed them!)
Constanta, Romania: The gypsy kids' mom in the background
Constanta, Romania: The US ship has arrived (NATO summit in Bucharest)
Constanta, Romania: Our river boat - time to head up the Danube
Constanta, Romania: Crusing up the Danube now our first lock
Romania: Ship is against lock wall and ready to rise
Romania: Lock is closing
Romania: In the locks
Romania: Water coming into the locks to raise boat
Bulgaria: Bus ride to Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
Bulgaria: On the way to Veliko Tarnovo
Bulgaria: Stork bringing food to chicks
Bulgaria: Valeko Tarnova area
Velako Tarnovo, Bulgaria: Hotel for pit stop!i
Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria: View of town from hotel
Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria: Painting for sale in hotel
Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria: Lois with shop clerk
Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria: Storefront display (looks like this all over the world)
Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria: Lois with view of hillside from hotel
Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria: Family crest in front of castle
Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria: Castle
Hillside in Bulgaria
Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria: How could I resist - I bought a T-shirt
More shopping, note cobble stone street
Lunch time: Restaurant owner in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
Restaurant scene: Lots of old people eat here!
Me, in the back of the restaurant garden
Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria: Eastern Orthodox church visit in Arbanassi
Eastern Orthodox church backyard
Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria: Home of former (deceased) crime syndicate boss. Now a hotel with a view!
View of sculpture on a mountain from the boat on the Danube
Danube river scene
View of a castle on the Danube
River city on the Danube
Serbia: Typical “new” home just built
Another new home
Suburban scene in Serbia
Serbia: Communist appartments in Serbia. All exactly the same!
Who said Serbians looked like big ass weight lifters?
Church
Serbia: St Sava, largest Orthodox cathedral in the world
Street scene in Belgrade, Serbia - looks like L. A.
Entrance to Kalenegdan Castle fort at Sava and Danube river crossroads
Fort
Progression of tank military history
Later model of tank
Looking at the meeting of the Danube and Sava rivers (military significance)
Fort view
View from fort
Another view from fort
Tulips, spring has sprung!
Street scene in Belgrade
Belgrade statue
Sylvia, a fellow traveller
Croatia
Crotia building
Danube houseboat (imporvised)
Bob
Croatia worn torn building
Street cleaner - note the straw broom.
Croation monument in plaza
Same
Croatian cathedral
Again
A bar nearby
Fort perimeter
Fort sentry station
Coat of arms
Let's do the Salsa in Croatia!
Bar entrance
Hmm
Cathedral in Croatia
Linda, a fellow traveller
Guide in Croatia
Cherry tree in bloom in Croatia
Bazaar in Croatia
Traffic circle in Croatia. Note the home colors.
Hang up the shingle for a doctor!
Storefront for juice bar
Croatia: street car transportation
Croatia: Middle school choir
Choir
Another song
The Croation middle school rock band
A solo by Ms. ?
A new act
Everybody like to have their picture taken
Another group picture
I cornered the soloist!
On the way to home-hosted lunch
Home-hosted lunch neighborhood
At the Home hosted lunch. Bicycle touring club hostel
Here we are at the home-hosted lunch
Our home-hosted lunch host
Backyard
Frog in backyard pond
Me
Freighter on the Danube
Pillbox on the Danube on the way to Budapest
Coming into Budapest, Hungary
Budapestk Hungary
Nice view of Budapest
Riverside castle
Budapest government building
Hungary parliament
Budapest on the blue danube river
Geeez, another cathedral
More
Hey, it's a cathedral
Budapest street scene
Cathedral!
Statue in cathedral
Budapest statue
Budapest plaza with statues
David & Lois
Statue
Gypsy band in restaurant in Budapest
Statue in Budapest
What a view of the Danube
Do you wonder when they were built? 14th Century I think.
This castle was rebuilt after WWII bombing
Pansies
Street scene Budapest
Roman ruins in Budapest. Geez, they got around!
Hungarian teens
All of Eastern Europe wears denin. Typical butt!
Church, time for a lunch break
Good beer in Budapest
Carol
Ex: Army Ranger
Street scene
Laureen Ku
Henry Ku
Lois on the river walk
Whoa, another cherry tree in bloom
Fellow travellers
Door,duh
Steeple
Linda, Sylvia, Lois on a shopping trip
Budapest, Hungary street scene
Budapest
Modern building in Budapest
Budapest Four Seasons Hotel
Castle Hill in Budapest
Budapest view
Skyline Budapest
Castle, Budapest
Castle Budapest
Dusk view of Chain Bridge in Budapest
Nitetime view of chain bridge in Budapest
Nitetime view of Parliament in Budapest
Later
This is it!
This is for the postrcard
Prague, Czeck Republic subway
Our guide, Adrian
At the hotel, the heart of don Giovanni (from the opera)
Entrance to the Charles Bridge
Statue at the Charles Bridge
Jazz band on the Charles Bridge
Loix rubs the crucifix for good luck
Sylvia does too
I do too
Another jazz band on the Charles Bridge
Charle Bridge statue
Cathedral
Prague
Street scene Prague
View of Prague
Statue in Prague
Saint Vitus Cathedral in Prague
Prague castle
Changing of the guard
Cathedral in Prague, Castle district
Another view
Grave of Franz Khafka
Jewish graveyard in Prague
Gucci? Knockoff?
Tired of waling our asses off!
Street scene in Prague
We have a beer along the river
River view
Terezin concentration camp
Numbered grave stone
Grave stones at concentration camp
Entrance to Terezin
Concentration camp
One toilet for 400 Jewish prioners
Over 400 priosoners were incarcerated here
Prisoner quarters
Formerly a horse stall, now a Jewish prisoner cell (for 4 prisoners)
Same cell
Another former horse stall used for 4 Jewish priosners
Heating systom for prison
Statue remebering the tortue of the concentration camp
Symbolic plaque at the memorial
Memorial
Concentration camp yard
Drawing of Jewish prisoner
Another
Pictures drawn by Jewish prisoner children
Names of executed Jewish prisoners
Drawings of Jewish prisoners
Drawing by Jewish prisoner
Placard at the concentration camp