Deb's Blog

My Viking excursion “The Island & the Abbey” included two destinations: The Church of San Giorgio Maggiore and the Island of Murano. On the way, we passed St. Mark’s Square in Venice. THE CHURCH OF SAN GIORGIO MAGGIORE is a 16th century Benedictine church, built between 1566 and 1610, and…

We’re heading to Venice to board our Viking ship today (Saturday, September 30). But 3 days ago we checked into a villa, high on top of a hill outside Florence. We arrived 20 min before dinner. Whew! The next morning we spent most of the day in Florence, starting with…

Our 20-day Viking tour began in Jerusalem where we stayed for 4 days at the King David Hotel, which is an historic hotel built in 1931, situated in the center of Jerusalem. Turns out we happened to be in Jerusalem during the rare—every 30 years— convergence of Ramadan, Passover and…

Prague was the most beautiful and most historic city on our trip. We spent 4 days there. We went on 5 guided excursions: Old Town; Jewish Prague; a food tour; Prague at Night; and a folk dance/dinner evening. We also explored Prague on our own. Old Town: The Charles Bridge…