cruise on the donau (danube)

the family arrives to nuernberg! we drive south to passau.. and board the ms viktoria.. we're cruising (i think this is the correct verb, in german you would say drive with ship) to budapest and back for a week long tour. our purpose is to spend time with one another, as normally a continent and/or ocean separates us.

my mother lydia and step father bill. (traveling from pdx)

my grandfather heribert and his life partner gertrude (joining us from nuernberg)


ann (out of naples), bill's mother and myself

we arrive at our first lock. a view of what's to come.. bill and i anticipate a 35 foot drop

we can't help but get that sinking feeling

red light against stone.. still sinking

ladder. one foot separates each rung.. we keep track

55 feet lower the doors open.

lock door (lock in german: schluss)

reliefs as seen from the down river side