Category Archives: Europe

A Rail Tour to the Land of the Midnight Sun

Posted on August 1, 2024 by Kings On the Road

The third leg of our European holiday was a 17 day Great Rail Journeys Grand Scandinavian rail tour to the Arctic Circle and the west coast of Norway ending in Oslo. Our tour began with a guided tour of Stockholm’s … Continue reading →

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Prague, Czech Republic

Posted on July 13, 2024 by Kings On the Road

Our European holiday included several days between the end of the Viking Danube River cruise and the Vacations by Rail Arctic Circle Express tour. After all we’d heard about Prague we knew that we had to include a visit. We … Continue reading →

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Danube River Cruise

Posted on July 8, 2024 by Kings On the Road

As part of a rather ambitious 2024 European vacation, we booked a Viking river cruise on the Danube. This area was all new to us and included visits to several iconic European cities. Our journey started in Munich.  After a … Continue reading →

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Rhine River Cruise

Posted on December 9, 2022 by Kings On the Road

Following our Swiss rail tour we decided to take a Viking river cruise. It’s a mighty long airplane ride across the Atlantic so we thought we should do more than one thing. When Viking offered free air and they would … Continue reading →

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