Photos 2018 (Europe)

I followed the river Ijssel north from Belgium to Amsterdam. This was an old grain mill along the way, currently a working museum.

Two icons of Amsterdam... canals and wooden 'shoes' (in the form of a boat)

"Welcome to Romania!"  Where Dracula is apparently a major tourist draw, judging by the airport duty-free

After 2 days on my own in Budapest, I boarded the Viking Atla for a Western Danube cruise to Nuremburg.

I spent additional time on my own in Nuremberg, visiting the old town

My first stop on my return to Vienna was the Kunsthistorische Museum, with a stop for morning pastries in their restaurant

I took a train from Vienna to Prague, ending in the most run-down train station I've ever seen.  Note the netting on the tower, boarded-up shops and blocked off crumbling pavement.  It has gorgeous Art Nouveau details, but it's literally falling apart.  

A friend and I took the train from Paris for a day trip to Antwerp, primarily to see their famous Art Nouveau architecture... starting  at the train station itself

I no longer do a lot of touristy stuff when I visit Paris, but the views never lose their appeal

I visited Munich to see some of the city's famed Christmas markets