Good Morning,
Yesterday when we arrived, we had no signal so I am blogging early in the morning before we take off. I'll start back on yesterday. First of all the dessert from the night before---in the Marriott. We gathered for our orientation and then had dinner. We have always traveled with small groups on Vantage. Didn't realize that all 160 people who will be on the river boat were gathering in Bucharest so people straggled in all evening. Some had been on the pre-trip to Transylvania so we heard plenty of Dracula conversation. Anyway, had a basic chicken breast dinner followed by a frosted chocolate mousse mold, topped with whipped cream and a chocolate butterfly, served beside several pieces of fresh fruit --tasty and beautiful.
Yesterday morning, we left in four busloads and toured the city of Bucharest. The buses were brand new and wonderful and had clean windows. The city looked much cleaner. We visited the People's Palace or the Palace of Parliament---the seconded largest (first is the Pentagon) building in the world. It was built by the dictator Ceauseseu in the 80's. It was not finished before he was (firing squad after war crimes conviction). We had been told that there was 100 steps to climb. I had many second thoughts about going but finally pulled on my big girl pants, slooped down some Advil and went (turned out to be over 150 steps). The building was spectacular in it's use of marble, crystal, gold, etc with several huge ballrooms. Nadia Comanech had her wedding reception there when she married Bart Conner. It was definitely not a sight to be missed. Couldn't take pictures so bought a book.
Had lunch in a local cafe complete with traditional music (pan flute, violin, bass, drum, and guitar) and six dancers. Cabbage rolls for main course. Very forgettable apple cake for dessert.
Boarded the bus again and road for three hours to board the ship. Nice ship. Fairly new. We are on the same level as the dining room. I think we were upgraded. Dinner featured butterfish. Good. Dessert was sponge cake marinated with lemon --not strong enough for Chuck so he explored the cheese selection instead. We ended up sitting with two sets of mothers and daughters. There are quite a few groups on the shis --nice for them , not so nice for us when we are trying to find a place to sit. Anyway, we had delightful conversations and the rooster (Chuck ) had no male competition.
During the night the ship moved across the river and we are now in Bulgaria.
Yesterday when we arrived, we had no signal so I am blogging early in the morning before we take off. I'll start back on yesterday. First of all the dessert from the night before---in the Marriott. We gathered for our orientation and then had dinner. We have always traveled with small groups on Vantage. Didn't realize that all 160 people who will be on the river boat were gathering in Bucharest so people straggled in all evening. Some had been on the pre-trip to Transylvania so we heard plenty of Dracula conversation. Anyway, had a basic chicken breast dinner followed by a frosted chocolate mousse mold, topped with whipped cream and a chocolate butterfly, served beside several pieces of fresh fruit --tasty and beautiful.
Yesterday morning, we left in four busloads and toured the city of Bucharest. The buses were brand new and wonderful and had clean windows. The city looked much cleaner. We visited the People's Palace or the Palace of Parliament---the seconded largest (first is the Pentagon) building in the world. It was built by the dictator Ceauseseu in the 80's. It was not finished before he was (firing squad after war crimes conviction). We had been told that there was 100 steps to climb. I had many second thoughts about going but finally pulled on my big girl pants, slooped down some Advil and went (turned out to be over 150 steps). The building was spectacular in it's use of marble, crystal, gold, etc with several huge ballrooms. Nadia Comanech had her wedding reception there when she married Bart Conner. It was definitely not a sight to be missed. Couldn't take pictures so bought a book.
Had lunch in a local cafe complete with traditional music (pan flute, violin, bass, drum, and guitar) and six dancers. Cabbage rolls for main course. Very forgettable apple cake for dessert.
Boarded the bus again and road for three hours to board the ship. Nice ship. Fairly new. We are on the same level as the dining room. I think we were upgraded. Dinner featured butterfish. Good. Dessert was sponge cake marinated with lemon --not strong enough for Chuck so he explored the cheese selection instead. We ended up sitting with two sets of mothers and daughters. There are quite a few groups on the shis --nice for them , not so nice for us when we are trying to find a place to sit. Anyway, we had delightful conversations and the rooster (Chuck ) had no male competition.
During the night the ship moved across the river and we are now in Bulgaria.
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