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| Sandy and Pete during Mongolia Days |
Former BJ staffer Pete Geiger and wife Sandy live in Penny Farms, Florida, a Christian retirement community 38 miles west of St. Augustine, after spending 13 years in Mongolia, sent this email in reply for my request for information about them:
John,
Sandy and I are just back from cruising the Danube; a wonderful experience! We've never before been on a group tour, preferring to buy plane tickets, rent a car and go find B&Bs. We may not do so again, but figured this was a good way to get an education about a part of Europe where we'd not been previously. All-in-all, that proved true.
Pete
Their sightseeing included Wallfartsbasilika Church atop Pöslingburg Hill in Linz, Austria.
When I emailed back, requesting yet more details, Pete replied:
We enjoyed the travel and appreciated the local information
afforded by the guided aspect of the trip. I, more than Sandy, did not
especially enjoy being herded.
Being on tour enabled us to do some things we otherwise could not have done: a visit to a Kindergarten in Bratislava; lunch in a private home in Cesky Krumlov. I suppose it's a trade-off. I would hesitate doing it again, not to say I would resist,
and Sandy is enthusiastic about it.
Everyone told us -- and the Internet comments seem to agree -- that
Grand Circle is the premier river cruise line for Europe. They're based
in Boston, 1-866-313-3744. You'll still wind up spending (a lot of money),
all-in-all, but we believe it's a worthwhile price.
You might want the Danube on your bucket list and this is probably the way to do it.
Pete
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