Episode 82 - On the Beautiful Blue Danube

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Hosts: Jan, Rob, Dee, & Jim. Guests: Lillian and Larry

Strauss’s “An der schönen blauen Donau,” perhaps the world’s most famous waltz, is beautiful music, but misses on two points. Rob says it’s not really blue, and in Strauss’s time the river did not flow through Strauss’s Vienna as it does today. Lillian, Larry, Jan, & Rob offer no complaints, and say their trip was more about the company they kept, and of course the food. Join them on their Romantic Danube Viking River Cruise from Regensburg through Passau, Krems, Vienna, and Budapest.

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Episode 81 - A Pause

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Host: Jim

The crew places a pause in their series on Central Europe in light of events in Minneapolis. Jim offers a few thoughts.

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Episode 80 - A Tale of Two Nurembergs

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Hosts: Jan, Rob, Dee, & Jim. Guests: Lillian and Larry

Lillian, Larry, Jan, & Rob recall last year’s initial visit to Nuremberg and compare it with this year’s return. Both visits were through Viking River Cruises. One visit was by land (2025), one by sea (2024); well, by river. Close. 2024 was a brief visit, and was less than satisfactory. 2025 provided enough time to discover Nuremberg is much more than our travelers had remembered.

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Making Our Way is hosted through buzzsprout: https://www.buzzsprout.com

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Episode 79 - Prague, by the numbers

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Hosts: Jan, Rob, Dee, & Jim. Guests: Lillian and Larry

Prague, the City of 100 Spires, and the starting point for Lillian, Larry, Jan, & Rob’s 2nd Viking River Cruise through Central Europe. Our hosts and guests recount their most significant memories of their trip, with advice on how to prioritize this vast and rich city.

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Making Our Way is hosted through buzzsprout: https://www.buzzsprout.com

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Episode 78 - “…The Same River Twice”

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Hosts: Jan, Rob, Dee, & Jim. Guests: Lillian and Larry Harrison

As is said, “No one steps in the same river twice.” Jan, Rob, Lillian, and Larry take another Viking Cruise vacation, touring Prague, Nuremberg, and then cruising down the beautiful blue Danube from Regensburg to Budapest. In this episode, they discuss the logistics involved in such a trip, and the benefits of traveling with Viking River Cruises - again.

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Making Our Way is hosted through buzzsprout: https://www.buzzsprout.com

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Episode 77 - E is for Etiquette

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Host: Jim.

Jim explores some theories about the actual birth date of Jesus, and how December 25th was chosen.

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Episode 76 - A Belated Birthday?

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Host: Jim.

Jim explores some theories about the actual birth date of Jesus, and how December 25th was chosen.

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Episode 75 - X Marks the Spat

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Host: Jim.

Jim traces the history of the word “Xmas,” and pushes against the Christmas tradition of being offended by everything.

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Making Our Way is hosted through buzzsprout: https://www.buzzsprout.com

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