Donaureise

Nachdem für meine Eltern ja die Donau-Saison wieder begonnen hat und unsere nächste Fahrt mit der MS Kaiserin Elisabeth II auch wieder bevorsteht, habe ich mich heute für eine weitere Donaureise entschlossen. Dieses Mal reist der britische Journalist Nick Thorpe vom Delta zum Ursprung der Donau. Ich habe erst ein paar Seiten begonnen, bin aber schon begeistert.

Der einzige Wermutstropfen bisher ist, das er in den Danksagungen zwar über Patrick Leigh Fermor geschrieben hat, aber Andres Eames's Buch "Blue River, Black Sea" nicht erwähnt hat. Und das war genial gut.

Mein Neues:

Nick THORPE
The Danube

A Journey Upriver from

the Black Sea to the Black Forrest

Description: The magnificent Danube both cuts across and connects central Europe, flowing through and alongside ten countries: Romania, Ukraine, Moldova, Bulgaria, Serbia, Croatia, Hungary, Slovakia, Austria and Germany. Travelling its full length from east to west, against the river's flow, Nick Thorpe embarks on an inspiring year-long journey that leads to a new perspective on Europe today. Thorpe's account is personal, conversational, funny, immediate and uniquely observant - everything a reader expects in the best travel writing. Immersing himself in the Danube's waters during daily morning swims, Thorpe likewise becomes immersed in the histories of the lands linked by the river. He observes the river's ecological conditions, some discouraging and others hopeful, and encounters archaeological remains that whisper of human communities sustained by the river over eight millennia. Most fascinating of all are the ordinary and extraordinary people along the way - the ferrymen and fishermen, workers in the fields, shopkeepers, beekeepers, waitresses, smugglers and border policemen, legal and illegal immigrants, and many more. For readers who anticipate their own journeys on the Danube, as well as those who only dream of seeing the great river, this book will be a unique and treasured guide.