From the Black Forest to the Black Sea -- cruise the Danube with Google Maps
When you think of the world's majestic rivers many names come to mind -- the Mississippi, Amazon, Nile, Seine, Thames, and several others. The Danube also springs to mind, as the beauty of the famous river sprawls out, spanning multiple nations and attracting those who wish to go on one of its famous cruises.
The allure was too much to resist for Google and the company dispatched a Street View team to take that popular boat ride. The result is a stunning journey down the famous body of water, going from one end to the other.
"Starting today, you can cruise this international waterway with Street View in Google Maps, sailing through six countries, three capitals, and enjoying many arresting landscapes along the way. To capture the imagery, the Trekker was mounted on the riverboat ms Treasures, operated by Tauck, and Scylla, its maritime partner, for cruises along the Danube and other European rivers", states Google's Ulf Spitzer, a product manager for the company's Maps division.
Along the way you will pass through Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Romania and more. And you'll be treated to stunning views of both landscapes and castles, among other things.
Spitzer concludes "That’s why I find it even more exciting to connect all the pieces on Street View, follow the river all the way, and see what a grown-up and majestic river 'my' little Danube from Ulm becomes when it flows into the Black Sea".
To get started on your "vacation" head to journey down the Danube and board your boat.