Strauss recalled a poem by Karl Isidor Beck (1817-79). Each stanza ends with the line: ‘By the Danube, beautiful blue Danube’. It gave him the inspiration and the title for his new work – although the ...

The Danube is the second-longest river in Europe and has been a central part of the continent's history for centuries, as ...

Waltzing On The Blue DanubeViking Cruises allows you to take advantage of that access, offering a great way to see some of those terrific destinations. Its cruise along the Danube starts at Budapest, ...

Gunther Riehle, a world top-ten photographer, hails from Germany, the source of the Danube River. Wu Zongqi, honorary chairman of the Zhejiang Photographers Association, calls China's famous Qiandaohu ...

The European Space Agency will broadcast Johann Strauss II's The Blue Danube into space this Saturday, celebrating its 50th anniversary and the composer's 200th birthday. The composition was most ...

Strauss' “Blue Danube” waltz has finally made it into space, nearly a half-century after missing a ride on NASA's Voyagers. The European Space Agency's big radio antenna in Spain beamed the ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Strauss’ “Blue Danube” is heading into space this month to mark the 200th anniversary of the waltz king’s birth. The classical piece will be beamed into the ...

The Vienna Philharmonic is to play Johann Strauss' "The Blue Danube" in the Austrian capital on May 31, with the concert transmitted to the Voyager 1 probe in interstellar space. The Deep Space ...

We were three days into a Danube cruise, and a city tour was next on the itinerary. But for my husband and me and perhaps 15 other hardy passengers, there was no coach bus waiting on shore.

One of the few places in Columbus still serving liver and onions is about to close its doors. The Blue Danube, a hangout near Ohio State University since 1940, will go dark June 17 as the landlord … ...

Strauss' “Blue Danube” waltz has finally made it into space, nearly a half-century after missing a ride on NASA's Voyagers. The European Space Agency's big radio antenna in Spain beamed ...