I have been telling you about my cruise down the Rhine last spring here on the blog. I was lucky enough to take a Viking River Cruise with my friends called the Rhine Getaway and we spent time in Holland, Germany, France and Switzerland. When we booked the cruise, the agent told me this was the … [Read more...]
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A Castle, A Hill and Tour Buses
Last week I told you about visiting Koblenz and the Kaiser Wilhelm Monument. After our stop there, we boarded buses to head to Braubach for a guided tour of Marksburg Castle. This was part of our Viking River Cruise last April. For some of the excursions we took tour buses, which are part … [Read more...]
A Morning Visit to the Cathedral in Strasbourg
After a quick visit of Place de la Cathedrale in Strasbourg our guide on our Viking River Cruise led us into the famed Cathedral, Our Lady of Strasbourg. She wanted us to be able to view the Astronomical Clock, and we would just be in time. This was the first of two of our stops in France while we … [Read more...]
2016 Reader Favorites
Today I thought I would share the top blog posts that were Reader Favorites for 2016. I have done these types of posts before, you can see them here: 2013, 2014 and 2015. It's always fun to see what you, my Readers liked best each year. So, I will reveal them in reverse order, because the … [Read more...]
Germany’s Upper Middle Rhine Valley
Part of my Viking River Cruise in 2014 took us through the Upper Middle Rhine Valley, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, one of many World Heritage sites that we visited throughout the entire trip. The Upper Middle Rhine Valley is known for it's many, many castles and romantic, scenic views. Since I just … [Read more...]
Lorchhausen Germany
My last post about my Viking River Cruise left off in the romantic village of Bacharach, Germany. I have been sharing posts with you for two years now. I had hoped that I would have all of them posted by now, but it just hasn't worked out that way. Maybe by next spring I will have them all under … [Read more...]