Sneaking out…
2024年3月24日, ドイツ ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
Aha, I caught Tom sneaking out of our tiny room…I am not going to miss an opportunity to shop!
We donned our 3 layers, toques and gloves and headed out for one last look around Würzberg. It hasもっと詳しく
Wertheim
2024年3月25日, ドイツ ⋅ ☁️ 5 °C
This is a morning stop at a small town situated when the Tauber and Main rivers converge. There is a castle overlooking Wertheim and our guide, Ursula, has a keen knowledge of the history pepperedもっと詳しく
Pointed Tower (Spitzer Turm)
2024年3月25日, ドイツ ⋅ ☁️ 5 °C
This 500 year old tower has been leaning a bit for years. Long enough for an attempt to correct the incline by building an extension inclined in the opposite direction. Originally the tower served asもっと詳しく
Burg Wertheim
2024年3月25日, ドイツ ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C
Wertheim Castle, constructed in the 12th century, is a bit of a hike from the town. It is a well preserved ruin that affords excellent views of the surrounding area.
Part two Burg Wernheim
2024年3月25日, ドイツ ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
From the town, Dianne thought that a hike up to the castle would be a good idea. Half way up the rugged hill, she was rethinking her commitment to the castle due to the height and vast open view. Weもっと詳しく
This is our favourite place
2024年3月25日, ドイツ ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
Wernheim is such a charming town. More over it is so friendly. We would definitely come back here for a visit. Our guide is proud to be from Wertheim and is willing to put up with the frequentもっと詳しく
Glass blowing lesson
2024年3月25日, ドイツ ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
This demonstration lasted over an hour. Hans Ittig is a 7th generation glass blower based in Wertheim. Dianne knew there would be shopping; jewelry, sculptures and his signature piece - a littleもっと詳しく
German night!
2024年3月25日, ドイツ ⋅ 🌙 7 °C
Geez I didn’t bring a thing to wear!
Towns, churches and Castles
2024年3月25日, ドイツ ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
Every town has a church steeple and some have a castle.
Castles, castles castles!
2024年3月26日, ドイツ ⋅ ☁️ 6 °C
Trip down the Rhine river. We made a stop along the way to meet an ambulance and medevac for a fellow who had a bad fall.
Pictures from the middle Rhine river through the castle district.
Loreleiもっと詳しく
Marksburg Castle
2024年3月26日, ドイツ ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Marksburg Castle is just outside of Koblenz. The coats of arms in the picture are those of the proprietors of the castle. The second last one from the left is that of the German Castle Society whoもっと詳しく
Pretty cool Kitchen
2024年3月26日, ドイツ ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
What, no oven?
Life in the castle
2024年3月26日, ドイツ ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Marksburg castle has been here since 1100. There has been some renovations and new owners and such. According to our guide it has been sold the the new occupants every time. Never been taken by force.
Final pics of Marksburg Castle
2024年3月26日, ドイツ ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
They have a nice collection of armour and some weapons. The forge is said to be operational.
Koblenz
2024年3月26日, ドイツ ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
Koblenz is where the Rhine river and the Moselle rivers meet. The horseman is Kaiser William I, a famed Teutonic knight.
Köln
2024年3月27日, ドイツ ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C
It is a dreary day and we are walking slow as a group. You get cold standing around. Dianne and I are uninspired by this. Maybe it would be better if it was sunny and warm.
Köln Cathedral
2024年3月27日, ドイツ ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
Another big church. What I enjoyed about this one is a story our guide told us about the stained glass. One picture of the glass clearly shows a modern style compared to the original. The Arch Bishopもっと詳しく
Kinderdjik
2024年3月28日, オランダ ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
It is a cold and windy day here at Kinderdjik. All of the windmills are in working order, and pumped water in the past. Today, water is pumped using electric motors. The idea is to pump water fromもっと詳しく
Windmill household
2024年3月28日, オランダ ⋅ 🌧 7 °C
One more interesting fact is that many of the windmills are inhabited. You need to be licensed as a millwright, and then you can apply to live in the windmill. You pay rent, but it is reasonable andもっと詳しく
More Windmills
2024年3月28日, オランダ ⋅ 🌧 7 °C
More pictures.
Last day with new friends
2024年3月28日, オランダ ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
We met some nice people on this trip. There was 180 people on the boat and we think there was 7 Canadians, 18 Australians and the rest American. Didn’t meet any Kiwis. We got along well with theもっと詳しく
Last thoughts…
2024年3月30日, カナダ ⋅ ☀️ -10 °C
Dianne and I felt that this group was a little old for us. We like to go at a faster pace than the average person on the river cruise. We also did not realize there were 67 locks to pass through.もっと詳しく
