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  • Début du voyage
    31 août 2017
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    European Vacation

    30 août 2017, Canada ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C

    Landed in TO on time. We waitef to board the Amsterdam flight. Left TO about an hour late. Landed an hour late Amsterdam. Cleared customs unexpectedly quickly. Found Viking rep and on the bus. Only 4 of us on a bus for 48 passengers. Driverw was like a tour guide. Took us through the old town area snd gave us a good history. Went on walking tour and canal tour. Had a meet and greet with senior crew with free wine and champagne. Had dinner with 2 couples from US. Very nice people. Took a walk on the sun deck and now retiring.En savoir plus

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    Kinderdijk

    1 septembre 2017, Pays-Bas ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C

    Great breakfast this morning. Left on windmill tour at 10.30 returning at 12.30. Good guide on this. Were able to go inside to see how they lived. Lots of them built more than 300 years ago. Families of 13+ lived in the windmills. Now cruising to our next port.En savoir plus

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    Cologne

    2 septembre 2017, Allemagne ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C

    Taking a bus from drop point to the cathedral in Cologne. Toured the cathedral and saw the remains of Roman walls and streets. Back on board for lunch then toured the chocolat museum. Took the chocolate train back to the town center. Shopped a little then took the shuttle back to the ship.En savoir plus

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    Day 5 Rudesheim

    3 septembre 2017, Allemagne ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C

    Visited the Marksburg castle this morning. Very interesting. Back on ship for lunch. Had lunch on the sun deck. Domenique, our program director, then gave us comments on the history and statistics of each portion of this part of the Rheine as we cruised south. Docked in Rudesheim. Walked through the town area. Had dinner in town. Wiener schnitzel and apple strudel with Rudesheim coffee to follow. Great day.En savoir plus

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    Sept 04 Heidelburg

    4 septembre 2017, Allemagne ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C

    Visited the ruins of the Heidelburg University. Very informative guide with wonderful stories. We were taken to the shopping street in Heidelberg. Bought some wine. Back to the ship for a late lunch at 3.30. Went for a walk in Speyer. A beautiful little town beside Heidelburg.En savoir plus

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    Sep 07 Bazel Switzerland

    7 septembre 2017, Suisse ⋅ 🌙 16 °C

    Got up early to get suitcases out by 8am. Had breakfast with Kevin and LeAnna. Went for a walk for about 90 minutes. Came back for lunch then a walking tour of the old town for 2 hours. Checked in to hotel at 4.30. Walked a nit to check restaurants. Decided the grocery store was better than $100+ at a Swiss restaurant. BTW lily pads are about 30 inches wide in the university botanical garden.En savoir plus

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    Day 10 - Sep 08 Basel to Prague

    8 septembre 2017, République Tchèque ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C

    Did not get up early. Yeah!!!  Had breakfast at the hotel and then walked the streets of Basel until 3. Picked up our luggage from the hotel and took the bus to the airport. Flew to Prague on schedule. Took the tram to the Hotel Adalbert but got off about 3 stops early and .... Where the heck are we? Finally understood what we needed to do. Got back on the tram. Switched to another tram for 2 stops. Got off and...... Where the heck are we? Looked around and saw what we thought might be a monastery. Walked through the dark and found a little sign saying Hotel Adalbert. Yeah!!!! Beautiful.En savoir plus

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    Day 11 - Sep 09 Prague

    9 septembre 2017, Veleslavín ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C

    Had a wonderful breakfast at the hotel. Then took a taxi to old town. Driver tried to screw us for additional 6 Euros. Told him I knew what the fare should be. He apologized and dropped the price. No tip for him. Had a bit of fun finding our tour guide but got it done. Great tour. Mark from New Orleans was an amazing guide. He knew so much history about Prague and the Czech people. Very long, fun tour including boat tour and amazing lunch. Over 15000 steps. That took care of lunch. Off to Cesky Kumlov tomorrow.En savoir plus

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    Sep 10 - Prague to Kumlov

    10 septembre 2017, République Tchèque ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C

    Travel day today. Breakfast at hotel. Took bus to Prague depot. Caught bus to Kumlov. Three hour ride. Half hour walk with luggage to our hotel. It was rough over the cobblestone road. Beautiful room and surrounding area. Took a 1 hour walk in the rain then had dinner across the street.En savoir plus

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    Cesky Krumlov

    11 septembre 2017, Hongrie ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C

    Spent the day wandering and taking pictures. Checked out churches and the castle. Took a 3 hour walking tour guided by a native Krumlovian. Could not tour the castle because it was Monday and closed. Did enjoy the gardens however. Lots of history. Beautiful place. Got see Maria Teresa. See last picture. Had dinner at the Jacob restaurant. Pricey but very good.En savoir plus

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    Travel Day to Budapest

    12 septembre 2017, Hongrie ⋅ 🌙 14 °C

    Got up early to get to bus depot. Found out we had missed the recommended bus. Good start. Got on to another bus and caught the connection to Linz with 8 minutes to spare. Got to Linz and connected with direct train to Budapest arriving at 4.30. Got screwed by the taxi driver. Se la vie. Checked in to hotel. Took a walk to find the 100 Year Old Restaurant. Found it and had a very good meal. We were serenaded at our table by musicians in this little restaurant. Rocky start but great finish to the day.En savoir plus

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    Budapest Hungary

    13 septembre 2017, Hongrie ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C

    What a great day. Beautiful weather and saw a lot of the city. Breakfast at the hotel then got onto the HopOn HopOff bus and did the complete loop. Saw Hero's Square and the Citadella and lots of the city's historical sights. Walked up to Fisherman Basilica. Took the river cruise around Margaret Island and had dinner at Casablanca. Then took the night cruise at 8.45 and saw everything under lights.En savoir plus

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    Venice Tours

    16 septembre 2017, Italie ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C

    Up at 6am to get to our Venice walking tour for 8.45. Lots of historical information again. Overload!!!! Shared a salad for lunch then headed to the meeting place for the Murano/Burano tour boat. Watched glass blowing and lace making. Had dinner at 8 at a great restaurant. Then took the Vapareto back to the train station and hotel. Long day but worth it.En savoir plus

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    Venecia on our own

    16 septembre 2017, Italie ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C

    Took our time this morning. Slept till 7.30 this morning. Had breakfast and went to find the local Hertz. They moved yesterday so it took a while. Got our stuff and headed to the islands again. Wanted to do a gondola ride but missed the last shared ride. Walked +20000 steps today. Getting a car tomorrow and heading for Bologna. Dinner at the soul kitchen was great. Thanks for the referral Henry and Margaret. Venecia was awesome!!!En savoir plus

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    Venizia to Bologna

    17 septembre 2017, Italie ⋅ 🌙 16 °C

    Picked up our car at the airport this morning and headed for Bologna. Wanted to take a route along the coast but got lost pretty quick. Got back on to the autostrade and got here OK. Checked in to hotel and then walked into the old town. Totally different architecture here. Moorish I think. Found it quite interesting. Had dinner at a restaurant recommended by the concierge. Enjoyed it. Off to Cinque Terre tomorrow.En savoir plus

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    Bologna to Cinque Terre Travel Day

    18 septembre 2017, Italie ⋅ 🌧 14 °C

    Set up our Google map offline and my navigator got us to our destination with minor glitches. Some amazing scenes. The road was a sports car driver's dream. Being passed at 130 km and then gearing down to 1st gear for some hairpin turns. 5 hours to go 200 km. So we walked the beach tonight. Big breakers with over 2 dozen surfers out there. Stormy weather responsible for this and now raining pretty hard. Expecting good weather for the next 2 days.
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    Cinque Terre 1

    19 septembre 2017, Italie ⋅ 🌙 15 °C

    Awoke at 7 and got ready for our day. Bought the boat ride to Riomaggiore. Beautiful scenery. Storm abated over night. Toured the village then tried to start our walk on the scenic trail. Closed due to last night's storm. Found out that virtually the whole trail was closed. Bought two day unlimited train pass and moved to Maranola. Walked around and had lunch. Had a nice chat with a couple from LA. Hiked to the next village via the panoramic trail. Very nice walking through vineyards but had to climb the mountain first. Four hours later arrived in Corniglia in pouring rain. Took the train back to Levanto. Will do the rest tomorrow.En savoir plus

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    Cinque Terre 2

    20 septembre 2017, Italie ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C

    Jumped on to the train and went back to Corniglia. Walked up the 365 steps to the centro street. Walked around and enjoyed the environment. Back to Vernazza and did the same. Weather was gorgeous today. More of the same at Monterosso. This is a wonderful place to visit. Back to Levanto for dinner and get ready for our road trip tomorrow.En savoir plus

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    Cinque Terre to Florence

    21 septembre 2017, Italie ⋅ 🌙 15 °C

    Hit the road today to Florence. Gassed up and my navigator got us to Pisa. Walked around the sanctuary and the tower for about 1 hour then back on the road to Florence. Dropped the car at the airport and got a cab to our B&B. Checked in and then went for a stroll. Dinner was at Gigi's. Very good food but the owner could not speak English so he sang Italian opera badly. Fun place.En savoir plus

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    Walking Florence

    23 septembre 2017, Italie ⋅ 🌙 16 °C

    Today was a more casual day. Found the market and bought stuff. Walked across the covered bridge and up to the Piassa Michelangelo. Fantastic view from up there. Had brechetta and wine for lunch. Walked back along the river and found an ad for a concert by a local Florentine orchestra. Decided that this would be a good way to end the day. Had pizza in the square where we had been with Vic and Betty. Disappointed with this place. Went to the concert which was very good. Off to Paris tomorrow morning.En savoir plus

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    Travel Day - Florence to Tours France

    24 septembre 2017, France ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C

    Took a taxi from hotel to airport. Driver was a typical Italian cab driver. Hang on baby!! Got there safely. Flight was on time. Picking up the car was an exercise in patience. One hour plus to get service. Car had damage so more time needed as they said it was damage free. Navigator got us to our hotel just fine. Drove into Tours for dinner which was good. Got lost going back to the hotel at night but got there eventually. A big castle and vineyards are on the agenda tomorrow.En savoir plus

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