European Vacation
30 августа 2017 г., Канада ⋅ ⛅ 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 4Читать далее
Kinderdijk
1 сентября 2017 г., Нидерланды ⋅ ⛅ 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. FamiliesЧитать далее
Cologne
2 сентября 2017 г., Германия ⋅ ⛅ 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 theЧитать далее
Day 5 Rudesheim
3 сентября 2017 г., Германия ⋅ ☀️ 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 ofЧитать далее
Sept 04 Heidelburg
4 сентября 2017 г., Германия ⋅ ☁️ 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 lunchЧитать далее
ПутешественникSounds like you are impressed with the guides on this trip......thanks for sharing.....love the pics you are sharing......Godspeed my friends
Sep 05 Strasburg France
5 сентября 2017 г., Германия ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Got up early for the bus ride and tour to Strasburg. Loved the canals and old buildings. Back to the ship for lunch and then the tour of Alcacian wine country and a tasting. Very good guides andЧитать далее
Sep 06 Breisach
6 сентября 2017 г., Германия ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Got up early for the bus ride and tour to Black Forest. Agricultural country and very picturesque. Were shown how a cuckoo clock was made and how to make a black forest cake. Spent the afternoonЧитать далее
Sep 07 Bazel Switzerland
7 сентября 2017 г., Швейцария ⋅ 🌙 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 toЧитать далее
ПутешественникWe are enjoying following your vacation with the pictures you send. Thanks.
Day 10 - Sep 08 Basel to Prague
8 сентября 2017 г., Чехия ⋅ ⛅ 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 onЧитать далее
Day 11 - Sep 09 Prague
9 сентября 2017 г., 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. NoЧитать далее
Sep 10 - Prague to Kumlov
10 сентября 2017 г., Чехия ⋅ ☁️ 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 roomЧитать далее
Cesky Krumlov
11 сентября 2017 г., Венгрия ⋅ ⛅ 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.Читать далее
ПутешественникI am so glad you enjoyed visiting Cesky. I knew you would not be disappointed.
Travel Day to Budapest
12 сентября 2017 г., Венгрия ⋅ 🌙 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 connectedЧитать далее
Budapest Hungary
13 сентября 2017 г., Венгрия ⋅ ⛅ 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 theЧитать далее
Budapest to Venice
14 сентября 2017 г., Италия ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Had time to check out the market before catching our flight to Venice. Great place. Arrived in Venice 2.30. Checked in to hotel and hopped on to train to the islands. Italian pizza for dinner.
Venice Tours
16 сентября 2017 г., Италия ⋅ ⛅ 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.Читать далее
Venecia on our own
16 сентября 2017 г., Италия ⋅ ⛅ 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. WantedЧитать далее
Venizia to Bologna
17 сентября 2017 г., Италия ⋅ 🌙 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 toЧитать далее
Bologna to Cinque Terre Travel Day
18 сентября 2017 г., Италия ⋅ 🌧 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 gearingЧитать далее
Cinque Terre 1
19 сентября 2017 г., Италия ⋅ 🌙 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 dueЧитать далее
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Beautiful! Missing you and wishing we were there. Expecting a storm here tonight.
Cinque Terre 2
20 сентября 2017 г., Италия ⋅ ⛅ 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 gorgeousЧитать далее
Cinque Terre to Florence
21 сентября 2017 г., Италия ⋅ 🌙 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 airportЧитать далее
Touring Tuscany
22 сентября 2017 г., Италия ⋅ 🌙 16 °C
Up early to be ready for pickup at 8 for our tour. Bus ride to San Giovanni, a fortress called ???, a Chianti Wine tasting with a fabulous lunch and Siena. Beautiful country with villages andЧитать далее
Walking Florence
23 сентября 2017 г., Италия ⋅ 🌙 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.Читать далее
ПутешественникSad that you were disappointed. Were you at the same restaurant? Maybe it has new owners now 😢
ПутешественникNoticed only after we ate that the great restaurant we were at last year was across the plaza with a merrygoround in front.
Travel Day - Florence to Tours France
24 сентября 2017 г., Франция ⋅ ☁️ 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 getЧитать далее
ПутешественникWe noticed two things from your photos. It wasn't raining in Amsterdam today and you must be using "sexy" Euros if you used THAT ATM!
ПутешественникWell you know, when in Amsterdam...