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Inizio del viaggio
28 agosto 2024
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Let's Go!
28 agosto 2024, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☀️ 93 °F
Ready for the long flight to Zurich! Delta Crown Room is really nice in the international terminal.
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Planes, Trains, and Automobiles!
29 agosto 2024, Svizzera ⋅ ☀️ 88 °F
The flight to Zurich was uneventful (thankfully) and was surprised at how small the airport was. There was immigration/passport inspection but no customs. We quickly went to the train station for a ride to Basel, Switzerland 🇨🇭 and the hour long trip was relaxing, even viewing a nuclear powerplant and the local industrial economy. The Basel train station was great and we taxied to the hotel. Initially, in hindsight, I should have booked a hotel in Basel. Our Courtyard (yes points) in Prattein was new but in an industrial area. We only slept about an hour each on the flight and took a two hour nap. We walked to the old towne Prattein did enjoy walking around and had some schnitzel for lunch. We returned to the Courtyard and replied to work emails and then proceeded to the Bar for a night cap.Leggi altro
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Thanks for sharing pics! Enjoy! [Nikki]
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ViaggiatoreTry so authentic Swiss cheese!
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Day in Basel, Switzerland.
30 agosto 2024, Svizzera ⋅ ☁️ 72 °F
Angele and I left our hotel for the Viking dock and the staff graciously took our bags and Angele and I left to explore the city. We should have stayed in Basel yesterday! Basel is the third largest Swiss city (population of 180k) hosting about 60 Pharma corporations and other industries with a great mix of culture and history with museums. Walking the Old Towne on our own and then a guided tour was enjoyable.Leggi altro
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Viaggiatore Such a cute/funny picture!
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ViaggiatorePaul is the 5th Beatle!
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Viaggiatore Looking good you 2!
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The Black Forest
31 agosto 2024, Germania ⋅ ⛅ 75 °F
Our first excursion was a 1.5 hour bus trip through German countryside to a little area in the Black Forest. Visited a chapel constructed in the 1100's and this area is known for Cuckoo Clock Makers. Part of the trip was how to make an authentic Black Forest Cake. Interesting history/story, but not my favorite cake.Leggi altro
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Viaggiatore Looks like great weather
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Viaggiatore90 degrees!
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Viaggiatore Beautiful sister and views!
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Viaggiatore Is that the famous Black Forest cake?!!!!
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Afternoon in Breisach, Germany
31 agosto 2024, Germania ⋅ ☁️ 84 °F
Had lunch on the boat and then Renee, Angele, I walked up into Breisach. The church has an interesting story, note the two spires are completely different. A wedding was happening in the church so could not explore fully. Hiked up the hill and was not much there besides residences. Found the little town and found some excellent Ice Cream!Leggi altro
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Viaggiatore Looking gorgeous!
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Summer Wine Festival in Breisach!
31 agosto 2024, Germania ⋅ ☁️ 86 °F
Angele, Renee, and I ran into some fellow Viking Explorers who were looking for a wine festival. We assumed it was down a blocked off street and we were correct. About 20 German wineries and it was a bargain, even if it was German wine. Two different bands were playing with one a more traditional German band and one was a brass band. Food venders selling stuff I have never seen or heard of. Have to say tired 90 degree weather.Leggi altro
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Viaggiatore Never saw a wine glass holder like those! Cheers, my beauties!
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Strasbourg, France
1 settembre 2024, Francia ⋅ ☀️ 75 °F
Renee, Mark, Angele, and I took a tour of Strasbourg, France this morning. City with a great history as it has flipped back and fourth between being a German and France city.
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Beautiful! [Nikki]
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ViaggiatoreYou each look like you are in a picture! Such storybook surrounds! 🖼️
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More Strasbourg!
1 settembre 2024, Francia ⋅ ☀️ 75 °F
The Catholic church in Strasbourg is the 6th tallest in the world!
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Wow!! [Nikki]
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ViaggiatoreThe churches are so beautiful! I feel closer to God just looking at them!
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ViaggiatoreLove the double rose windows in the church! ⛪️
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More photos from Obernai!
1 settembre 2024, Francia ⋅ ⛅ 86 °F
ViaggiatoreStunning!
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Quick stop at Obernai, France
1 settembre 2024, Francia ⋅ ⛅ 86 °F
Nice little midevel village for a quick stop on our way to a wine tasting. Town is famous for Sainte-Odile, the patron saint for Alsace. Born blind and regained sight after she was baptized at 13 years old.Leggi altro
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Thanks for sharing! [Nikki]
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Wine Tasting at Xavier Muller
1 settembre 2024, Francia ⋅ ⛅ 84 °F
Bussed to the town of Marlenheim to visit Xavier Muller Winery for a wine tasting. It was not great.
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ViaggiatoreWearing those AllBirds
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ViaggiatoreBrought three pairs of shoes, all were All-Birds!
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Viaggiatore You guys look so relaxed!
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Morning in Speyer
2 settembre 2024, Germania ⋅ ☀️ 70 °F
Walking tour of Speyer, Germany this morning! The Speyer Cathedral was built in the 1100's and can hold 5,000 worshippers!
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Viaggiatore WOW!!! What a large Cathedral!!!
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More Speyer photos
2 settembre 2024, Germania ⋅ ☀️ 73 °F
Angele and Renee completed the Portuguese route of the Camino de Santiago in April. We have seen a few signs during our trip including this statue of St. James.
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ViaggiatoreSo special to see reminders of the Camino.
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Cruising the Rhine.
2 settembre 2024, Germania ⋅ ⛅ 79 °F
After the morning tour, a bus took us up river to meet "Mani" (name of the boat) where we had lunch and enjoyed a cruise to the next port of Rudesheim. Rudesheim is a town of 10k and is in the middle of German wine country. The posted photos are from the boat ride up the Rhine.Leggi altro
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ViaggiatorePaul you take beautiful pictures! I guess it’s easy when Angele and Renee are in them! I am enjoying your trip.
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Dinner in Rudenstein
2 settembre 2024, Germania ⋅ ☁️ 72 °F
Dinner in a small town of 10k that was a Viking Excursion. Had an enjoyable evening!
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ViaggiatoreShotski!!!
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Viaggiatore Love!!!
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Viaggiatore Frame this pix! Perfection!
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Viaggiatore 🥰
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Castles of the Middle Rhine
3 settembre 2024, Germania ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
Today's journey takes us up the Rhine past the "Castles of the Middle Rhine". The Rhine River was a main passage of trade and armies from England and Amsterdam. These photos are the first few Castles of Rheinstein, Reichenstein, Soonceck, and Heimburg.Leggi altro
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Love the castles! [Nikki]
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More Castles of the Middle Rhine
3 settembre 2024, Germania ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F
Renee Lucas PascaleSO FUN! Beautiful pics Paul! 🥰🩷
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Renee Lucas Pascale 🥰
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Viaggiatore Great pix!
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Some more Castles of the Rhine
3 settembre 2024, Germania ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F
Interesting issue, our Viking ship had to port before today's stop in Koblenz under the Marksburg Castle. Up river there is construction and an unexploded ordinance from WW2 was discovered. Waiting to see if our walking tour of Koblenz is effected. Our director, Elizabeth, provided great stories and narration of the Castles and village on this mornings trip.Leggi altro
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ViaggiatoreGlad you are all safe!
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Day in Koblenz, Germany
3 settembre 2024, Germania ⋅ ⛅ 79 °F
Koblenz, Germany is a fast growing part of Europe due to its central European location and it's cost of living compared elsewhere but this is changing. Many USA companies have European headquarters in Koblenz such as Amazon with 20k associates. Koblenz was a major industrial city and as such, was greatly impacted by WW2. Our tour of the old city was enjoyable!Leggi altro
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Viaggiatore Hi traveling girls!
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More photos from Koblenz.
3 settembre 2024, Germania ⋅ ⛅ 81 °F
Story on the clock and the face where his eyes move and his tongue is out at the top of the hour is amusing. Also, the spitting boy fountain is popular with the locals.
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ViaggiatoreLooks like perfect weather the entire trip.
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ViaggiatoreA little warm the first few days!
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ViaggiatoreAnd now it rains…
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ViaggiatoreYour vacation is a feast for the eyes! So many beautiful and unique views!
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Cologne Cathedral
4 settembre 2024, Germania ⋅ 🌧 64 °F
This morning's tour was Old Towne Cologne with the highlight being the Cathedral. Cologne was 96% destroyed during WW2 and the city was rebuilt to look as it did pre-war. The Cathedral was damaged during the war although there was an allied effort to not bomb it. Construction began on the Cathedral, also known as Saint Peter and Mary, in 1248 and took centuries to finish. It costs 9M Euros a year for maintenance and upkeep. It is one of the largest church's and can be seen for miles.Leggi altro
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More photos from Cologne.
4 settembre 2024, Germania ⋅ ☁️ 66 °F
Had a great lunch at a local Brauhous!
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Beer tour of Cologne
4 settembre 2024, Germania ⋅ ☁️ 66 °F
Tonight we signed up for a Brauhaus tour with dinner and sampling local beer from Cologne. None of us are real beer drinkers but our traditional German dinner at Peter's and the beer at the other establishments was tasty. Even had Schnapps at one!Leggi altro
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Viaggiatore Cute couple!
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Quaint old towne of Gorinchem
5 settembre 2024, Olanda ⋅ ⛅ 77 °F
Start of our tour today was walking through the old towne of Gorinchem, Netherlands.
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Visit to a cheese maker/dairy farm.
5 settembre 2024, Olanda ⋅ ⛅ 81 °F
Second part of our tour was a dairy farm who uses the milk to make cheese and other dairy products. Had about 400 cows and 270 are producing milk.
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Viaggiatore That looks interesting
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ViaggiatoreIt was!
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ViaggiatoreWow!
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