Let's Go!
28. August 2024 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 93 °F
Ready for the long flight to Zurich! Delta Crown Room is really nice in the international terminal.
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles!
29. August 2024 in der Schweiz ⋅ ☀️ 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 aWeiterlesen
Day in Basel, Switzerland.
30. August 2024 in der Schweiz ⋅ ☁️ 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 largestWeiterlesen
The Black Forest
31. August 2024 in Deutschland ⋅ ⛅ 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.Weiterlesen
Afternoon in Breisach, Germany
31. August 2024 in Deutschland ⋅ ☁️ 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 soWeiterlesen
Summer Wine Festival in Breisach!
31. August 2024 in Deutschland ⋅ ☁️ 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 aWeiterlesen
Strasbourg, France
1. September 2024 in Frankreich ⋅ ☀️ 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.
ReisenderYou each look like you are in a picture! Such storybook surrounds! 🖼️
More Strasbourg!
1. September 2024 in Frankreich ⋅ ☀️ 75 °F
The Catholic church in Strasbourg is the 6th tallest in the world!
ReisenderThe churches are so beautiful! I feel closer to God just looking at them!
More photos from Obernai!
1. September 2024 in Frankreich ⋅ ⛅ 86 °F
Quick stop at Obernai, France
1. September 2024 in Frankreich ⋅ ⛅ 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 13Weiterlesen
Wine Tasting at Xavier Muller
1. September 2024 in Frankreich ⋅ ⛅ 84 °F
Bussed to the town of Marlenheim to visit Xavier Muller Winery for a wine tasting. It was not great.
Morning in Speyer
2. September 2024 in Deutschland ⋅ ☀️ 70 °F
Walking tour of Speyer, Germany this morning! The Speyer Cathedral was built in the 1100's and can hold 5,000 worshippers!
More Speyer photos
2. September 2024 in Deutschland ⋅ ☀️ 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.
Cruising the Rhine.
2. September 2024 in Deutschland ⋅ ⛅ 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 middleWeiterlesen
ReisenderPaul you take beautiful pictures! I guess it’s easy when Angele and Renee are in them! I am enjoying your trip.
Dinner in Rudenstein
2. September 2024 in Deutschland ⋅ ☁️ 72 °F
Dinner in a small town of 10k that was a Viking Excursion. Had an enjoyable evening!
Castles of the Middle Rhine
3. September 2024 in Deutschland ⋅ ⛅ 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 CastlesWeiterlesen
More Castles of the Middle Rhine
3. September 2024 in Deutschland ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F
Some more Castles of the Rhine
3. September 2024 in Deutschland ⋅ ⛅ 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 toWeiterlesen
Day in Koblenz, Germany
3. September 2024 in Deutschland ⋅ ⛅ 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 inWeiterlesen
More photos from Koblenz.
3. September 2024 in Deutschland ⋅ ⛅ 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.
ReisenderYour vacation is a feast for the eyes! So many beautiful and unique views!
Cologne Cathedral
4. September 2024 in Deutschland ⋅ 🌧 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 damagedWeiterlesen
More photos from Cologne.
4. September 2024 in Deutschland ⋅ ☁️ 66 °F
Had a great lunch at a local Brauhous!
Beer tour of Cologne
4. September 2024 in Deutschland ⋅ ☁️ 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 otherWeiterlesen
Quaint old towne of Gorinchem
5. September 2024 in den Niederlanden ⋅ ⛅ 77 °F
Start of our tour today was walking through the old towne of Gorinchem, Netherlands.
Visit to a cheese maker/dairy farm.
5. September 2024 in den Niederlanden ⋅ ⛅ 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.
