AngleterreEmpress Dock50°53’32” N 1°24’5” W
10 février 2024, Angleterre ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
We learnt today its worth checking if Southampton FC are playing at home on the same day a 5000-strong cruise ship is departing, because the traffic in Southampton was rather chaotic!
Despite theEn savoir plus
North Sea52°50’18” N 4°12’46” E
11 février 2024, North Sea ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C
Today is our first , and now technically only, day at sea. We were due a second day at sea on Tuesday. However, our first stop of Hamburg was replaced at last minute with Bremerhaven, which we willEn savoir plus
AllemagneKleine Weser53°4’33” N 8°48’25” E
12 février 2024, Allemagne ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
Our pilot for Bremerhaven arrived on board by helicopter, apparently the norm for this port. Alas, as it was in the small hours of the morning, we didn't see it. Even if it hadn't been, guests wereEn savoir plus
AllemagneKaiserhafen Drei53°33’50” N 8°33’37” E
12 février 2024, Allemagne ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C
We planned an afternoon in the museums of Bremerhaven, but most of the museums here were closed because it was a Monday. So instead we had a pleasant meander through the docks, looking at theEn savoir plus
North Sea53°54’21” N 7°44’20” E
13 février 2024, North Sea ⋅ 🌬 7 °C
We departed Breverhamen in the morning, and headed towards Rotterdam. The ship had to turn in the river with the aid of tugs before we could leave which was interesting to watch. Much of the day wasEn savoir plus
Pays-BasThe Hague Central Railway Station52°4’56” N 4°19’39” E
14 février 2024, Pays-Bas ⋅ 🌧 11 °C
Rotterdam cruise terminal is quite far inland, so it was fascinating at various points in the middle of the night to see what we were sailing by in a fairly narrow channel. The last two miles of theEn savoir plus
Pays-BasStation Rotterdam Blaak51°55’13” N 4°29’12” E
14 février 2024, Pays-Bas ⋅ 🌧 12 °C
Back in Rotterdam and in the rain, we wandered to the Markthal and the cube houses. We visited these when we were here two years ago, so it wasn't particularly new. The street art and sculptures inEn savoir plus
Pays-BasNederlands Fotomuseum51°54’22” N 4°29’14” E
15 février 2024, Pays-Bas ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
We planned for a lazy evening after coming back from Delft. In the afternoon, we happened upon performers practising for an evening show on aerial silks and hoops, a cyr wheel, and a trapeze. SoEn savoir plus
Pays-BasOude Kerk52°0’44” N 4°21’24” E
15 février 2024, Pays-Bas ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
We headed out into the early morning rain in Rotterdam, and decided on a tram to the station over being soaked! A relatively short hop saw us unto Delft, a quintessially beautiful Dutch town, moreEn savoir plus
Pays-BasMuseum Boerhaave52°9’41” N 4°29’20” E
15 février 2024, Pays-Bas ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Three museums looked interesting in Leidan, but alas, time was against us. We walked through the town, past the windmills and the Morspoort to the main drag, which was far more city-like than theEn savoir plus
