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My Big OE

maaliskuuta - toukokuuta 2017
  • Belinda Olds
53-päiväinen seikkaillu — Belinda Lue lisää
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    An evening in Delft

    20. huhtikuuta 2017, Alankomaat ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C

    After a lovely day out with Shelley looking at the tulips and other spring flowers, we all (Shelly, Boy, Rio and me) drove to a nearby town called Deft. It is a lovely picturesque place, just what you think a Netherlands small town would be like. Beautiful canals with quaint old houses and shops. Stunning churches and squares full of outdoor restaurants added to the charm.

    We went to a lovely restaurant for dinner and sat in a window seat by the canal. The food and company couldn't have been any better. I got a dose of Kiwi but Boy was there to help us navigate the Dutch menu and customs. A lovely way to spend the last night with my family away from home    Lue lisää

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    On The Sapphire

    21. huhtikuuta 2017, Alankomaat ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C

    Today I boarded my new home for the next fortnight. The Sapphire is a floating hotel with 150 passengers and 40 crew on board. It is very luxurious with opening sliding doors in most of the rooms. There is a large dining room and a separate bar/lounge area plus a sundeck on top. Plenty of space and it rarely feels crowded.

    When cruising there is very little noise and you glide along the river with a neverending changing scenery to look at. A great way to move from place to place and so much better than a bus!

    The food and service from the staff is absulutly brilliant and they have great senses of humour. Somehow the group of people I made friends with have turned out to be the ones who are last to go to bed after a few drinks in the lounge. Strange that...    Lue lisää

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    Canal cruise

    22. huhtikuuta 2017, Alankomaat ⋅ ☀️ 9 °C

    On the first day we left the boat in the morning to go on a cruise of Amsterdam canals in a glass topped boat. Given the city has hundreds of miles of canals it is a great way to see the city. There were many lovely views and the perspective on the water was different from when walking.

    The city is built on soggy ground so many of the older buildings are crooked and look a little drunk. Fascinating for me from an earthquake prone city to see these buildings still allowed to be lived in.

    Bikes are everywhere in a city designed to be either cycled or floated around. From the canal boat, you saw them chained to every spare space there was and hundreds are fished out of the water by a special boat each day.    Lue lisää

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    Cruising through Cologne area

    23. huhtikuuta 2017, Saksa ⋅ ⛅ 6 °C

    Today we cruised along the Rhine towards Bonn, Germany. Originally we were scheduled to dock in Cologne but there was a protest scheduled by some extreme right wing parties so we skipped along to Bonn instead. The countryside was dotted with small villages with pretty houses and churches. It really is a nice way to travel. Mostly you get to see the good sides of villages and towns as everyone builds houses and buildings to have a view of the river. We did also see some pretty large factories and powerstations that also get built along riverbanks.Lue lisää

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    An evening in Bonn

    23. huhtikuuta 2017, Saksa ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C

    After the castle tour and another sumptuous dinner on board, we had a few hours free to explore the town of Bonn.The town is a large university town these days and is famous for being the birthplace of Beethoven. As it was a Sunday night and a later than scehduled stop, the square and streets close to the river were pretty deserted and not many things were open. After a stroll around the area admiring the buildings that were lit up so nicely, we found a small traditional German bar that was open for a quick drink (or two).Lue lisää

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    Siegfrieds Music Museum

    24. huhtikuuta 2017, Saksa ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C

    With the strech of castles in the Rhine Gorge behind us, we arrived in the lovely little town of Ruedesheim It is in a wide and very calm section of the river and high on the hills around it are many vineyards.

    We hopped in a little train-tractor that toured quickly thorough the narrow streets to the Music Museum. This was housed in an old building that had paint friezes from the 16th century. The museum was filled with various mechanical musical instruments that had been restored to working order. Some had hundreds of moving parts and some used etched drums to play the music. Our guide set them playing and it was quite magical to see the one with violins hiding in cubbyholes of a piano playing (a violino).    Lue lisää

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    Locks galore

    25. huhtikuuta 2017, Saksa ⋅ ☀️ 9 °C

    We left the Rhine river and started cruising the Main river. The sunshades on the sundecks were lowered and the deck closed as we entered a section of river with 30 plus locks and many low bridges.

    We are getting used to locks but they have not lost their fascination for me yet. The river boats like ours are all made the maximum width and sometimes when we are in the locks only a few centimeters are free on each side. It's odd to look up and see a wall next to your window instead of pretty scenery.

    The photos below show some we went though during the day, taken through the front lounge window.    Lue lisää

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    Miltenberg

    25. huhtikuuta 2017, Saksa ⋅ ☀️ 8 °C

    We arrived in Miltenberg two hours earlier than scheduled (no queues at the locks!) and I was keen to go ashore to explore. Gunther, our guide, said that it was only a small place with one street but I was needing to strech my legs anyway. What a lovely surprise it was, the one street was a delightful old village road with houses built in 1600's down narrow cobblestone lanes.

    It was very fairytale like and we seemed to have the area to ourselves. Quaint shops were in the first few hundred meters and as the road narrowed it turned into hotels and pubs. You had the impression this area would come alive in the evening. Even further on the street turned into the residential area where people lived with modernised interiors to these lovely old houses.

    A few of us climbed up to the remains of the fortification wall and towers that surround the upper edge of the town. The view of the town was rewarding and the park like gardens behind the wall were very green. As we walked back to the boat we were amused to see a statue of three boys doing their business outside a public WC.

    That afternoon we were bused around in groups of 6 to 10 and hosted with locals in their homes for afternoon tea. I thought it would be a bit awkward but it turned out to be very interesting and our hosts very friendly.    Lue lisää

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    Afternoon in Rothenburg

    26. huhtikuuta 2017, Saksa ⋅ ⛅ 4 °C

    An optional afternoon trip today was to the historic town of Rothenburg. It is completely surrounded by the old walls and turrets built back in 12th Century. You can walk along the ramparts and admire the views of the town from there. We also saw plaques on the walls of the ramparts where families and businesses "bought" sections to help raise money to restore and keep the wall intact.

    It felt like you were transported back in time as there was no signs of modern life other than the odd cable TV antennae (and many had painted these to blend in). From the view on the ramparts into people's gardens with clothes hanging out etc it was obvious it was a normal residential area despite looking like a fairytale. Parts of the new movie version of Beauty and the Beast were filmed here.

    Another couple of things it is known for is the large Käthe Wohlfahrt Christmas shop and museum. It also houses the headquarters for Birkenstock sandals. I'm so glad I went as it was such a charming place to visit.    Lue lisää

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    Budapest night cruise

    4. toukokuuta 2017, Unkari ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C

    For our last night on board we were treated to a cruise up and down the Danube after dinner. All the buildings are lit up and looking magical. We were also treated to a surprise fireworks show just as we approached the last bridge (we think it was from a concert that had been playing that night). Perfect end to a lovely couple of weeks seeing some great places with some fabulous people. I will be exploring on my own again from tomorrow!Lue lisää

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