Jun – Jul 2018

Paris to Prague

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- Day 7
- Friday, July 6, 2018
- ☀️ 24 °C
- Altitude: 56 m
- France Beugnâtre 50.123028, 2.87178350°7’23” N 2°52’18” E
On bus to Amsterdam
July 6, 2018 in France ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Very flat open fields
Wheat ,corn and canola
Not seen cows hence why full cream milk not easy to come by i guess

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- Day 7
- Friday, July 6, 2018
- ⛅ 20 °C
- Altitude: 45 m
- Germany Rheinecker Berg 50.494127, 7.31840650°29’39” N 7°19’6” E
Remagen Bridge
July 6, 2018 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
This Bridge was between Bonn and Andernach. There is a movie about it. It is famous. Bombed in the war.

And some pretty shots along the river that day

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- Day 8
- Saturday, July 7, 2018 at 2:19 PM
- ⛅ 25 °C
- Altitude: 14 m
- Netherlands Medel 51.915764, 5.44216451°54’57” N 5°26’32” E
Paul De Hoogh, famous artist.
July 7, 2018 in the Netherlands ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
This museum in Amsterdam, where you can see art from Van Gough, has famous names carved into the exterior.

Names like Paul De Hoogh!!

Oscar Paul De Hoogh, you middle name may be pulled generationally. And I will enable your interest in paint as much as i can 😁

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- Day 8
- Saturday, July 7, 2018 at 2:35 PM
- ⛅ 25 °C
- Altitude: 14 m
- Netherlands Den Akker 51.900333, 5.45456951°54’1” N 5°27’16” E
Anne Frank
July 7, 2018 in the Netherlands ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Who knew Amsterdam is like Venice. It exists off canals; house boats, waterways running like ‘onion rings’ around the historic centre. Bikes is how you get around if not by barge. The ancient buildings, each different from the next juxtaposed against the uniformity of Paris, is still very appealing though; eclectic.

We heard the bells Anne frank heard when she was hiding, saw her building although the facade has been modernised (the photo from the barge). Learnt that coffee shops sell weed and cafes, coffee. Advised not to mix them up. And told the shops with red canopies were selling services we may be affronted with.

So much culture. So very interesting.

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- Day 8
- Saturday, July 7, 2018 at 5:35 PM
- ⛅ 25 °C
- Altitude: 20 m
- Netherlands Gendtsche Polder 51.863148, 5.98202251°51’47” N 5°58’55” E
Lockes, Horses & Towns
July 7, 2018 in the Netherlands ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Our first Locke. It is like moving through a dam. Had me run to the top deck to watch although I dare say I won’t be so keen by the 20th passing.

I’m watching beaches with swimmers, and cows, and brumbies!! Yes horses. Wild. In Europe. Unsure why I am surprised.

The last town we passed was somewhat reminiscent to maitland. But bigger; and older; and more European. 😆

Leaving Amsterdam 😥

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- Day 8
- Saturday, July 7, 2018 at 9:39 PM
- ⛅ 21 °C
- Altitude: 16 m
- Germany Alter Rhein 51.6633, 6.48622251°39’48” N 6°29’10” E
Route Map
July 7, 2018 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Just crossed into Germany. Have been down a canal to the Waat River Bd now, we are on the Rhine.

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- Day 8
- Saturday, July 7, 2018
- ⛅ 22 °C
- Altitude: 7 m
- Netherlands Druten 51.8937, 5.60385251°53’37” N 5°36’14” E
Holland
July 7, 2018 in the Netherlands ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Roots are found here
The people are proud of being different

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- Day 8
- Saturday, July 7, 2018
- ☀️ 23 °C
- Altitude: 10 m
- Germany Alter Rhein 51.66444, 6.48326351°39’52” N 6°28’60” E
Holland /germany border
July 7, 2018 in Germany ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Crossing border
A single gun turret remains.
People swimming next to cows getting a drink
Sandy banks very unexpected.
Coco enjoying a warm breeze.
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- Day 9
- Sunday, July 8, 2018
- ☀️ 20 °C
- Altitude: 70 m
- Germany Königswinter 50.681967, 7.18067950°40’55” N 7°10’50” E
Bikes
July 8, 2018 in Germany ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Cologne to Bonn on bikes
38km
Gorgeous
Odd to see german soldiers on war memorial
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- Day 9
- Sunday, July 8, 2018
- ☀️ 21 °C
- Altitude: 55 m
- Germany Andernach 50.441994, 7.40726650°26’31” N 7°24’26” E
Namendy Castle
July 8, 2018 in Germany ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
A night to remember
Castle sightseeing
Only entree served,dinner cancelled
People puking
Lady escorted to hospital by chopper( see pic)
Coco looking astoundingly beautiful
Back to ship
All confined to cabins
Tomorrow may be interesting
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- Day 9
- Sunday, July 8, 2018
- ☀️ 20 °C
- Altitude: 63 m
- Germany Endenich 50.728502, 7.07618350°43’43” N 7°4’34” E
Changed our boat for a bike
July 8, 2018 in Germany ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Absolutely significant. Seeing Germany away from tourist areas; getting to witness homes and neatness and pride , parks with families and children playing, small local farms with asparagus, wheat and spinach .... this was a look at now as opposed to the history we have been seeing and enjoying. With our big bike group however, I’m not so sure the enjoyment was returned and learnt some German of which I will not repeat here.

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- Day 9
- Sunday, July 8, 2018
- ☀️ 21 °C
- Altitude: 103 m
- Germany Krahnen-Berg 50.436047, 7.3913850°26’10” N 7°23’29” E
Fairy Tale Castle Dinner Anarchy
July 8, 2018 in Germany ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
The stone walls, cast gates, tree lined drive all leading to Namedy Castle. Sun setting, excitement brewing, champagne, endless course dinner, chamber music .... a highlight of our cruise.

Direction change. Surprise is a good descriptive word. Now the ambulance is invited; no two; now the evac chopper and hazmat team. An airlift for unconsciousness and hospitalisation for vomiting during dinner.

Am I feeling queezy because of the smell or fear of sharing this bug?

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- Day 10
- Monday, July 9, 2018
- ☀️ 24 °C
- Altitude: 97 m
- Germany Kastel 49.997513, 8.27404949°59’51” N 8°16’27” E
Dreamlike Beauty and Music
July 9, 2018 in Germany ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Someone has snuck in overnight and beaten me with a baseball bat ?😕 Yer... probably not. I’m debating if this is the result of too many pastries or if I am not as well as I hoped. Mark is googling Novo Virus; I’m sleeping through the most historic and beautiful length of the river Main. (I have, however, cropped the few pics I took as consciousness visited briefly through that day so the cabin chair and window aren’t predominant). Anyone vomiting are now confined to their cabins until 24 hours after symptoms stop.

Nope. No vomit here. An afternoon tour sounds doable. The music box museum. Fascinating but I am more fascinated by the man bag mark has emptied for me to possibly use as a cold sweat runs through me. Ditch the tour back to the ship, to bed and wake up four meals later.

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- Day 11
- Tuesday, July 10, 2018
- ⛅ 18 °C
- Altitude: 116 m
- Germany Tannenbuckel 49.750744, 9.32096349°45’3” N 9°19’15” E
Miltenburg
July 10, 2018 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Off the sick beds for a tour of town on edge of Bavarian state
Oldest hotel in south europe
Witches house
underground wine cellars
Townspeople just recently placed plaques at doors of homes where jews were taken from in ww2

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- Day 11
- Tuesday, July 10, 2018
- ⛅ 18 °C
- Altitude: 128 m
- Germany Grau-Berg 49.703239, 9.25707749°42’12” N 9°15’25” E
Miltenburg & Onboard Medic Free
July 10, 2018 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Bovaria. Fun guide to emerge to land with. Showed us timber house construct packed with “sweet roses” (horse poo), a witches house only called so as it was a springboard for the motive of burning people you envied and he could show us where on the wall that happened, and a brewery ....after so many missed meals, the snapps tasted great but my land legs turned sea legs instantly.

The well where locals got water (and whatever else washed down there) and the boys “peeing in the stairs” statue was a highlight though. Felt a price of home right there with me.

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- Day 12
- Wednesday, July 11, 2018
- 🌧 16 °C
- Altitude: 217 m
- Germany Schweinfurt Mitte station 50.040253, 10.23301150°2’25” N 10°13’59” E
Warzburg
July 11, 2018 in Germany ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
The cathedral -pilgrims service very noisy bells
The Palace and some tourists
Palace gardens
A home we could enjoy living in
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- Day 12
- Wednesday, July 11, 2018
- ⛅ 16 °C
- Altitude: 191 m
- Germany Pleichachbach 49.798149, 9.93822949°47’53” N 9°56’18” E
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Chocolate Bananas
July 11, 2018 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Story time;

A Prince Bishop lived at Warzburg on a hill (pic1) and thought he would save the town money by building a palace closer... less time to get the groceries... so he built castle two (pic2). I would be quite content living in pic 3 really. Unfortunately, he died before it was finished (so no cheap burger runs for him).

As our guide unpacked this story, Kilian Celebration was in full swing (vid 1) and very loud. As for what or whom St Kilian was, one word, google.

Our time through the markets educated us in fresh food we could not identify. A Chocolate coated banana had our name on it and fresh roses had Emese’s, our cruise director, who has been responsible for so much in this trip.

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- Day 13
- Thursday, July 12, 2018
- ⛅ 18 °C
- Altitude: 254 m
- Germany Frau mit Frucht 49.894218, 10.88552749°53’39” N 10°53’8” E
Cherries with Zues
July 12, 2018 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Little Venice in Bamburg, elite Germany, churches that took so long to build, the back has one style, the front another, rose gardens built seven stories high for Napoleons wife (who never visited), storybook river scenes through the old town, Smokey beer which we will have to imagine how it tastes as marks belly is tag teaming mine in queezy city, and a sunny spot in the modern square eating cherries so fresh I could taste sun.

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- Day 14
- Friday, July 13, 2018 at 2:31 PM
- ⛅ 23 °C
- Altitude: 465 m
- Germany Galgenberg 49.245937, 11.62493749°14’45” N 11°37’30” E
Washroom break
July 13, 2018 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Paid 70c to wee but the entertainment value of the self cleaning seat was worth it.

(Enroute to Passau from Nuremberg by coach as the canal is too shallow for the ship to cross the water shed/ highest point)

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- Day 14
- Friday, July 13, 2018
- ⛅ 24 °C
- Altitude: 312 m
- Germany Nuremberg 49.446151, 11.07296749°26’46” N 11°4’23” E
Cruise Crash
July 13, 2018 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Last night Ammaverde hit a bridge. The wheelhouse didn’t lower into the barge. Police were involved.

This morning, our English friends mobile rings at the tower of the old wall. Their son in law has died. They are going home now.

We are mid changing ships to the Ammabella, the solution to a low river problem with neither ship now needing to pass the water shed line where a tanker ran aground.

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- Day 14
- Friday, July 13, 2018
- ⛅ 24 °C
- Altitude: 307 m
- Germany Gostenhof 49.443409, 11.07190249°26’36” N 11°4’19” E
Pooped on big bad ideas
July 13, 2018 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Not the tour I would have chosen. We are mid ship transfer and stop at Hitlers parade grounds. I am annoyed for the political interruption of an already intense Europe visit. But, I walk away satisfied. Our German guide unpacks with cultural freedom and great perspective. She rises above agenda and admonishes against propaganda. She is wise and empathetic to our Australian group. And we walk from hitlers parade ground observing the irony that the only parade now is Canadian Geese who leave large deposits.

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- Day 14
- Friday, July 13, 2018
- ☀️ 23 °C
- Altitude: 296 m
- Austria Pyrawang 48.567078, 13.58906848°34’1” N 13°35’21” E
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Austrian border
July 13, 2018 in Austria ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
2nd ship
2nd half of cruise begins
Welcome to Austria
Stomach bugs all but gone
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- Day 15
- Saturday, July 14, 2018 at 1:02 PM
- ☀️ 26 °C
- Altitude: 288 m
- Germany Passau, Altstadt 48.576073, 13.46322248°34’34” N 13°27’48” E
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Dirndl City
July 14, 2018 in Germany ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Alleys where shoulders can almost touch each building, passing cars drive on the curb so we can pass, drindl and laderhosen everywhere, biggest organ in the world, red potted geraniums all all possible places, Passau, after floods and fires, is neat and new(er) and very story book. Glacial reasons makes the river smell like the ocean, there are picnics and full cafes, Saturday markets .... very holiday.

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- Day 15
- Saturday, July 14, 2018
- ☀️ 25 °C
- Altitude: 291 m
- Germany Passau, Altstadt 48.575958, 13.46401348°34’33” N 13°27’50” E
Passau
July 14, 2018 in Germany ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Meeting place of 3 rivers
Bavarian clothing a pleanty
Buy a cuckoo clock or 2
Weekend flee markets by the river where you can buy everything from ladies shoes to ww2 german army helmet

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- Day 16
- Sunday, July 15, 2018
- ⛅ 25 °C
- Altitude: 185 m
- Austria Dürnstein 48.390503, 15.52112748°23’26” N 15°31’16” E
Royal Imperial Train
July 15, 2018 in Austria ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Train ride from Passau to Salzburg in a train built for royalty. Service and train was fun, live theatres sound of music show was surprising but.... the Austrian scenery; stunning!!!

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