In case you’re interested, here are a few shots of castles along the Rhine Gorge. They mainly date to the 14th and 15th centuries. Originally they were locations where river traffic was “invited” to stop and pay “tolls.” Many are in ruins now. Some have been (at least partially) restored and serve as hotels, restaurants, […]
Alarm or no we were up at the normal time and up to the sun deck to stake out our seats for this mornings cruise thru the Rhine Gorge – 14 miles with over 20 castles. We managed to save the table and send people down for breakfast in shifts and we were off at
Last early alarm – at least until tomorrow. We were up at the regular time, breakfasted, and on to the bus to Heidelberg. The boat was docked at Mannheim- the closest it could get to Heidelberg. We were joined on the bus by our guide who regaled us with history and interesting information about both
This was Strausborg day. It began much as any other day. (Our cruise director has promised that we only have one more day with an 8:30 excursion call.) We gathered and walked, en mass, about a half mile to where the busses were parked. It seems that another Viking boat was docked in our preferred
Up at the crack of dawn (not really, but we’re on vacation so 7:15 seems like it.) After a quick breakfast we got ready and got on the bus for a scenic trip into the Black Forest. 90 minutes later we arrived in a small “settlement” (read “tourist trap”) where we had options. We started
We landed in Amsterdam about 8:00 AM (local time) Midnight (Boise Time). Madeline had arranged for a wheel chair for Bill, so he was met at the gate and whisked away through passport control and on to the next gate while the rest of us wandered around until we found a likely looking line to
Bill and Madeline showed up a few minutes before 7:00. We finished throwing things together, woke up our chauffeur (Kim) and headed to the airport. We did the standard ticketing/passport verification/clearing security/making our way to the gate/finding some breakfast thing and by 9:00 we were boarded and on our way to Salt Lake City. Where
The only thing worse than an alarm that goes off at 3:00 AM is anticipating an alarm that’s going to go off at 3:00 AM. But eventually 3:00 AM came and we bounded out of bed, got washed, dressed, packed, and out the door before the adrenaline wore off – at least for the adults.
The plan for the day was simple. Check out of the Air B&B, Drop our baggage at the airport hotel, into town to visit the Science Museum (Jesse) and the Childrens’ Museum (Spencer), back to the airport hotel for an afternoon of swimming and naps, set the alarms for an ungodly hour, early to bed.