‘Today we were docked in Germany. We crossed a bridge and were in France on the other side of the river in Strasbourg. We passed by the European Court of Human Rights. If you win a case here, all of Europe must change the law to conform to your win. We also...
After last night’s festivities, I was so wound up I couldn’t sleep. I was still up reading at 1:30. I didn’t go on the sightseeing tour so I could get some rest. Rudy decided to stay behind and go back to bed. After breakfast and all the tour people leaving I sat...
Today we were in the town of Mainz. We had a hearty breakfast to start before we left on our walking tour of the city . We walked first to the Natural History Museum where the Gutenberg Museum is temporarily located while a new one is being built. Our guide was very...
We began the day in Koblenz, Germany. I opened the drapes this morning to a sunny day and Kaiser Wilhelmina out the window. After winning a war against France, they erected this statue. The Kaiser is facing Berlin, while the horse’s rear end is facing France.We left on our walking tour at 9:00....
‘We sailed overnight to Cochem. It’s a pretty little town amidst the vineyards. There is a castle on the hill. After a buffet breakfast in the dining room, we joined our tour. It had 3 parts-wine tasting, city walk and castle tour. Guess which group got the wine tasting first? ...
We were up at 5:45 to put our bags outside the door. We had to pack things in a carryon for the day. We had breakfast, then met the tour group in the lobby. We had to identify our bags before we got on the bus. It was a nasty, gray morning....
We woke up to very cloudy, rainy weather today. We had to get up early for our city tour. We are now officially on the cruise. So we had to wear the headphones, which I hate. On the bus they used the bus microphone. We had two guides. Ulrich from Germany and a Japanese lady....
Since we have seen pretty much all we wanted to see, we three ladies decided to do some shopping.. But first, remember when you were young and were traveling, you would use buses and subways or walk to save money? We have all decided it’s so much easier to just get a cab...
Today was a cloudy day but no rain, thankfully. The group plan was to go to the Montmartre area. I elected to stay behind and give my legs a rest from yesterday. I rested in the room and met the group outside the Louvre in the Tuileries gardens. We chose a...
Pinch me, I can’t believe I’m actually in my favorite city in the world! This is my 10th visit here and probably my last. I’m finding I can’t walk more than a couple blocks without having to stop and catch my breath. I hate slowing everyone down. Enough whining. On to the...
