‘I was up at 6:00 AM, Zurich time, 9:00 PM , CA time and I went to bed at 9:00 PM, CA time last night. That was 24 hours of being up and on the go. My ride from LAX to my house got home in time for me to see my college football...
It’s hard to believe the time has passed so quickly and it’s time to leave. I am ready to go home. I don’t relish the slog through 2 airports. I start in Zurich, then to Munich , Germany, then to LAX, then a hired car home. I will be picked up by an Uber at...
Now I feel like I’ve been to Switzerland. Verna decided to stay home. Her cold was still bothering her. After breakfast we took the tram to the main train station. We bought our combination ticket to Lucerne. It included round trip from Zurich to Lucerne, a city bus ride and the cable cars up the...
Thecruise officially ended yesterday. It was departure day so we got free breakfast, always a good thing. Verna has come down with a nasty cold. We walked to the Co op, which is called the Coop. It’s a half block down the street. We were on a mission for chocolate. We all...
I had a sleepless night last night, waking with leg cramps. I was tired this morning and decided to skip the 4 hour tour. I rested in the room, then Rudy and I took a walk across the street to see the market and cafe. The market closes at 8 PM. Since they are...
‘It was an early morning. Our bags had to be in the hall before 7:00. Anything we needed after that had to be in a carry on. We had breakfast, made sure the room was empty of our things by 8:00, then went to the lounge for almost an hour. The crew has 4...
‘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....
