‘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...
My flight was at 5:40 on Tuesday, 18th. I arrived in Paris at 1:30 on Wednesday, 19th. I had an upgraded seat but still not enough to stretch my legs. I could just feel them clogging and swelling..I watched Superman. It was ok, not great. Then I tried to sleep, but...
What do you do when Viking gives you a $3,000.00 cruise credit from the World Cruise? You book another cruise, that’s what. This cruise was booked almost a year ago. I can’t believe it’s finally here. ‘The cruise is titled From Paris to the Swiss Alps. They had me at Paris!I'll be...
Bet you thought you were done with me…this will really be the last post. It’s 6 days since we arrived home. I’ve had to cook my own food, make my own bed and I’ve done a mountain of laundry. Welcome back to the real world, Marty. I went to have the...
It was a very long day. We had to be in the lobby at 7:00 AM for the private car to pick us up for the ride to Heathrow. We had lots of baggage. I had 4 suitcases plus a backpack and a tote bag. I was carrying a heavy load. Our check in at...
