Cologne: Cathedral, Christmas Market, Kölsch and Carnival Craziness
We experienced Cologne as one of the stops on our November 2016 Viking River Cruises Rhine Getaway trip from Amsterdam to Basel. The weather had changed from our relatively sunny Kinderdijk stop the day before to a slightly drizzly and definitely foggy day. Cologne Cathedral was the first stop on our city tour. This video … Continue reading Cologne: Cathedral, Christmas Market, Kölsch and Carnival Craziness
Windmills of Kinderdijk
We’ll be posting new blog entries from previous trips while we find ourselves sitting at home. This posting tips the mix toward less text with all the pictures. The Rhine Getaway cruise on Viking River Cruises from Amsterdam to Basel, Switzerland has its first stop at Kinderdijk in the southern Netherlands just east of Rotterdam. … Continue reading Windmills of Kinderdijk
#TBT: Monet’s Garden
The blog entry is one of our irregularly appearing Throwback Thursday (#TBT) postings. This one is inspired by the hope that spring will eventually bring more than just snow-tolerant crocuses into bloom in New England. In April 2012 we went on Viking River Cruises‘ “Paris & the Heart of Normandy” cruise on the Seine, and … Continue reading #TBT: Monet’s Garden
MLK Weekend in DC: Vermeer, and Nutshells, and Monuments
First, a bit of a tangent: We have already told you that we are not real time bloggers. Yes, we have done a #TBT Throw Back Thursday blog post or two. Or three. But we didn’t think that we’d get so far behind on our blogging that a mid-January trip to Washington DC would by all … Continue reading MLK Weekend in DC: Vermeer, and Nutshells, and Monuments
Our Cruise’s Splendid Ending: Budapest
The final full day of our Viking Romantic Danube cruise started with a bus ride from just outside Budapest, traveling over icy winter roads. We saw more than one car that had slid into a ditch. Once in Budapest, Viking provided us with a whirlwind tour that hit the highlights of this beautiful city. Budapest … Continue reading Our Cruise’s Splendid Ending: Budapest
