We were docked at Würzburg when we woke up this morning and the view across the river to a fort and church was beautiful against the fall colors of the trees. An early start this morning. Everyone we had talked … Continue reading →
A relaxed morning with a late breakfast. We went through a lock during breakfast and then later in the morning. There was a presentation on the Rhine-Main Canal and Danube, explaining the workings of the lock system. Then after lunch, … Continue reading →
We got to sleep in a little. Sam, the cruise director, suggested that BJ and I not take the included tour which entailed some up hill walking on rough cobblestones, so we took the tour that included a tram ride … Continue reading →
Today we are in Cologne, our first stop in Germany. We couldn’t dock at the Cologne docks this morning, so had about a 25 minute ride through some beautiful farmland to get there. Cologne’s biggest attraction is its magnificent Gothic … Continue reading →
On Tuesday the alarm went off and I got up, but BJ had had a poor night’s sleep and so I didn’t wake her for another hour. As a result, we were late to breakfast and so we never got … Continue reading →
Today Prague cried because we were leaving. It rained for the first time since we arrived! David, our landlady’s rep. was a little late because Prague drivers do strange things in the rain, but we got to the airport with … Continue reading →
Once again we got up with the alarm and after breakfast of coffee and eclairs, and headed off to explore the Jewish Quarter. Bohemia had a long history of tolerance and although Jews were for centuries forced to live in … Continue reading →
We actually got up when we planned this morning. We were out of the apartment by just after 9. We stopped for more coffee and a strudel and a piece of walnut and calvados tart at Bakeshop. Then we continued … Continue reading →
Today was our Context Tour to see the Cubist and Art Deco Architecture of Prague. I figured that I was over my jet lag, but slept for 10 hours, awakening at 10:30. That pretty much blew our plan to go … Continue reading →
OK, food porn lovers. Today is your day. We met our food tour, A Taste of Prague, just across the street from the St. Hastalska Church. The English translation of Hastalska is Castullus. Must be a local saint, certainly not … Continue reading →
