Today (12/6/2019) we made it to the major Rhine city of Cologne. We had a neat but distant view of the cathedral from our ship the previous night when we pulled in and docked. The next morning we took a short bus ride into town which dropped us off right near the massive Cologne Cathedral. … More Churches and Markets

Well today (12/5/2019) we got up still in Rüdesheim am Rhine and got out to tour around the neat little town. The first thing we did when it opened was take a cable car up the nearby hillside  which is completely covered in vineyards. It’s a long ride but at top you get a beautiful … More Lots of Castles

Today (on 12/4/2019) we docked in the city of Mannheim, and took a 45 minute bus ride to the city of Heidelberg. And it’s still just as beautiful as I remember from my first trip there in October 2015. We started with a tour to the castle and walked around and got to see the … More Two Cities in One Day… More or Less

Falling pretty far behind, and trying to slowly get caught up on these posts. The net makes it very difficult! Today (12/3/2019 – although typed on 12/5/2019) we found ourselves in the harbor of the beautiful Alsacian (a region of France) city of Strasbourg, in France! Along Germany’s southern border the Rhine is the border … More On The Other Side

Our first stop on the cruise was the small port city of Breisach directly on the Rhine. From there we had the option of a 45 minute bus ride to the extremely small city of Riquewihr in France, or a 45 minute bus ride to the Black Forest city of Freiburg im Breisgau. The town … More Freiburg, Again!

Well I didn’t do much today. At least this trip I am not alone, unlike the previous two trips. This time I am on the trip with my mom, travelling up the Rhine. I will keep this very brief, as the ship has very poor internet access, and even worse uploading images is near impossible. … More Basel And The Ship

It gets dark so early! Today was a bit better after getting some rest, but will be brief. Started off walking down the main street called Bahnhofstraße, (Train Station Street) loaded with lots of upscale shops and dining establishments. Saw the really neat Christmas Market inside the train station with a big beautiful central tree … More Christmas in Basel

After nearly a full day of travel (including the eight hour time change) I made it back to Zürich at about 8pm, and the first thing was put on a lot of warm Winter clothes walk straight for a Christmas Market.  There was a pretty small one near my hotel which was a good warmup … More A Short Night In Zürich

Once again I am returning to Germany, this time to experience Germany in the winter time, and to visit many of the German Christmas Markets, on a Rhine river cruise! Leaving soon!

Sad times. Today was my last day travelling Europe as I head back home tomorrow. I’d like to take some time to reflect on my amazing travels thus far: It was fun. Ok, that’s enough reflection for now. Now for the events of the final day! Still in the wondrous city of Vienna, just not … More The Last Day