< Start at the beginning of this series: Grand European River Cruise This morning we docked in Wertheim, Germany – a tiny little town of 54 square miles that is squeezed into a triangle at the “Mainspitze”, where the Tauber River flows into the Main. Wertheim Castle (Burg Wertheim) was once home to the Counts of Wertheim. […]
< Start at the beginning of this series: Grand European River Cruise Welcome to Wurzburg, Germany! Rather than join the crowd in the dining room every morning, Jim and I usually enjoyed a lighter breakfast on the Aquavit Terrace of the Skadi. There we could scope out our surroundings with less chit chat and ease into […]
< Start at the beginning of this series: Grand European River Cruise I’m assuming the logistics of a cruise like this can get pretty tricky at times. Sometimes we travel through the night to knock out any number of circumstances that may not constitute the beautiful cruise we all signed up for, like if there’s a […]
< Start at the beginning of this series: Grand European River Cruise Because we felt the need for a little downtime after our walking tour in Regensburg yesterday, we went back to our ship while many others stayed on to see more of the city – or to try their hands at sausage-making during an excursion at the Regensburger Rathskeller. In […]
< Start at the beginning of this series: Grand European River Cruise Today we’ll go back in time on a walking tour of the medieval city of Regensburg, Germany. Untouched by bombing during WWII, Regensburg is one of Germany’s most well-preserved cities and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is to be a fantastic day weather-wise […]