Amsterdam, The Netherlands

< Start at the beginning of this series: Grand European River Cruise The end of our cruise is near! I’ll share one last blog post as soon as it’s ready – Grand European Finale. That post will review our itinerary and provide links to each post in the series. I’ll share some of our recommendations for […]

Windmills and Goodbyes

< Start at the beginning of this series: Grand European River Cruise Today was our last full day on the Viking ship Skadi, which brought about mixed emotions. Although we didn’t want the excitement to end, we were kinda ready for the excitement to end. We didn’t spend a whole lot of time in our stateroom, […]

Cologne, Germany

Most of you who travel a lot know the power of vacations. Although it’s been over a year since we returned from our Viking Grand European River Cruise, I look at the photos and read my posts, and I’m transferred back in time. I remember the awe of the spectacular stone cathedrals – their grand towers sweeping […]

Cruising the Middle Rhine

< Start at the beginning of this series: Grand European River Cruise “‘Old Father Rhine,’ as Germans affectionately call their cherished river, begins as a trickle in the Swiss Alps. From these great heights, it flows 820 miles through several countries to the North Sea. The Upper Rhine carves out Germany’s borders with Switzerland and beautiful […]

Wertheim, Germany

< 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. […]

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