Exploring the World

Day 7 – Miltenberg

This post is part of a series called Main & Danube Rivers Today’s stop was Miltenberg, a town of less than 10,000 people located on the Main River (pronounced “Mine”).  It’s a very picturesque town, with many half timber houses that date back to the 16th century. The building on the right is the Hotel…

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Day 6 – Rhine Gorge to Rudesheim

This post is part of a series called Main & Danube Rivers We spent the morning cruising the Rhine Gorge en route to Rudesheim.  Simply beautiful countryside with many castles and vineyards.  The weather was pretty good, with a little fog, cloud and some sunshine.  They served us some Gluwein and liquor filled chocolates on…

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Day 5 – Cologne

This post is part of a series called Main & Danube Rivers This was a quiet day, we didn’t arrive in Cologne until about 4 pm, so most took the day to just relax.  Once in Cologne, we were taken on a short walking tour of Cologne.  We walked past several Christmas markets (their last…

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Day 1 & 2 – Amsterdam

This post is part of a series called Main & Danube Rivers DAY 1 My flight landed about 30 minutes early, passport control was a breeze, my suitcase was one of the first off (another benefit of business class perhaps?).  My pre-arranged driver had called me when I was waiting for passport control to let…

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The Trip

This post is part of a series called River Cruise on the Rhine, Main & Danube Rivers In just a few days I’ll be off to Amsterdam to start my River Cruise.  The Cruise itself is 2 weeks and travels through The Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Slovakia and Hungary on the Rhine, Main and Danube rivers.  I’ll be spending…

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Iceland – Day 4 – The Blue Lagoon

This post is part of a series called Iceland Day 4 arrived to overcast skies.  That was fine, this was our Blue Lagoon day and we didn’t need sunny skies for that.  The Blue Lagoon is definitely a “tourist trap”, but a very well organized one and something that needs to be experienced.  The lagoon…

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Iceland – Day 3

This post is part of a series called Iceland When we returned to the hotel on Day 2, we found out that our Glacier Walk and Northern Lights tour (which was also part of our package) was cancelled because of the high winds.  We were given the choice of a refund, a GC tour or…

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Iceland – Day 2

This post is part of a series called Iceland Day 2 was our Golden Circle and Fontana Steambath tour, also with RE.  Our guide was good, but not as good as the City Tour guide, still a great day.  RE does a good job of keeping people moving, and this is coming from someone who…

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