Monthly Archives: December 2023

Our plane to Zurich was late leaving Paris. Despite a nine hour time difference, our travel agent was aware and had already called to reschedule the driver picking us up at the airport in Zurich. She is golden. Even though it … Continue reading →

Randy was not feeling well so he stayed at the hotel while Connie, Warren and I went on a small group tour to Normandy. Warren’s father had served in Europe during World War II so it was very important to … Continue reading →

After being under the planning and protection of Viking for about two weeks, this was the day we were making our own way. We wanted to visit the Eiffel Tower, have a cruise along the Seine and tour the Louvre … Continue reading →

My lasting memory of Paris may be the heat.  We live in Phoenix so we are used to hot weather but we aren’t used to very little air conditioning.  Fortunately our hotel had AC but we weren’t in Paris to … Continue reading →

We continued the bus ride to Paris with our guide.  She spoke about the belief that French people are rude.  She said not everyone is rude but it is the waiters who cause the problems. Parisian waiters have a life … Continue reading →

Today was the day we left the Viking Alsvin.  Our room steward, Jovan , thanked us for being his tidiest guests. We said goodbye to the sweetest wait person Kristhina.  We had connected with her several times and learned about … Continue reading →

The town of Bernkastle was first recorded in civil documents in the year 1291.  It has always had a population of about 1000 because of the limited space available. Landshut Castle was destroyed by fire in 1692.  It has recently … Continue reading →

After sailing the Rhine, we boarded our bus and drove to Cochem. On the way we saw another castle on a hill – like our 35th of the day! The vineyards in this area evolved from its Roman heritage from … Continue reading →

When you see an advertisement for Viking River Cruises with castles along a river, you are probably seeing the castles along the Rhine River in Germany.  This was the day I was most excited for when we booked this cruise! … Continue reading →

We had a morning sail down the Main River, and eventually moved into the Rhine.   Sometimes we weren’t allowed to sit on top because of low bridge clearance but this day we were able to. But just barely! When … Continue reading →