Category: Travel

  • The gates of the lock opened, revealing a beautiful view down the river towards Melk Abbey perched atop a hill. A short time later we…

  • About 10:00 am our ship arrived in Passau and rafted up to another Viking ship. A short time later the Viking Delling rafted up to…

  • We had a somewhat lazy morning as our ETA in Regensburg was not until 1:00 pm. I was thankful of a little downtime as the…

  • In recent times Nuremberg became infamous. It was the site of Nazi rallies, the start of the boycott of Jewish businesses and the Nuremberg laws…

  • Our lecture this morning was on the Main Danube Canal. Without this canal and it’s system of locks, our trip would not be possible. By…

  • Today we had signed up for the optional tour to Rothenburg. Our one hour bus ride took us inland though the German countryside. It was…

  • Following breakfast we were treated to a very entertaining glassblowing demonstration by Karl from Wertheim. Following a craft that has been in the family for…

  • At about 8 am our ship arrived in Koblenz. A beautiful town, it made for a very enjoyable morning stroll before returning to the Skadi…

  •   Our day started with breakfast then a German lesson.  I learned enough to know to answer “Nein” if asked do you speak German! We…

  • Not long after we awoke this morning our boat arrived in Kinderdijk (pronounced Kinder-dike). Susan and I enjoyed a light breakfast on an enclosed portion…

  • We awoke to sunshine this morning for the first time since arriving in Amsterdam. It was also the first morning we slept a bit later…

  • This morning we met up with some of the other people, who will be going on the same riverboat cruise as we are, in the…