My husband and I have been home for a month since our Viking Cruise. We have been looking at our photos and trying to decide which ones to put in a scrapbook. Since we went with my brother in law and his girlfriend, I'm going to make one for them too! It was a wonderful trip! We were suppose to take this trip back in May of 2020 with 4 other couples but, of course, Covid happened and so it was cancelled. I am so happy to say it was worth the wait! The above map is the ports that we stopped and had tours in each of them.
We arrived in Amsterdam a couple of days before we got on the boat and went on a Canal Tour, visited the Ryijks Museum (which we spent most of the day there), and also the "Red Light District".
When we got on the ship, we had unpacked and then had a great dinner on board. Took some photos as we pulled away from Amsterdam. Our first port in the morning would be Kinderdijk. We saw the windmills of the Netherlands. Our tour guide was a local and he was fabulous!
The next day we docked in Mannheim, Germany and took a tour of the Cathedral of Cologne. It was pretty spectacular!
Our next port was Koblenz, Germany in the morning and then Rudesheim late in the afternoon. On Sunday we docked in Speyer, Germany and did a walking tour of the city.
Monday morning we were up early to head to Strasbourg, France to tour the city especially the Notre Dame Cathedral. The universal clock was really amazing!
Tuesday was our last full day on the boat and we docked in Breisach. We took a tour of the Black Forest . It was a 1 1/2 hour bus ride through the countryside and was able to visit a small village with glass blowing and cuckoo clocks galore.
The next day we disembarked and spent the night in Basel, Switzerland after enjoying an Ethiopian dinner in a restaurant not far from our hotel. It was an amazing meal. Loved that we could use our hands which is very traditional.
Thursday morning we headed to the train station and took a high speed train to Hamburg, Germany. The train was very comfortable and it was so smooth for a speed of 156 mph. There were stops along the way so it wasn't the fast the entire way. When we got to Hamburg we checked into our hotel and had dinner in the hotel which was terrific!
Friday, we took a harbor cruise in Hamburg and had a dinner in a pizza restaurant. It was a great way to end an amazing trip. We said good bye to Sandy and Linda and headed to the airport Saturday morning. It was going to be a long trip home. Hamburg to Amsterdam and then Amsterdam to Boston. I think this trip just about every mode of transportation. Starting with a bus ride, airplane, canal boat, river boat, uber cards, and train! I think the only thing we didn't do was helicopter. I would definitely do another one of these river cruises. There was nothing that we didn't like!!!
