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Goodbye Amsterdam – on to the UK
Took an early walk today to the Portuguese Synagogue- oldest synagogue in Amsterdam, and the Jewish Historic Museum, It was too early to enter. Nothing opens till 10 AM. I did pass by a market that was about to open near … Continue reading
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Amsterdam – Day 2
Today, Sunday June 14th we said our goodbyes to the MS Treasures and headed to the Intercontinental Amstel Hotel for check in. We were dropped off at the hotel at 10 AM but could not check in until 2 PM. … Continue reading
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Amsterdam, Netherlands
So here we are at out trip’s final destination – Amsterdam! We arrived on Saturday June 13th and took a bus tour o f the city. Then we visited the Rijks Museum for a tour of famous Dutch painters and … Continue reading
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Cologne, Germany (Koln)
We arrived in Cologne on June 12th. Got to town shortly before 9 AM and got the guided tour of the center of the city, the Roman – Germanic Museum and the Cathedral. The … Continue reading
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Rudesheim, Germany
(pictures finally uploaded!) After sailing all day yesterday, we arrived on the Rhine and Rudesheim this morning. This the beginning of the Middle Rhine and where the Robber Barons of the Middle Ages established castles along the river to extort … Continue reading
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Cruising down the Main River
Today was sailing day – stops except in the locks! I caught up on posting Rothenburg photos. Later in the day we did have a demonstration of glass blowing. In the evening after dinner we had a game of Majority … Continue reading
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Wurzburg and Rothenburg
Yesterday we sailed to Wurzburg. In the morning some of us took the coach to “fairy-tale” city of Rothenburg ob der Tauber. The city is completely surrounded by a wall with several entry gates. St Jacob’s Cathedral above. Then there … Continue reading
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Bamberg, Germany
We were off to town at 9:30 this morning on June 8th, for our colorful walking tour of Bamberg. We viewed the Green Market, which is open 6 days a week. Observed white asparagus -normal here, the think green asparagus is … Continue reading
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Nuremberg, Germany (Nurnberg)
After leaving the town of Regensburg, we entered the beginning of the Main-Danube Canal at Kelheim. It is about 106 miles. and has 16 locks. We crossed over the continental divide at about 5:30 this morning and have passed through … Continue reading
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Regensburg, Germany
Today we walked around in the village of Regensburg and toured the Palace of Turin and Taxis. No pictures were allowed inside the palace .After leaving the palace we walked through the farmers’s market and then waited in line at the … Continue reading
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