We continued sailing down the Rhine and, while most were still asleep, we arrived in the town of Speyer at 06:00.
We arrived in Kehl just before 08:00 on the Saturday morning to find the coaches waiting to transport us across the Rhine to the city of Strasbourg.
We arrived at Breisach am Rhein, the full name of the town, at 07:00. Our inclusive excursion today, which departed at 08:30, was not a walking one, but we were taken into the Black Forest to visit a glasswork factory and a Cuckoo Clock making factory.
We began the day with a leisurely breakfast and checked out at 10:30. We were really pleased that we had made the effort, two days ago, to confirm how to travel to St Johann Dock 1 where the boat was to be docked for the day. There was no rush…
After such a special and busy day yesterday, we did very little today. After breakfast we decided to walk to find the dock from which our boat would be leaving in 2 days’ time.
Many years ago, when I was aged about 7, I read the delightful story of Heidi, written by Johanna Spyri. It is the story of a young girl, orphaned at birth and whose aunt has cared for her. gets a job and takes Heidi to live with her grandfather in…
Today was Sunday and I had decided to attend church at St Theodor’s Reform Church which turned out to be a 7-minute walk away. It was another cold and damp day, not actually raining but the air was damp.
On our first morning in Basel, we woke rather late, but breakfast was served until 11:00 so we didn’t miss out. Before going to breakfast, though, we called at Reception to arrange breakfasts for the week and a very nice young man on duty gave us discounts as Senior Citizens…
So, two decisions had been made, we would go to Europe as we had the Schengen Visa and that we would be cruising. Now it was time to decide and act on how and when.
Our Royal Caribbean ship of 2018 After our fiasco for a 6-week holiday last year, which lasted just 2 weeks, which was most unexpected, we planned another trip to Europe for April and May 2023. What we did gain from the 2022 attempt was a Schengen Visa valid for 2…