Dad wakes early this morning to capture the sunrise and the vapour trails, a rare opportunity to capture on camera.This morning we arrive in Cologne Germany famous for its awe-inspiring cathedral.    Koln, as it is known in German, is Germany's fourth largest city and sits on the banks of the Rhine and in the middle of the ancient East-West trading routes. Cologne Cathedral was built in homage to the relics of the Three Kings (also known as the Three Wise ...

 This morning we are all ready to disembark in Cologne however the crew are not ready, the footbridge from the ship to the landing is not quite working out as planned.   So our day starts off a little later than planned, but nothing a relaxed holiday can't work with. We start off with an included shore excursion of the city, a stroll through Cologne is a stroll through time, if only the cobblestone paths could tell a tale or two.   With an ancient Rom...

Today we cruise the picturesque Rhine. Leanne and I have been looking forward to today, just cruising and seeing all the villages, ruins and castles as we sail past the most beautiful stretches of the Rhine.We cast off at 9am from Rudesheim, and it's actually really cool on the top deck, because of the slight breeze, so the jackets come out and the hot chocolate passed around was welcomed. The morning starts off overcast after a slight rain shower, and then...

What an usual name of a city – Worms! This is where we dock for the morning; we disembark for the included trip to Heidelberg Castle, a red sandstone early 13h century Renaissance castle remains.   (the setting for the opera, The Student Prince).   We mostly walked around the grounds with a short stop in the cellar to see the Great Tun, claimed to be the biggest wooden barrel in the world ever to have been filled with wine – 221,725 litres to be...

We are travelling on the Viking Tor, Vikings were the greatest explorers of their age. I laughed when I read about our longship being called Tor "Norse God of Thunder"  famous for his red hair, blazing eyes, quick temper and feats of strength, Tor's appetite for life is as huge as his reputation.As we woke, our ship was docking, arriving in Kehl, Germany.   9am we had left on our included excursion to the City of Strasbourg in France, a lovely multicultur...