The previous night at the port briefing the Cruise Manager said it was going to 35 today. Not surprisingly when we went out it was raining (the promised 35 would come a couple of times in the next few days). Anyhow morning tour in the rain up to the cathedral and the attached residences. Interesting to note was that these residences are shaped like an L with the intent to build a 3 wing to make a full U, however the money ran out and what you can see are the corn...

Ok so all now on the boat so can relax for the next few days. We will actually sail the Main River until Rudesheim, then a short stint on the Rhine before turning into the Mosel at Koblenz on the 20th. And no this photo of the bridge on the boat wasn't taken at Nuremberg as basically once we had arrived they untied and started to sail.

Flight out to Munich, caught up with Carl and Carol at Heathrow. Problems at Munich though as our connecting pick up wasn't there and Carl and Carol had already left. Rang the ship to let them know of the issue and then just grabbed a cab. There is something to be said for flying down the autobahns at more than 180km/h, felt much safer than with Varun in India or perhaps I was conditioned to the driving. Bit of a drama once we got to Nurnberg with finding the boa...

After an unexpected drive around the English country side we finally found the castle. Well worth a look even if it did cost about $40 to get in.

A great way to spend a sunny afternoon. The Malta, Allington Locks on the River Medway