We've visited so many places that are similar--large castles, cathedrals, and half timbered houses that dominate the landscape. I like cruising on the Rhine River much more than the Danube--more to see along the way and we can go under the overpasses without fear of hitting. One ship ahead of us that was sailing in the Danube got stuck due to low water, and a ship that was one day behind us couldn't pass under the bridge due to too much rain!! Now that we are on ...

We had a perfect weather day for Nuremberg at the beginning...cool, sunny, very nice. We didn't begin our tour until 1:15, so we had lots of free time in the morning to take care of whatever. I washed out some stuff, Rich did his own thing. Sure wish we had a washing machine!! We rode a bus to the city, which took about 30 minutes or so. Met our tour guide and we drove all around the city seeing some of the sights from WWII. One building that was ENORMOUS was ne...

Another day in Vienna began with a walking tour of the city. Rich didn't go with me because we learned that a main water pipe at the lake had burst, and he wanted to see about taking care of it. I went ahead by myself and enjoyed hearing about the city again. We had about an hour of free time, so I viewed the church I had not seen before and just relaxed. We had signed up for a behind the scenes tour of the Lippanzer horses, so left for that after lunch. It was q...

Our alarm went off at 5:30 am this morning so we could get ready for our excursion into Berlin. Our ship docked at the pier in Warnemunde, Germany early since Berlin is about 3 hours away by bus. We had booked a train but were told that we would be bussed instead. :(( Oh well. Usually the food buffet for breakfast doesn't open until 6:20 am, but it was hopping when we got there at 6:00--everything was available. We fueled up and met our group for our bus ride. ...