Departure 6:15am from Koblenz bound for Rudesheim. We sailed through the narrowest and therefore the fastest flowing and most dangerous part of the Rhine - the Rhine Gorge. On the way, we passed the legendary Loreley Rock. Leaving the Gorge behind we passed by beautiful mountains covered with vineyards. This area has been the most beautiful part of the cruise in terms scenery with many medieval castles along the river. At Rudesheim we chose to visit the Siegfri...

While we slept, the ship sailed through the night for Cologne (Koln if you are German) arriving around 8:00am. After breakfast we took a walking tour of the old city to view the medieval buildings, squares and the magnificent 900 year old St Peter and St Mary Catholic Cathedral. The most celebrated work of art in the cathedral is the Shrine of the Three Kings, built in 1190. It is believed to hold the remains of the Three Wise Men (Magi). The city was heavily bom...

We started today with a bus and canal tour of Amsterdam city and the old housing areas for the wealthy and the poor. We saw the house where Rembrandt lived out his final days and the house where Anne Frank and her family hid from the Germans during World War II and she wrote her diary. Afterward we had free time in the city and we had a walk around the floating flower markets. The markets are the length of a city block and have every type of flower bulbs imaginab...

We transferred from Park Plaza Riverside hotel to Heathrow Airport early morning for our onward flight to Amsterdam for our European River Cruise. We had fun shopping at Heathrow. We arrived Amsterdam mid afternoon and were chauffeured to the 'Amaverde', one of APT's river boats. We were met by the entire master staff from Captain down. We have been given the royal treatment since boarding. The welcome dinner hosted by the Captain was a gastronomic experience. ...

Last day of UK & Ireland Tour. Departed Plymouth driving through the midlands and Salisbury Plain and Stonehenge. We weren't looking for favourites on this tour, but Stonehenge was as amazing as finding William Julius at the Abbey. Stonehenge is magic. Understood to be built about 5,100 years ago (approx 300 years before the Egyptians built the first pyramids) we were just in awe of the site and are still wondering how and why it was ever constructed. Alt...