Life sized Cuckoo Clock.

The Black Forest and Colmar

Day seven of our Rhine River Cruise began in Breisach, Germany.  While the final destination of the day was The Black Forest, a couple of members of my family set off for the optional “Medieval Village of Colmar” tour to start the day. For this we loaded onto a bus and drove into France. Colmar […]

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Buildings below, mountains to the right, river in the middle.

Exploring Heidelberg, Germany

Day five of our Rhine River Cruise was spent in Germany. The boat docked in Mannheim, and then we boarded buses headed to Heidelberg. Heidelberg is Germany’s oldest university town and home to Heidelberg Castle. Although we didn’t visit the university, our tour guide was a grad student at the university. We did visit the castle […]

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Builds along the river shore line

The Middle Rhine

Day four of our Rhine River Cruise showed us the scenic views of the middle Rhine. We started our day in Koblenz, Germany, where we disembarked the boat and loaded onto buses to head to Marksburg Castle. Marksburg holds the distinction of the only castle in the Rhine Valley to never have been destroyed. Built […]

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Bridge on the left with cathedral spires in the middle of the picture

A Great Day in Cologne, Germany

Day three of our Rhine River Cruise brought us to Cologne, Germany. This was a busy day in which we did three tours, and also my favorite day of the cruise. The boat docked in Zons, Germany, and we all disembarked and loaded into buses. It turns out buses move faster than the river boat, […]

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