We had a late night at the disco evening so the relatively early rise for our optional tour up the Danube Gorge to Weltenburg Abbey was tough. It is also freezing cold, as in a maximum of 7C cold. We are moored in a busy dock on the Danube River (out of the canal now) […]

We awoke to find we were moored in a very pretty part of the canal near the town of Roth. There were 3 optional morning trips today: into the historic and picturesque town of Roth; to Nuremberg city centre; and to the Nazi rally grounds and court of justice outside Nuremberg. We chose to go […]

Thankfully I had a decent sleep and the drops and pills seem to be managing the sore throat ok. We have left the Main river and are travelling through the Main-Danube canal, so many, many locks! This morning we had a short bus ride to Bamberg, which as it’s name suggests, is built over a […]

I woke with a very sore throat. Actually I didn’t sleep because of it so didn’t really wake. I’ve had water in my ears since Amsterdam (the shower was really high) and that may have something to do with it. Our morning visit was to Rothenburg which is a very quaint walled town with perimeters […]

We had made good time getting through the many locks at night and then had to queue in the morning for our allotted time. It was a beautiful morning and we wished we had known we’d have a several hour wait as we could have had a bike ride along the river or a decent […]

We had a morning on board with a concert from one of the few professional zither players in the world. It is a cross between a harp and a guitar and clearly very difficult to play. The music is gypsy type folk songs and was very pleasant but I won’t be buying the CD! In […]

Today was the long awaited trip down the Rhine Gorge to see all the castles. It was foggy. Not just a little bit foggy. It was cold and foggy. Barron’s commentary began at 8.30 and was audible on the sky deck and in the lounge. Brenda and I joined a couple of other hardy souls […]

Sunday: Another cold day with patches of sun and drizzle. It is surprising (though probably shouldn’t be) how many boats are going up and down the river. Many of them seem to be tankers presumably carrying fuel. Not so many recreational boats but it is probably a bit early in the season. There are lots […]