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 […]
Tuesday 30 April: Miltenberg
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 […]
Monday 29 April: The Rhine Gorge
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 […]
28 April: Cologne
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 […]
27 April: Amsterdam and the Rhine
It was a very cold Saturday morning and we felt sorry for the thousands of Dutch people who had flocked to Amsterdam for Kings Day. They probably still had fun but not while basking in warm sunshine. We had a continental breakfast (trying to pace ourselves a bit) and then headed out for our guided […]
26th April: Keukenhof Gardensk
It was day one of our cruise down the Rhine and we had to be at the boat by 1pm for our tour to the Keukenhof tulip gardens. We walked down towards Westerpark and to grab some breakfast and chose the omelette at a local cafe so we’d have enough to keep going until dinner. […]
25th April : Bruges Belgium
We were up at 5am so that we’d be organised for the 6.15 train to Brussels and then Bruges. It was too early for the buses so we got an Uber, which arrived instantly. It was cold out. We found the train easily enough and got to our allotted seats. We were in a row […]
Wednesday 24th April
Today we set off to Bruges in Belgium. Except when we got to the station there were no fast train tickets left and the other train would take 4 hours, arrive at midday and we’d have to leave at 3.30. Hmmm. Decided to get tickets for tomorrow. The only ones available are on the 6.15am […]
Tuesday 23rd April
It was Craig’s last day so we decided to have an early (for us) start and then another boat ride. Craig had sorted out a place for us to have brunch in the Jordaan area, which is a very historic neighbourhood with lovely old buildings and narrow streets. The Ann Franke house We walked there […]
Easter Monday 22nd April
We decided today would be museum day. It turned out to be the warmest yet with the temperature up to 26C eventually. Still chilly early though. We caught the tram to a cafe near Vondelpark for brunch. Actually we started off in the wrong direction so had to exit at the first stop and turn […]
Amsterdam 20th – 21st April
We had a long lunch in Westerpark with a couple of beers each. It was nice to catch up with Craig. We each had a variety of club sandwich which was tasty and filling. Then back to the apartment for a nap before making our way into the centre of town. There are 3 flights […]
To Amsterdam 18 – 20th April 2019
Well this trip has snuck up on as as have both been very busy prior. We flew Singapore Airlines leaving NZ at 2.10pm on Thursday, the day before Good Friday. For once we were in good time and even had a chance for a quick FaceTime call from Craig. We had access to the lounge […]