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Well we got to the boat about 11 this morning and the rooms weren’t quite ready so they served lunch and then guides took small groups on 90 minute walking tours of the Old Town area where our boat is … Continue reading →

Well it’s fall again and we’re going to spend 2 weeks in search of fall colors from some of Europe’s most beautiful rivers via one of Viking’s longships. The beauty of the small (190-passenger) longships is their ability to tie … Continue reading →

This is our 3rd day in Norway and it’s raining – again!  Actually I’m sure it rained (or poured) at least 6 times today and then cleared up each time in between.  Today’s tour guide said that it has rained … Continue reading →

Eidfjord, Norway, is a quaint village of 600 people in a small fjord.  And the scenery here is spectacular.  The mountains are so high and steep and there are countless narrow waterfalls running down the length of them.  The fog/clouds … Continue reading →

Stavanger, today’s port of call, is a southern port of Norway. Offshore drilling feeds the economy here, making the city one of the most expensive in the world. It’s a charming city and the pier where the ship is tied … Continue reading →

Founded by the Vikings in the late 900’s, historic Alborg has the best preserved Renaissance architecture in all of Denmark.  It’s a lovely town and our boat is docked right on the edge of their Old Town.  Our guide was … Continue reading →

We spent a fun evening on the water when we attended a jazz cruise on a small river cruise vessel.  It was technically a “tour” and we were able to just walk down from our ship – so convenient!  It … Continue reading →

We visited 2 sites in Copenhagen in depth: remarkable Rosenborg Castle and fascinating Tivoli Gardens.  Both of them were well worth the time spent.  And once again, our guide was so knowledgeable and interesting and contributed much to our visits. … Continue reading →

We LOVE Copenhagen.  Our boat docked at 7:30 a.m. (followed closely by that sneaky Mouse boat that we’ve been trying so hard to avoid) and at 8:30 we were off and running on the first of our 3 tours for … Continue reading →

The closest port to Berlin is Warnemunde so that’s where the ship docked and we caught a train into Berlin.  The Berlin train takes 2 1/2 hours each way but I don’t know the actual distance.  The train was an … Continue reading →