River Cruise
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Broken the law? … Yes, every day!!
Viking Rhine Getaway Cruise: Basel to Amsterdam Aboard the Viking Einar
The Prelude Some journeys are planned. Others are conjured over a dinner table conversation, and a shared enthusiasm. This one began, as the best ones do, somewhere between the two. A river. Eight days. The Viking Rhine Getaway cruise was the result – from Basel, Switzerland to Amsterdam, Netherlands, covering four countries: Switzerland, Germany, France,…
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Broken the law? … Yes, every day!!
Basel, Switzerland: Day 1 of the Viking Rhine Getaway Cruise
Basel, Switzerland: Where the Rhine Begins Basel sits at the elbow of Europe, where Switzerland, Germany, and France press against one another like old neighbors over a shared fence. The red sandstone Rathaus, or Town Hall, watches over Market Square with six centuries of patience. It is, by any measure, the perfect starting point for…
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Broken the law? … Yes, every day!!
Breisach, Germany & the Black Forest: Day 2 of the Viking Rhine Getaway Cruise
A Lock, a Long Breakfast, and the Upper Deck In the morning through the Viking Daily, we learned that we had not escaped the lock delay – we first encountered on Basel, Switzerland: Day 1 of the Viking Rhine Getaway Cruise. Our Breisach Black Forest river cruise excursion, the highlight of Day 2, was postponed…
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Broken the law? … Yes, every day!!
Strasbourg, France: Day 3 Of the Viking Rhine Getaway Cruise
Strasbourg: Where Alsace Tells Its Own Story The ship docked in Kehl, Germany – our gateway to Day 3 of the Strasbourg France river cruise experience. From here, a short bus ride crosses the Rhine into one of Europe’s most distinctive cities. Kehl is a small, pleasant German town. It sits directly across the Rhine from…
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Broken the law? … Yes, every day!!
The River of Time: Aligning with the Ancient Rhythm of Egypt
Our trip to Egypt started with a plot twist: a NYC snowstorm, a delayed flight! Between the white-out conditions in New York and the golden dunes of the Nile, there’s a massive 19 hr delay. We were headed for an adventure on the Viking Pharaohs and Pyramids Nile cruise. It’s a strange juxtaposition – waiting…
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Broken the law? … Yes, every day!!
The River of Time: Egypt – in pictures
Cairo Luxor Qena Valley of the Kings Esna Aswan Temple of Abu Simbel Kom Ombo Edfu Egypt Blog …
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Broken the law? … Yes, every day!!
Egypt: Three Thousand Years of History, Served by the Nile.
Historical timeline of Egypt Before Egypt existed as a state People lived along the Nile for thousands of years before any civilization: But this is not yet “Egypt” – just human settlement. Birth of Egypt as a civilization Egypt becomes Egypt when it unifies under one king. This happens around 3100 BC when King Narmer / Menes unites Upper & Lower…
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Broken the law? … Yes, every day!!
2023 Viking River cruise – Passage to Eastern Europe
This past August 2023, a group of us (4 couples), took another Viking river cruise on the Danube, from Bucharest (Romania) to Budapest (Hungary). This was our second outing with Viking. Given our experience with Viking the first time, the only thing to be decided was the date, as we knew we wanted to cruise…
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Broken the law? … Yes, every day!!
2019 Viking River cruise – Romantic Danube
We debated whether or not a river cruise was something worth entertaining. Ocean cruises with many hundreds of people – adults and kids running amok, formal dress up nights and casinos is an experience too far. Researching river cruise options shed light on how different it is from ocean cruises for the masses. In September…