Rhine 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…