Viking Nov25
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Homeward Bound! Wednesday, December 3, 2025
It’s time to go home. Mom’s still on the mend, but we have a long travel day ahead. We put our bags out around 7:15 and when we left a few minutes later, they were already gone. We said our goodbye’s to Laura, who took good care of us and our stateroom all week and… Continue reading
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The Netherlands! Tuesday, December 2, 2025
YEA!!! Mom is feeling better!! Still not 100%, but ready to get out and about a bit. Just in time for a lovely lazy morning. We had breakfast in the Aquavit Terrace (arriving to the sounds of Sir David Wilcox’s “Hark the Herald Angels Sing”), while enjoying the scenic cruising through The Netherlands. Camels!! My… Continue reading
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Cologne – Monday, December 1, 2025
Good morning, Cologne! Mom’s feeling a little better, so after breakfast, we headed out to the Cathedral. We skipped the included tour to be as flexible as we wanted, so we enjoyed a stroll along the Rhein. Turn left at the train station. Coming upon the cathedral – it’s as magnificent as I remembered. The… Continue reading
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Koblenz – Sunday, November 30, 2025
part 2! Emilie checked the gangplank connecting our ship to our neighboring ship after we docked in Koblenz. Six others and I met Michael, our tour guide at Guest Services in the lobby for our tour: The Fortress of Ehrenbreitstein. Michael is an actor with a passion for the history of the fortress. He came… Continue reading
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Scenic Cruising! Sunday, November 30, 2025
Part 1, lots of pictures today! This morning, Mom woke up not feeling well, so she stayed tucked up in her nice warm bed. I got up and out, though! After breakfast, I went out to take some pictures as we sailed away from Rüdesheim (we had stayed in overnight) and realized it was cold… Continue reading
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Two Port Day! Saturday, November 29, 2025
It’s another busy day! We had a lovely breakfast in the dining room and were ready for our excursion at 10am. We (and almost everyone else on the longboat) were off for Panoramic Mannheim & Yuletide Market. We had a short 10 minute bus ride into town, passing the castle along the way (it’s now… Continue reading
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The Christmas Market Capital of Europe! Friday, November 28, 2025
We were up early this morning for breakfast. I had a lovely, made-to-order omelette, bacon and a croissant with Marmelade and Mom had Eggs Benedict (a little runny, but not as runny as she’d like). The Maitre’d stopped by with a fresh pastry to try – layers of puff pastry with a vanilla cream inside.… Continue reading
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Breisach and Freiburg – Thursday, November 27, 2025
Happy birthday, Mom!! Evidently we hadn’t been sleeping as well as we thought at the hotel – we both slept over 10 hours! We missed breakfast! Once we were ready to face the day, we wove our way through the bucket brigade of crew loading supplies on the ship – from the dock, down the… Continue reading
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Setting Sail! Wednesday, November 26, 2025
Now that we are on the ship, I will drop in the 4-page Daily. It’s finally, officially cruise day! We had a leisurely morning of breakfast and packing, all gearing up to The Ordeal. (Another side note on the hotel – they have a coffee and tea bar in the lobby – however, it turned… Continue reading
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Zurich, Day 2 – November 25, 2025
After yesterday, today was firmly a ‘no major plans’ day. We enjoyed sleeping in, finally stepping out into a rainy Tuesday morning around 10am. As we had missed breakfast at the hotel, our first order of business was coffee and food, in that order. Just a block down the street, w stumbled on a gem… Continue reading
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