We had a very lazy start to our day today, cruising down the Main all morning and not reaching Bamberg until lunchtime. This suited me just fine as in my usual predictable fashion I’ve started a cold with a good scratchy sore throat. Catching a bug on holiday is definitely…
We woke up this morning to brighter skies just outside Würzburg. Still plenty of cloud around but patches of blue sky and sunshine periodically peeking through. Once again we were driven into the centre of town on buses, but this time we were taken directly to the fabulous Residence, a…
The Germans really have perfected the art of quaint little towns. Today we saw two cute specimens which were overflowing with charming half-timbered houses. The weather was still grey and cold but the rain held off for us as we cruised along the Main river during the morning. ( We…
After glorious weather in Cologne yesterday it was a bit disappointing to wake to grey misty skies this morning, but we made the best of it and still had a fun day. All morning we cruised along the Rhine gorge, braving the chill on the sundeck to see the castles…
We slept really well, there is a very, very slight vibration from the engines but it’s soothing rather than disturbing. Neil and I chose to have a light breakfast in the lounge rather than the more extensive buffet in the restaurant. Neil picked a spot right at the front, I…
We slept vey well our first night on the boat and woke bright and early ready to explore Amsterdam. The breakfast buffet was abundant and we were amused to see both crispy and “proper” bacon – catering to all tastes. We split up for the morning as the Pearces and…
We had a more relaxed start to our morning today with breakfast delivered to our room at 7.30 am. It was a huge spread that fed us for breakfast and also provided breadrolls for a picnic lunch later on. We checked out and headed off from Maastricht for the two…
We were up at 5.40 this morning! Nothing like a sleep in on holidays 😂 After throwing on several layers of clothes we hit the road back towards Bullecourt and the start of Neil’s battlefield tour. His own blog goes into it in much more detail but I’ve been amazed…
After an excellent buffet breakfast where I was tempted by the champagne on offer but resisted, we had to attend to a serious emergency…Neil has forgotten to pack the charging cable for his GoPro 5! 😂 We had Googled to see if we could find an electronics shop and…
it was a long flight with a sore rear end! I’ve been plagued with a bilateral hamstring problem for several months which makes sitting down for too long pretty uncomfortable. I’d been dreading the 23 hour trip to Amsterdam but a combination of travel cushions, Valium and a T.E.N.S machine…
