photo sharing and upload picture albums photo forums search pictures popular photos photography help login
Ruth Rosenthal | profile | all galleries >> Galleries >> Cities of Light with Viking River Cruises - August 2010 tree view | thumbnails | slideshow

Cities of Light with Viking River Cruises - August 2010

Cities of Light (Paris & Prague), endless vineyards clinging to the banks of the Moselle and Rhine, fascinating Luxembourg City, and lovely German towns/cities that can charm the lederhosen off of you! We spent 8 days on the Viking Fontane, and 6 days on land, bus, train, tram, subway, and occasional cab. We also celebrated a 60th birthday and a 24th wedding anniversary. Growing old DOES have its rewards!

The trip was August 25 through Sept. 8, 2010

I lived in Germany for 4 years when I was a kid. I have loved it ever since, and have long thought that Germany was a highly under-rated tourist destination for Americans. Therefore, I was thrilled when Howard said he wanted to go down the Rhine and look at castles! A trip to Prague was icing on the cake, though the time we had there was not nearly enough! Ich liebe Deutschland, and now I think Howard does, too!
previous pagepages 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ALL next page
City Hall was beautiful!
City Hall was beautiful!		 Detail of one of a pair of nymphs on city hall building
Detail of one of a pair of nymphs on city hall building		 A couple times on the Main, the captain had to lower the canopy & wheelhouse, and we had to sit down!
A couple times on the Main, the captain had to lower the canopy & wheelhouse, and we had to sit down!		 One AM I saw a man walking along the lock with a bike - turned out to be the ship's lecturer! An hour later he jumped off!
One AM I saw a man walking along the lock with a bike - turned out to be the ship's lecturer! An hour later he jumped off!
Next was a bus trip to Nurnberg & short tour, including a stop to see the Nazi Documentation Center across the lake.
Next was a bus trip to Nurnberg & short tour, including a stop to see the Nazi Documentation Center across the lake.		 Howard photographed the top of the Nazi parade grounds. Barking German shepherds, there for a show, interrupted the tour guide!
Howard photographed the top of the Nazi parade grounds. Barking German shepherds, there for a show, interrupted the tour guide!		 The Schoener Brunnen (Beautiful Fountain) was indeed beautiful.
The Schoener Brunnen (Beautiful Fountain) was indeed beautiful.		 Dobry den Czech Republic! No more checkpoints, just slot machines, pay bathrooms, food & truck drivers at this potty stop!!
Dobry den Czech Republic! No more checkpoints, just slot machines, pay bathrooms, food & truck drivers at this potty stop!!
We got to Prague tired and hungry, ate dinner, and went for our awesome 10 PM segway tour. We're at Strahov Monastery here.
We got to Prague tired and hungry, ate dinner, and went for our awesome 10 PM segway tour. We're at Strahov Monastery here.		 We visited the peeing men. David Czerny also put babies on a tower, hung an upside down horse, & hung Freud.
We visited the peeing men. David Czerny also put babies on a tower, hung an upside down horse, & hung Freud.		 St. Vitus Cathedral (part of castle) - glad Howard's point & shoot could take these pics - cathedral was awesome at night!
St. Vitus Cathedral (part of castle) - glad Howard's point & shoot could take these pics - cathedral was awesome at night!		 So was the Clementinium, which is now the national library but used to be an important Catholic establishment.
So was the Clementinium, which is now the national library but used to be an important Catholic establishment.
previous pagepages 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ALL next page

comment | share
Kathy 27-Sep-2010 22:46
Beautiful images, Roothy.

Your fellow Cruise Critic poster....
click on thumbnails for full image