Day 9 – Gruyere and Cailler
Rule #1 when traveling – remain flexible. Today’s trip took a most unexpected but enjoyable twist. The heat and…
Day 10 – moving to Lucern
I’ve enjoyed having Bern as a home base. Everything I’ve wanted to see has been less than 2 hours away.…
Day 11 – More Lucern
Today is a rainout. For the first time in two weeks the heat wave broke. Today is supposed to be…
Day 12 – Amsterdam
It’s a clear, cool morning. Perfect send off to Switzerland and onto The Netherlands. Early morning train out of Luzern…
Day 13 – Trip to Delft
A friend had mentioned you have not visited The Netherlands until you’ve spent time outside of Amsterdam. I’m taking my…
Day 14 – Boarding Day
What a wild trip thus far. It feels like there have been four mini trips. Never have I ever done…
Day 15 – at sea
First day at sea was rough. The waters did things to the ship that I’ve not felt since sailing to…
Day 16 – Copenhagen, Denmark
Welcome to Copenhagen. On a map it looks really giant. Let’s see just how big it really is. 8am, rainy…
Day 17 – Tallinn, Estonia
Tallinn was one of the more interesting visits of this trip. This town, some 5,000 years old, has changed hands…
Day 18 – St. Petersburg
Day 1 of St. Petersburg, Russia. This was the first country I’ve cruised to that actually had you go through…