A Viking Cruise

In May Wendy went on her first ever Viking cruise. When telling people about the forthcoming cruise, several times, she was understood to say a Biking cruise. 14 days of biking up and down the shores of the Rhine, maybe that would be the vacation Chris would take! On the Viking Cruise, the ship did all the hard work!

Wendy went with her former colleague and still friend, Kathy from Baltimore. Also on the cruise were two friends of Kathy's. A good time was had by all. 

We started our trip in Paris, so we had to get a few shots of the icons of Paris. 


           
 
We made a pilgrimage to Normandy, a heartbreaking visit to a place of glory and horror. Here we overlook the landing place at Omaha Beach and below is a fraction of the crosses at the American cemetery near the beaches. 
And finally, we were on our way to the ship and off for our Viking adventure!
 

 
Most of our stops were in Germany. Here are a few of the outstanding scenes we saw in  the villages. 
 
One of my favorite days was the day we cruised past a bunch of castles along the Rhine. Gorgeous!
We ended the trip in Switzerland where I got to see the Swiss Alps for the first time, after trying to see them a few times way back in 1977! Zurich was great, and a wonderful way to end the trip. 

 
To close with a little third grade humor, this was a sign on the tram in Zurich. Of course, we did our best to follow directions!


 

























Comments

  1. PingJune 6, 2024 at 9:59 AM

    It looks like you had the time of your lives: incredible sites, food, fun and fellowship! Thanks for enabling us to experience this vicariously!

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  2. RosieJune 6, 2024 at 11:34 AM

    Glad we didn’t get to experience the extrafarht vicariously!

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  3. AnonymousJune 12, 2024 at 7:43 AM

    Rod and I are doing Viking Danube in November. Yours looks nice.

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