January 24, 2019; In the sky, Philadelphia to Miami
Travel always begins when our friend John picks us up at home only to deliver us to the airport about 40 minutes later. Its a ritual. Today, thanks to the inability of elected officials to compromise, we left exceedingly early to be certain we cleared security in time. In fact, security was almost empty […]
MoreRhine River Epilogue; a reflection on Strasbourg
At this stopping point I would normally comment on what a wonderful trip we had; and it was wonderful. Barbara and Jimmy had never been on a river cruise and we were excited to show them a form of travel that we really enjoy. Preparations for Christmas Markets were underway in each of the cities […]
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Basel, November 11, 2018
We left the Kara at 10am after docking in Basel, Switzerland. We planned two days in Switzerland, the first of them here. It was only a hop, skip and a jump from our boat to the Hotel Basel.
MoreColmar and Breisach, November 10, 2018
Colmar is a small, Medieval Alsatian village about 20 miles from the Rhine and the German town of Breisach, where we docked. Our tour guide, Kim, was very interesting and knowledgable and walked us through the lanes and squares of Colmar. The city is charming and in each direction one finds a mix of colorful […]
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