Here we are at Speyer in Germany on the Rhine. Off the boat (Sorry the Captain says it is a ship) for a walk in the town for the morning. It is 125m long and two decks of accommodation.
At the front is a lounge bar upstairs and a dining room downstairs that would compare very favorably with any 4 star hotel.
The Rhine makes me think of Crocodile Dundee's comment "That´s not a knife..." It makes the Murray look little. The locks are amazing - huge. Changes of level of around 20 metres at each one. We are at the 400 km mark heading downstream with the 1000km mark at Rotterdam.
Zurich was magic. Clean, old, friendly, efficient and weather was fabulous. A cruise on the lake for nearly 2 hours provided a real Swiss landscape / vistas. The cheese tart for lunch was special - a Swiss specialty. The airport at Zurick made us feel we had entered a hospital. It was so spotlessly clean and tidy. Driverless trains to take you to the luggage collection. A great intro for any traveller.
Night time in Zurich is party time in every little square. Thank goodness for double glazed windows and air conditioning. We could have joined in the party cos our room was large enough to have a dance. Full marks to the Wallenberg and to Chris our travel agent.
The whole group on board are either Americans or Aussies. There are people from Perth, Brisbane, Sydney, and Broken Hill so we are having a great time.
All aboard. Must go
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Hi there! Sounds fantastic! Yes, it certainly sounds grand enough to be called a SHIP. Had a chuckle at your comment re the Rhine vs the Murray. No contest, hey? Of course, maybe if we had some water..........
It seems the Swiss have their reputation for cleanliness and precision with good reason. The airport sounds rather different to what we're used to here.
Glad you're having such a good time over there, and we're looking forward to the next update.
Have fun.
Love from us all here. David
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