Month: May 2015

Cologne, Germany (Köln)

Cologne, Germany (Köln)

Cologne has a special place in my heart because my Uncle Dieter is from this city.  I was very anxious..

Kinderdijk Windmills

Kinderdijk Windmills

Summers in Holland are pretty chilly…its 48 degrees this morning, and sprinkling, fairly typical for this time of the year…

On the Viking Mimir

On the Viking Mimir

We say goodbye to wonderful Amsterdam with a few parting bits of info and a few photos. There are 162..

Amsterdam – Day Two

Amsterdam – Day Two

We start our day at the Rijksmuseum, which opened in 1885, which was designed by the same architect who also..

Viking Central Europe River Cruise – Amsterdam 

Viking Central Europe River Cruise – Amsterdam 

We’ve never been on a river cruise before, and this grand adventure starts in Amsterdam, Holland.   Eleven hours of..