tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30620453524301579082024-02-19T01:17:02.902-08:00On the Road with Dean, Judy, and ChicaTravels with Dean and Judy Sheeley and their dog, ChicaDean and Judy Sheeleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12060903748375321488noreply@blogger.comBlogger196125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3062045352430157908.post-87484388063334451612018-11-02T13:47:00.001-07:002018-11-02T13:47:57.121-07:00Europe River/Bus trip 2018: Vienna, again.October 24 we arrived in Vienna and stayed at the Renaissance Imperial Riding school hotel. We had a nice room and after checking in we walked to the Belvedere Palace to see how close it was and it was very close. <div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1HEu-1EaLaQTpmZqbfg8yaOyULiOyNHAOgT46fi0mtJi0Vac_KY44GdNxdNjM50-DnNfQ6rf70CKyCuhmjxnD2Hn_TN6UdhWRryFhLFy2Fyky_1o-CzNO6qwAppCV3Umzca_E3ex8fYV_/s640/blogger-image--1942732190.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1HEu-1EaLaQTpmZqbfg8yaOyULiOyNHAOgT46fi0mtJi0Vac_KY44GdNxdNjM50-DnNfQ6rf70CKyCuhmjxnD2Hn_TN6UdhWRryFhLFy2Fyky_1o-CzNO6qwAppCV3Umzca_E3ex8fYV_/s640/blogger-image--1942732190.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Belvedere palace front</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguQWjTWVaDr3SSPiPIXkg5xYYxYHVh7vHi1k9ZK2IMsMwOeA6_lVt_Pcxyl61dSErZTfNqWE0qWc-_CuGS0coEPwkWQfJWnEU5VRkbOgNLlcfPeT2RLXMEQTs6sHFXcj3eMkW_8DdOFlAc/s640/blogger-image-1543243007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguQWjTWVaDr3SSPiPIXkg5xYYxYHVh7vHi1k9ZK2IMsMwOeA6_lVt_Pcxyl61dSErZTfNqWE0qWc-_CuGS0coEPwkWQfJWnEU5VRkbOgNLlcfPeT2RLXMEQTs6sHFXcj3eMkW_8DdOFlAc/s640/blogger-image-1543243007.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Belvedere palace view of the city</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSpixq9YvG1tK7YDCfaiueyqv1yKX606GJrYw7Ez3duk7B__M8qYjwALwdyZ6gjn14udRXb678Gg_LajYJdt1tCBQdC-v5mYNHQoEmLIMRJ6OWQjVJ8rtPCMgcKxwlXPSt5DjvVCmnn2tL/s640/blogger-image--1368107098.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSpixq9YvG1tK7YDCfaiueyqv1yKX606GJrYw7Ez3duk7B__M8qYjwALwdyZ6gjn14udRXb678Gg_LajYJdt1tCBQdC-v5mYNHQoEmLIMRJ6OWQjVJ8rtPCMgcKxwlXPSt5DjvVCmnn2tL/s640/blogger-image--1368107098.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Oct. 25. Since we had already spend a day and a half here at the beginning of this trip, we slept in and didn't leave the hotel until around 10. We had two objectives in mind: the Belvedere palace and a tour of the Opera House. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The Belvedere palace was only about a 15 minute walk from our hotel. This palace is one of the best examples of baroque architecture in Europe. The upper palace is more visited than the lower palace and hosts mainly Austrian artists, namely Gustav Klimt, whose famous painting 'the Kiss' was on display. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Lower palace- we did not go through. Egon Schiele works were on display here.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1RZetopSuGttCrERZpqAHkx5INa3PbJ5QP2igUJEfQvyeEL7UqGxZ9jyHzp5wIXglU_eYftQi0Gmcgf84x_7g1n6O3nq8Ofd1BcHGE2J7wivZgjxP6_0_9mfH1veltC_kCpOnDtxA6lrp/s640/blogger-image-1532921068.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1RZetopSuGttCrERZpqAHkx5INa3PbJ5QP2igUJEfQvyeEL7UqGxZ9jyHzp5wIXglU_eYftQi0Gmcgf84x_7g1n6O3nq8Ofd1BcHGE2J7wivZgjxP6_0_9mfH1veltC_kCpOnDtxA6lrp/s640/blogger-image-1532921068.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Ellen in front of the beautiful fountain</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizHDFeNCGbXRe7-HeOqhM3saZMg-VSYNPAgDPe35RenrgUuGfYB8QpM-3p-OOa1zD-hGvwfNWeUfh-zTr-t3yIUFi3bGYx5x2Vv6W9EoC_ZEHc6zUSoZkKIS9C-rAmCLpD60pfIHMSRlhn/s640/blogger-image--964108075.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizHDFeNCGbXRe7-HeOqhM3saZMg-VSYNPAgDPe35RenrgUuGfYB8QpM-3p-OOa1zD-hGvwfNWeUfh-zTr-t3yIUFi3bGYx5x2Vv6W9EoC_ZEHc6zUSoZkKIS9C-rAmCLpD60pfIHMSRlhn/s640/blogger-image--964108075.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Standing in front of the entry</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">It started out a little cold but soon warmed up</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiRvPvVUgI5OsEgKpBA42cC352_gLcLFxqbbkhzabPGU9_SMoFhZeget-X3JPASsebnRv5ZdJHRtd8Fd0NFelM-_yqOf2eRfR5ANTOznZBxMqI-Ukv2MqZAF1OT7utxPcuYtVNzEdWnvJL/s640/blogger-image--1820046515.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiRvPvVUgI5OsEgKpBA42cC352_gLcLFxqbbkhzabPGU9_SMoFhZeget-X3JPASsebnRv5ZdJHRtd8Fd0NFelM-_yqOf2eRfR5ANTOznZBxMqI-Ukv2MqZAF1OT7utxPcuYtVNzEdWnvJL/s640/blogger-image--1820046515.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The Kiss by Klimt-</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi64YbHRvbnv4D7r4apYbVYYc2k_7FEMx4_yCMdLoV6dP77jJiAGX1ohmgzqkftFZvj_YqHXOow9dPu4kcfmeKBTdIrEwMrO5eyClXe3b4J4dwsabAmUSMm4dGIJcUy47-qDI-R15rm-UaP/s640/blogger-image--754524930.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi64YbHRvbnv4D7r4apYbVYYc2k_7FEMx4_yCMdLoV6dP77jJiAGX1ohmgzqkftFZvj_YqHXOow9dPu4kcfmeKBTdIrEwMrO5eyClXe3b4J4dwsabAmUSMm4dGIJcUy47-qDI-R15rm-UaP/s640/blogger-image--754524930.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And my favorite of Klimt's - Judith</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigN0UaGWoqtdS82FC1bhQPjSyHPauvrzzm9lt9XcBuBiicmlCyzry7wD7KSlSIZONSQFTuxb0XGrgxQJwvV6BINsbsBXXoiFl4ATfF2VcUf9jhY7FELNLk1Li9Y8nFC0ftfX_kDLWgipTL/s640/blogger-image-868600721.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigN0UaGWoqtdS82FC1bhQPjSyHPauvrzzm9lt9XcBuBiicmlCyzry7wD7KSlSIZONSQFTuxb0XGrgxQJwvV6BINsbsBXXoiFl4ATfF2VcUf9jhY7FELNLk1Li9Y8nFC0ftfX_kDLWgipTL/s640/blogger-image-868600721.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Another great view looking out the windows of the palace.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAG_Ktg6A-_sWffLhwtGqcY4aZBSwnx0jS0D90xd4R7W0Ub_GGSsoX4TyVrEMhGIXm11S4hF0JAQcH5T0bYgMnzwznmfz-sNlUf0kSBm16SXCf4nbu6RFZm6vH_KV6f9mRU-CcBMCtEy0K/s640/blogger-image--1144757034.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq-V_653x4VKXxRGaPxYxf92PTasqWa6nxRyDiNCaq7Z2JOKllzJJFYprJ85WVCIP0dA5HlfrMxHNBOP6VY5EIpr10LlEL444LOQdiCv4EN8fy-RulRZl6YIYRX1AQdtDpm_gO5Ck09_wY/s640/blogger-image--571801225.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">After this museum we walked to the Opera House and took a guided tour. This concert hall holds 2200 people, has an opera or ballet class every night, and prices range from €3 to over €200 (euros). There is a different opera every night because the opera singers cannot sing two or three nights in a row. There are no microphones in the concert hall.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Entry</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxbn24v1CFoYD0R0A_BAl7e0DN9OsjbnbWTmWjgHR96zQ3Sq0EkWWuL5o2J1k1yUNwcxgQ8kTr1FVsxbWhyphenhyphenAfe3Iu6NbItTtRCukwmtegwtUJGAcEoz4aO-gW0BHSzsaXapkENtKeyzU7M/s640/blogger-image-1206659090.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxbn24v1CFoYD0R0A_BAl7e0DN9OsjbnbWTmWjgHR96zQ3Sq0EkWWuL5o2J1k1yUNwcxgQ8kTr1FVsxbWhyphenhyphenAfe3Iu6NbItTtRCukwmtegwtUJGAcEoz4aO-gW0BHSzsaXapkENtKeyzU7M/s640/blogger-image-1206659090.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Kings lounge</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmTr3zrC_O9IKqV1QBJRT5wjPKnd_p94PhZ2pvaU_FEJn3YXpluSaiBKZ_L43B8IH7hMbVC9tipeTAm6-hMTZPVXhAq547fpIASUw1r1L5puapzuY7TRCU0z_TIBRa29wCCgePI2NoZLnV/s640/blogger-image--1375462219.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmTr3zrC_O9IKqV1QBJRT5wjPKnd_p94PhZ2pvaU_FEJn3YXpluSaiBKZ_L43B8IH7hMbVC9tipeTAm6-hMTZPVXhAq547fpIASUw1r1L5puapzuY7TRCU0z_TIBRa29wCCgePI2NoZLnV/s640/blogger-image--1375462219.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Stage hands getting ready for next concert </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqUJQIo3nIkeodXXdzUUDEXSqE8FtDwufTgaLAtR-Y0FLIkqkGCM6jnVumfgSy8p4jiCVg7TovzzlY33G4LR4A8TFHrY-Fbze1HLeFYryjSdCkSiwkBp9Cv1knyQ1_aVk7mf4XAScujYd3/s640/blogger-image--293462719.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqUJQIo3nIkeodXXdzUUDEXSqE8FtDwufTgaLAtR-Y0FLIkqkGCM6jnVumfgSy8p4jiCVg7TovzzlY33G4LR4A8TFHrY-Fbze1HLeFYryjSdCkSiwkBp9Cv1knyQ1_aVk7mf4XAScujYd3/s640/blogger-image--293462719.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">While we were there they brought up the orchestra pit. Some concerts have over 90 musicians. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkkqKa72i2J9_OUzA1GkTZIJfqIToFi_soYa1I13nG2J43RoHcZVkm5il3XKPlGChEdxNjbtFyT5VgCoMqZYt3dRY_FG08qnyq12WmWkxKO5wcoSeSM4JWsGjqI9HEe3sY1J4IL9A44rwP/s640/blogger-image--837858166.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkkqKa72i2J9_OUzA1GkTZIJfqIToFi_soYa1I13nG2J43RoHcZVkm5il3XKPlGChEdxNjbtFyT5VgCoMqZYt3dRY_FG08qnyq12WmWkxKO5wcoSeSM4JWsGjqI9HEe3sY1J4IL9A44rwP/s640/blogger-image--837858166.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVZftnCKX5AsFCOk1_1bd0U1HvdI7Ib5HqVe5R_fxJR4w7hdVLRnqjcJHtjHcn5WduUg7sG7V60AL05UFO8u7NtBTxssdj_zvqdTJeFIHeYOujjOrdlELHf185eckuiIkEffKUrAK9O40b/s640/blogger-image-792807951.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVZftnCKX5AsFCOk1_1bd0U1HvdI7Ib5HqVe5R_fxJR4w7hdVLRnqjcJHtjHcn5WduUg7sG7V60AL05UFO8u7NtBTxssdj_zvqdTJeFIHeYOujjOrdlELHf185eckuiIkEffKUrAK9O40b/s640/blogger-image-792807951.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCFNuLAuaBLmZBVyTrDEgpESi4ECK2-d9LVDRoetk7UaOpQgYsF2odFCdIBn0jhbeSOnik-Ydf5441uDrGCM8qE59EhqO9PIxNTa4zqOI6qdWeGgh9j8AY2b5aauBJiXT7GkPAeltO2ibs/s640/blogger-image--1631325973.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCFNuLAuaBLmZBVyTrDEgpESi4ECK2-d9LVDRoetk7UaOpQgYsF2odFCdIBn0jhbeSOnik-Ydf5441uDrGCM8qE59EhqO9PIxNTa4zqOI6qdWeGgh9j8AY2b5aauBJiXT7GkPAeltO2ibs/s640/blogger-image--1631325973.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5HPHeRRMlJQ-peF-RVCk03VUNr7v0Zc60FU31TEHCY44347iDzqJco6qL2YUyqo6ubK7_M9AE4YQp-0TcjIeivlZI6KyHpGl_tNxlXjmRpTzeKG0CPX9wus4_Ff7IGnLs8lawhzfHAM4d/s640/blogger-image-1464593650.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5HPHeRRMlJQ-peF-RVCk03VUNr7v0Zc60FU31TEHCY44347iDzqJco6qL2YUyqo6ubK7_M9AE4YQp-0TcjIeivlZI6KyHpGl_tNxlXjmRpTzeKG0CPX9wus4_Ff7IGnLs8lawhzfHAM4d/s640/blogger-image-1464593650.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">When we returned to the hotel this cool band was playing in the bar area.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuHndK-MV0mZ30ABXw8iUNwNDwhiiAIA6Ytg-t-5jqSmM0f1-iteSYwVfo1bvuyZUlSLZryP-UgVDYe-j-3xTUnQs9ZpHg-ca_NcYELUkFW3vq9Yt1ayutYV2wz8RhqLzMQ39T5zHBgNA6/s640/blogger-image--1460466012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuHndK-MV0mZ30ABXw8iUNwNDwhiiAIA6Ytg-t-5jqSmM0f1-iteSYwVfo1bvuyZUlSLZryP-UgVDYe-j-3xTUnQs9ZpHg-ca_NcYELUkFW3vq9Yt1ayutYV2wz8RhqLzMQ39T5zHBgNA6/s640/blogger-image--1460466012.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">As a group, we went to a private Viennese concert in a small auditorium. There were 8 musicians and 2 singers. This was held in the Theater Museum.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS2IPKcK-A08c6cnt4EE3YUXMBx8ioLDbMT8lAnZtHGsU-KXQ4GnMOWUa5eEQr9HZaIJ33eWOcP99kLfGGLwDKVcJODG9X6EYQX3i_PhWGi8jzJrrr-4ldx4402Xn8YYy-AmIa48ES6sTK/s640/blogger-image-1254411308.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS2IPKcK-A08c6cnt4EE3YUXMBx8ioLDbMT8lAnZtHGsU-KXQ4GnMOWUa5eEQr9HZaIJ33eWOcP99kLfGGLwDKVcJODG9X6EYQX3i_PhWGi8jzJrrr-4ldx4402Xn8YYy-AmIa48ES6sTK/s640/blogger-image-1254411308.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We were served a glass of champagne and outside the reception area was this old swing set.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLXjr30zidscmagvOCFTQ3ipIYZCs-mt-FU6XpWGkwdYbgZJuWVJ3eJsG_drgfx4BOhitfgqWCILhv6guQzD1qHicKAOjXofw-ljE9qiX60gaX6SL0wcqfo_Z463dNP63JCBCBQ2Me6e8X/s640/blogger-image--1030767756.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlH59OHi2AM6rnQIjgbFmXThI75csU5IzqSaDEeh4WUdxzosycsm_HHiSNlqZkN-lBcU9k-qKbRGmXzcakP-7R12ErIwH-aBtwTHswIvk9jArDqgF2XPRAu-zGVWwHCMAQaOEnpnPZjhYA/s640/blogger-image-1701345202.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This was definitely one of the highlights of the trip.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4KsQWvAAvFSb4Hpk8IV_OAwvKRaQR6pXn0XkfBgLh_lgWS8HhLHJM6o36TEHuEFmzU40MqoUWEKE1zc18w3VCd9BI6JdBps5zo_UjFxCVOxwP53S5mYuW0_K7jAjM-FQJ-fV8VMQHHJzh/s640/blogger-image-2004980359.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4KsQWvAAvFSb4Hpk8IV_OAwvKRaQR6pXn0XkfBgLh_lgWS8HhLHJM6o36TEHuEFmzU40MqoUWEKE1zc18w3VCd9BI6JdBps5zo_UjFxCVOxwP53S5mYuW0_K7jAjM-FQJ-fV8VMQHHJzh/s640/blogger-image-2004980359.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The two singers taking a bow.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH75JOFQ3HMpuIdPjW_FYG4NFfX5Aap48Ib0oxHXk2shKFYmEavSjh3zS1spEKOI2bvPT5fz9KifVKm2f2fpNoztPjbUZvGa7iKyRZoNYX8ySc5VLWckQEFGI0GYMinxsuJW6F73KlnFwX/s640/blogger-image-333866675.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH75JOFQ3HMpuIdPjW_FYG4NFfX5Aap48Ib0oxHXk2shKFYmEavSjh3zS1spEKOI2bvPT5fz9KifVKm2f2fpNoztPjbUZvGa7iKyRZoNYX8ySc5VLWckQEFGI0GYMinxsuJW6F73KlnFwX/s640/blogger-image-333866675.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Tomorrow - Bratislava and then Budapest</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div></div>Dean and Judy Sheeleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12060903748375321488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3062045352430157908.post-36164870946829807132018-11-02T13:45:00.001-07:002018-11-02T14:11:26.001-07:00Europe River/Bus trip 2018: BudapestOct. 26. We arrived at our final destination, Budapest, and the traffic is the worst I have ever seen. We were suppose to arrive at our hotel at 4:30 and we didn't arrive until 6 because of bumper to bumper traffic. We are staying at the Mercure Corona in a good location on Karoly street, which is close to the huge city market. The rooms were very small with no storage space but we were so glad to get off the buses and stay in one place that we requested to stay the full 5 days we had in Budapest. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCYri08ZEnpMWmumvtONt0htNb2f884PSQ0VC-FyPDPmHW9WjoIFKfKprZT8RhHHSKfB9tL402Vdkc3l42n7uq_m-1gZsxxnfgJKEYzwpJ7ZGggvYOztU2sg3ElzFojyj8kMyhJLkYnlPD/s640/blogger-image-375768986.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCYri08ZEnpMWmumvtONt0htNb2f884PSQ0VC-FyPDPmHW9WjoIFKfKprZT8RhHHSKfB9tL402Vdkc3l42n7uq_m-1gZsxxnfgJKEYzwpJ7ZGggvYOztU2sg3ElzFojyj8kMyhJLkYnlPD/s640/blogger-image-375768986.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">On Oct. 27 (my birthday) we took a city tour. Rainy a little in the morning and cool. Ellen had the bus sang Happy Birthday to me. We went up Gellhart hill to the Citadel known as the Statute of Liberty for Budapest. Beautiful views.<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrS3hVhveBpuwrovT1jl70SRSli7FXsOxJNzPgUpWhhWRf4r5qC5HulF4ngzsCHwiSDxKm45JFV_GqCewRavSaD0hBxXNdV2xEPjFmYQ15y-FIiUjbvwqtWtfT4eld4j7nvDSQGsjNa94o/s640/blogger-image-400996700.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrS3hVhveBpuwrovT1jl70SRSli7FXsOxJNzPgUpWhhWRf4r5qC5HulF4ngzsCHwiSDxKm45JFV_GqCewRavSaD0hBxXNdV2xEPjFmYQ15y-FIiUjbvwqtWtfT4eld4j7nvDSQGsjNa94o/s640/blogger-image-400996700.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Ellen and I with Pest in the background. The two cities were joined to make Hungary's capital in 1873, Buda on the hilly side and Pest on the flat side.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLnxlrBhXwzAYloR0gygnuCi7mhDdvWAzHjfV5hNdRZbnPehOjAf461Onxv9vaCNFoqKZL8uB_c7Pi4jGlTdRWuHS59pzCFZK_1akNLm2oDIkjYAai85O5eBdRKjZJFg_-nPuUEbB5qnOb/s640/blogger-image-627630648.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLnxlrBhXwzAYloR0gygnuCi7mhDdvWAzHjfV5hNdRZbnPehOjAf461Onxv9vaCNFoqKZL8uB_c7Pi4jGlTdRWuHS59pzCFZK_1akNLm2oDIkjYAai85O5eBdRKjZJFg_-nPuUEbB5qnOb/s640/blogger-image-627630648.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Our new best friend, Gladys, of Perth, Australia </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxZOGRksowSo7e32lZx6NLj43pJ2MnB3-uAHaZv2YLIoiL_HOZb_2VYDV1m9H6NUwXTNi3uFdZlDItCIjQYyKvGX9w9S1yEdiA71Av4V_dEU9MRoF427Um62kotICsvATgK-1CHhquKoga/s640/blogger-image--96842528.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxZOGRksowSo7e32lZx6NLj43pJ2MnB3-uAHaZv2YLIoiL_HOZb_2VYDV1m9H6NUwXTNi3uFdZlDItCIjQYyKvGX9w9S1yEdiA71Av4V_dEU9MRoF427Um62kotICsvATgK-1CHhquKoga/s640/blogger-image--96842528.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Next we went to Castle Hill which is a complex of buildings and a UNESCO World Heritage site. The views from the Fisherman's Bastion are a highlight of any visit.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The parliament building</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjubZKo-qiqDj-JkHzMFkHzn-viDezwl7b0vpfLieQYOeJs1LIKgx7atF-a7APtIDSdyT6ZppnT_fpQdWuDT55qdi9GJAZ_o3XOqe_jzY3ybPo4mfwLjV_rArakvD7p0e9_k0Ri0qwNUSbn/s640/blogger-image-535005387.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjubZKo-qiqDj-JkHzMFkHzn-viDezwl7b0vpfLieQYOeJs1LIKgx7atF-a7APtIDSdyT6ZppnT_fpQdWuDT55qdi9GJAZ_o3XOqe_jzY3ybPo4mfwLjV_rArakvD7p0e9_k0Ri0qwNUSbn/s640/blogger-image-535005387.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Fishermen's Bastion where there were so many tourist looking at the views.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Eo3N12Vm7P1__muVV4SM28cYNwgtbKxVRd_aFMagbQbTYPqaZkrGs8A86rjJQyLuSNc8DQHP7nUdrbS0IFLE5xV7FBo8s3gPrZLsFfuXHGyqlYuXhDC4bpsYeiNyHJSd2eB3SybLZt5f/s640/blogger-image-68516224.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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They served goulash and game soup out of big kettles. Then we had meat and potatoes, and a marvelous chocolate dessert.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTPjAhsEefTX-rOu6xB_qFIErySzLwUFOAhzYUE-yNexHQnw1roQQ54FPqJeingdrxfbcUGRz0mfHu9HRW22Dd70x1-OkSg-SC6vZ_4p9EolgRoQfEGbbq8iBSkBNrCsHMvLhsVaMnv-bv/s640/blogger-image--1543310305.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTPjAhsEefTX-rOu6xB_qFIErySzLwUFOAhzYUE-yNexHQnw1roQQ54FPqJeingdrxfbcUGRz0mfHu9HRW22Dd70x1-OkSg-SC6vZ_4p9EolgRoQfEGbbq8iBSkBNrCsHMvLhsVaMnv-bv/s640/blogger-image--1543310305.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Nicole and Emil from Quebec, Galdys, Ellen and all the rest of our cruise enjoying lunch.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRw05aARrO9ZF5qrqZX5ER93Q-goF0jUsRx95nB9QJatHNlsI4lF6UH0jM7z6PCD5XiROHT06pdvPJNV8xlF0TNYOm_PlV_UkQLgRd-tzb49RmLQ7RxgYzW_BtQi1xemMS_XNmM_wOXfF6/s640/blogger-image-458315756.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Ellen and I took Sunday, Oct. 28, off from sightseeing and rested. I had a slight cold and we both were very tired.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We did run into a few of the cruise members on the remaining two days we had in Budapest. 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The market had fruits and vegetables, souvenirs, and a food court.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidpxVlWd-SkpaohJHMjmNXS-YBu0hO4nDbuCKQ8UU_5yx_7dKynQxTx7PGql1bO98qLaagXbt_86pzNTdkoHmp6XEpKs3sMLN_371-Cp_4hn6ugpmwMDcR8hOkTnLa3-9RCaqBphj8wA8c/s640/blogger-image--1088982684.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidpxVlWd-SkpaohJHMjmNXS-YBu0hO4nDbuCKQ8UU_5yx_7dKynQxTx7PGql1bO98qLaagXbt_86pzNTdkoHmp6XEpKs3sMLN_371-Cp_4hn6ugpmwMDcR8hOkTnLa3-9RCaqBphj8wA8c/s640/blogger-image--1088982684.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Ellen and I decided to go back to the Castle hill that afternoon. We took the local bus, which was packed, and spent a little more leisure time enjoying the views on a beautiful day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Entertainment in front of the St. Stephens statue.<br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPJ3BUlXNs_245rGNPs4p4df7v0v4LxWZOzuV8T6NkryyMyKjiQ-ej-Ffcw74A9AqZGxnt_hFyMGCCRHs5fDYBLoA7RNFh-QR6Btx_B-QoNv-Vt5BKdmvWkeo2wyw0MsHFO0_PEpDTEqvf/s640/blogger-image--1720763822.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPJ3BUlXNs_245rGNPs4p4df7v0v4LxWZOzuV8T6NkryyMyKjiQ-ej-Ffcw74A9AqZGxnt_hFyMGCCRHs5fDYBLoA7RNFh-QR6Btx_B-QoNv-Vt5BKdmvWkeo2wyw0MsHFO0_PEpDTEqvf/s640/blogger-image--1720763822.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwAC_G1h6X5tJszqG1mrBjiD518bkQ65sJG2mezJyyiQDVWUnTnCa6RqMkfNMrxvwaxs_OzQtlzpqcBkBD2pNqa_-RjkA9NJiqZeSBd3fhSwXSlh9_j62ACJM-UPCApM5sv0iVhaP4QLcC/s640/blogger-image-976213480.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Today we walked to the Gellhart baths. We sat in the thermal baths which were 40 degrees Celsius, swam in the big swimming pool, and had a massage.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7pDRAYaY_-mb4LP9rsZt6c414_KaYpriU4X-iGBv3w_sN2hovMLXUGK-iT1t2rQJGiZeKWLkuX598h2P_YzxbTUhBzlgsdOsU2cR3of6BfTlhyphenhyphenFudkTmPIxSoZjDdBl_OXbzcqF2_N4AT/s640/blogger-image--445762371.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7pDRAYaY_-mb4LP9rsZt6c414_KaYpriU4X-iGBv3w_sN2hovMLXUGK-iT1t2rQJGiZeKWLkuX598h2P_YzxbTUhBzlgsdOsU2cR3of6BfTlhyphenhyphenFudkTmPIxSoZjDdBl_OXbzcqF2_N4AT/s640/blogger-image--445762371.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYLlo4FuFVYCfClzoBu6SwFAm5JZD-NqlqrAjsgniBuEICvSgE5JY9ZKZjFz_tGhD4WAwo7uYC4EzcSBDJVrGTNVgmj6O0btHM3tLOHNGOmeMsj2yvjSBaeVrouJw5Hv8Kq1rEBIvSZjiX/s640/blogger-image-1699488647.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYLlo4FuFVYCfClzoBu6SwFAm5JZD-NqlqrAjsgniBuEICvSgE5JY9ZKZjFz_tGhD4WAwo7uYC4EzcSBDJVrGTNVgmj6O0btHM3tLOHNGOmeMsj2yvjSBaeVrouJw5Hv8Kq1rEBIvSZjiX/s640/blogger-image-1699488647.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">After lunch we walked to the monument Shoes by the Danube. This was very moving and we were appalled at the tourists laughing and trying to put their feet in the shoes. During 1944-45 the Nazis murdered over thousands of Hungarian Jews, many <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">by lining them up by the Danube, shooting them in the back of the head, they fell into the river and only their shoes remained.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglU8WSqmKar2Gi1kOvQZqYsBMZw41iqvLax0icL_TaAd695v-HhHaSb_NhfPrd0ViT9s1dBbPOxBxClw7xqDX1Nf95sP-WLol8Q0affRnceNv8-aJ6fP9syMFgd_atA-P9bthDRReWvtMr/s640/blogger-image--1282737541.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglU8WSqmKar2Gi1kOvQZqYsBMZw41iqvLax0icL_TaAd695v-HhHaSb_NhfPrd0ViT9s1dBbPOxBxClw7xqDX1Nf95sP-WLol8Q0affRnceNv8-aJ6fP9syMFgd_atA-P9bthDRReWvtMr/s640/blogger-image--1282737541.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKvwlixCMvqaOtr5H5gNde7dF3Q2RuFbrRTGXMvpuUqycdykRHDj8Y3U2xjYv_gRX52K2C-JjrdoKQW5CpSZLVaxj9gkw_3UuB4ePx_N2oWRFLCBO60f37drkjqMZGsGieD6-GneiioSnj/s640/blogger-image-169913464.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKvwlixCMvqaOtr5H5gNde7dF3Q2RuFbrRTGXMvpuUqycdykRHDj8Y3U2xjYv_gRX52K2C-JjrdoKQW5CpSZLVaxj9gkw_3UuB4ePx_N2oWRFLCBO60f37drkjqMZGsGieD6-GneiioSnj/s640/blogger-image-169913464.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We walked by the Parliament Building which is the third largest parliament building and is very Gothic and beautiful.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI_FWfZkaY60dyZL_8GqFirc3DTYiT1ntBRDb4FKETS-i1BRdgsBRy1wmKz_oimBaU6sufqgFd-6dE5fSsdmHVi01OlaOyyhVh2Tt1diSv0WqxHFTK5p3O6xn_IalHUsXYYEus92Q1oGE-/s640/blogger-image-1434843977.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI_FWfZkaY60dyZL_8GqFirc3DTYiT1ntBRDb4FKETS-i1BRdgsBRy1wmKz_oimBaU6sufqgFd-6dE5fSsdmHVi01OlaOyyhVh2Tt1diSv0WqxHFTK5p3O6xn_IalHUsXYYEus92Q1oGE-/s640/blogger-image-1434843977.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv71Bm6Ji8dGZD-NtQDZZulSECzJozSegvAhDDzrWAQ6wWgKylOFKnKHfe4je-olvmVbF6DIuH8cOcAY9gOruPgBJhuU9NCkcDb6MGR4muGI_iekm_t1urVHsMOmWFbYwewZqfwWDKTN4u/s640/blogger-image--208925696.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv71Bm6Ji8dGZD-NtQDZZulSECzJozSegvAhDDzrWAQ6wWgKylOFKnKHfe4je-olvmVbF6DIuH8cOcAY9gOruPgBJhuU9NCkcDb6MGR4muGI_iekm_t1urVHsMOmWFbYwewZqfwWDKTN4u/s640/blogger-image--208925696.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCwk2K5oQSISmRL035fAS0hfgJCtZlq4ORqiDauPhoRBPqYdPAUHw0Eyoq4mDLovTZxOhkWfPX5GWiJ3EdhGsyANSdJDsrxDcZAYIYEf5dTTpZ5h_bkH-1-CtqeKIWXxAZ_-u0HvdDTpvY/s640/blogger-image--353670962.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCwk2K5oQSISmRL035fAS0hfgJCtZlq4ORqiDauPhoRBPqYdPAUHw0Eyoq4mDLovTZxOhkWfPX5GWiJ3EdhGsyANSdJDsrxDcZAYIYEf5dTTpZ5h_bkH-1-CtqeKIWXxAZ_-u0HvdDTpvY/s640/blogger-image--353670962.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">An art museum across the street. Love the architecture -</div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBmTr3paaLfHrg45Q60PJqv5XImhiClDwxu5IfuHakvP92D2QDVIV5UBTriVUDmzNdGEZJ6a-ifet9OI5GcMYa09Aw8djMy47hFh3-CIssAfSf5rv1-47JPEgnx4w-t3mUyYvOKsqsl5GT/s640/blogger-image-1429306392.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBmTr3paaLfHrg45Q60PJqv5XImhiClDwxu5IfuHakvP92D2QDVIV5UBTriVUDmzNdGEZJ6a-ifet9OI5GcMYa09Aw8djMy47hFh3-CIssAfSf5rv1-47JPEgnx4w-t3mUyYvOKsqsl5GT/s640/blogger-image-1429306392.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We went to St. Stephen's Basilica which can seat more than 8500. The interior is dark marble.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBWbG_txw-7MxRKTkc5sPMk0ZbiAIN7_A_aopmaG8pKOGMuEeJIoEONCHJVAyuhpU1XIF83FpqYva9HUlGLALHsIwnyJayLXZousaZw9GNcoDwYQ7UHoPs4fqPy8twC7IgWhmKDVa-EcxF/s640/blogger-image--941180953.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBWbG_txw-7MxRKTkc5sPMk0ZbiAIN7_A_aopmaG8pKOGMuEeJIoEONCHJVAyuhpU1XIF83FpqYva9HUlGLALHsIwnyJayLXZousaZw9GNcoDwYQ7UHoPs4fqPy8twC7IgWhmKDVa-EcxF/s640/blogger-image--941180953.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVXNDNfQMczw5gX0Y9KG7RKsWB7efrREuxGkdz8CWe2tsBGDw4d2nQE7-gHVhOviSmv2Penl0ro3ntWYtlHTZgfd4LCvXkO1SPqBi845n_RmuERTy7A-oLyWNfOmg7yPHydm0ZLMXHjxli/s640/blogger-image-349825140.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVXNDNfQMczw5gX0Y9KG7RKsWB7efrREuxGkdz8CWe2tsBGDw4d2nQE7-gHVhOviSmv2Penl0ro3ntWYtlHTZgfd4LCvXkO1SPqBi845n_RmuERTy7A-oLyWNfOmg7yPHydm0ZLMXHjxli/s640/blogger-image-349825140.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh84EtLUKamBSMQFTh1w3X2gmoUrP-PnPa_qnCEEQrghKCZQ4-UUJgcyPEcRXb2Ceyxew2epQpbumRbIsrKMi9hYcrcH2Daq4eaBu5NLaICABqQ2uZ3LY5HBbdITxuFXT6uRFcedMfi2_ht/s640/blogger-image--1415315847.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh84EtLUKamBSMQFTh1w3X2gmoUrP-PnPa_qnCEEQrghKCZQ4-UUJgcyPEcRXb2Ceyxew2epQpbumRbIsrKMi9hYcrcH2Daq4eaBu5NLaICABqQ2uZ3LY5HBbdITxuFXT6uRFcedMfi2_ht/s640/blogger-image--1415315847.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We had gelato on the street close to the basilica. It was scooped on a cone to look like pedals.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGALxF8vJatkYossV2WS_WB0xwH1TwdOsUk7GAYx3E_rBXiPdux7KCRCTikpO0vKskmNJEV4LGJ9Gd-5Zo3J4WBavs3qUJzlvrSkHw59bpoYd4aL6cD4y5yNyd4rvpJ7hFhZ0kX_-GXBoE/s640/blogger-image--1856414351.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGALxF8vJatkYossV2WS_WB0xwH1TwdOsUk7GAYx3E_rBXiPdux7KCRCTikpO0vKskmNJEV4LGJ9Gd-5Zo3J4WBavs3qUJzlvrSkHw59bpoYd4aL6cD4y5yNyd4rvpJ7hFhZ0kX_-GXBoE/s640/blogger-image--1856414351.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Yes,that is me in the flower.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj40g9IPElNZvtZuAsH1tTN2N2_RlgqlpARccKrGlVC9-sqvR41ZnzFxNAIdq6u1xXkgne9PTwbxrjLWpbd6R4UKU9kIMX99yftid9wqcNoxiDTANoDgLSIjc4Md00RezzXv03XD3liRKWc/s640/blogger-image--1170420865.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj40g9IPElNZvtZuAsH1tTN2N2_RlgqlpARccKrGlVC9-sqvR41ZnzFxNAIdq6u1xXkgne9PTwbxrjLWpbd6R4UKU9kIMX99yftid9wqcNoxiDTANoDgLSIjc4Md00RezzXv03XD3liRKWc/s640/blogger-image--1170420865.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Ellen walked home and I went to the Jewish quarter and saw the Great Synagogue which has a Jewish museum and Holocaust monument.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJULYEeanDqCRmW44ugv0PdpV3wChW97mdjvXjls2nH5-nuJmogj9vIomgUtpw8J5XsIR2XH2oRHGkNBIwC9aYsg8pz-rvUcT66DIQYV9KI4WoIoBU1QEzxr8Y09KzLUWXHCO_B5KTuvoS/s640/blogger-image--1844383629.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJULYEeanDqCRmW44ugv0PdpV3wChW97mdjvXjls2nH5-nuJmogj9vIomgUtpw8J5XsIR2XH2oRHGkNBIwC9aYsg8pz-rvUcT66DIQYV9KI4WoIoBU1QEzxr8Y09KzLUWXHCO_B5KTuvoS/s640/blogger-image--1844383629.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Lx6UkIhKMTyZYQjf-q_UT8P6Jdp6lB8RAFjM7Mi-0nL2TwmjdO4cMc3t1N10Kp4dD11O29g12A6MslMMaEeQZDoaBXHQ2DDa8u-VCzucDJ7euhi8A_CLouLPcFJ2Wisv9t1sArjN9KjQ/s640/blogger-image--1657019232.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I stayed until around 12 on Oct. 31. 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It was jammed packed again but I managed to get a seat. Then I took EasyJet airline to Amsterdam. Everything is very crowded in Europe: the tourist attractions, the airports, the public transportation. I will be glad to get back to my small town. But I will come back again. 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Spend most of the day in Bratislava, Slovacia. This charming city is on the Danube. It is small and very clean. We had a city guide who walked us through the main part of town.<div><br></div><div>I'm standing in the central square<br>
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<br></div>Dean and Judy Sheeleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12060903748375321488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3062045352430157908.post-68895755264608291202018-10-28T04:28:00.001-07:002018-10-28T04:28:19.293-07:00Europe River/bus trip 2018: Melk and the Benedictine AbbeyOct. 24. We left Linz and traveled by bus to Melk which is located on the Danube River. The Melk Abbey is one of the most impressive sights in Lower Austria. The Romans built a fortress here about 2000 years ago. By about 950 a small castle overlooked the valley but Duke Leopold II of Babenburg handed this over to the Benedictine monks, who converted it to an Abbey. Melk Abbey developed into an important center of learning. The monastery was rebuilt on a vast scale, completed in 1746.<div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixghP-p6xEnCFVfqi-fGDJpvM3_e4GigIsZZEVlZECz_9WO24wZRXoFC5G0ze5p-C-KtAlMZQ-OaEhVoznum7bCDzJTsu1PUxf5jntHgyYhJfd_0673e9tVyG8X578fgQX-CDshG6n0k2_/s640/blogger-image--265407642.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixghP-p6xEnCFVfqi-fGDJpvM3_e4GigIsZZEVlZECz_9WO24wZRXoFC5G0ze5p-C-KtAlMZQ-OaEhVoznum7bCDzJTsu1PUxf5jntHgyYhJfd_0673e9tVyG8X578fgQX-CDshG6n0k2_/s640/blogger-image--265407642.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Courtyard to entrance hall</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4qsjzeDbwCb0_sNb0C-jkioGPlBLNCbgEIgmWcwpi94G63YQFWtYA94blIGIGIoHflm5Rs42cQWC1OhNSJip5XmEaeXlkg0cgLkjcuZmYPhudUi3jFRNd2Qf4yu82ZWtF4U5LRQrV2fNA/s640/blogger-image-329240735.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4qsjzeDbwCb0_sNb0C-jkioGPlBLNCbgEIgmWcwpi94G63YQFWtYA94blIGIGIoHflm5Rs42cQWC1OhNSJip5XmEaeXlkg0cgLkjcuZmYPhudUi3jFRNd2Qf4yu82ZWtF4U5LRQrV2fNA/s640/blogger-image-329240735.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiuEA8LgsExJ8lpElkSqkl65slOULN3XW4ZwqYAeXybAE75ccMTotqXqYZdaVfe_JG2jF5LWe61bfiZwytO3H3oRgmi8-1dpUnn9UDFJpxkwybImnGllKJ-Lbeo5wZ5tCsFqT7IXjfAGnJ/s640/blogger-image-1178257391.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiuEA8LgsExJ8lpElkSqkl65slOULN3XW4ZwqYAeXybAE75ccMTotqXqYZdaVfe_JG2jF5LWe61bfiZwytO3H3oRgmi8-1dpUnn9UDFJpxkwybImnGllKJ-Lbeo5wZ5tCsFqT7IXjfAGnJ/s640/blogger-image-1178257391.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We could not take pictures inside the buildings but there were many artistic treasures and beautifully painted ceilings. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We could take picture of the outside of the church.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibzgrv4FclK8hUjNOJAykNAMCOlNFcjWnf78BIc6CUBK6aQNXiJd5ufMH7HomuPyR_bHvzlFRAZrFhaDXhXmx9NvvS-E0x5S14rQHQ0URwtCEr_8OKSLUXBfWuiUcNF7K60SvuAgpEjuIA/s640/blogger-image--1733982428.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibzgrv4FclK8hUjNOJAykNAMCOlNFcjWnf78BIc6CUBK6aQNXiJd5ufMH7HomuPyR_bHvzlFRAZrFhaDXhXmx9NvvS-E0x5S14rQHQ0URwtCEr_8OKSLUXBfWuiUcNF7K60SvuAgpEjuIA/s640/blogger-image--1733982428.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The inside of the church was very ornate and we had the luck to be there when a mass was being conducted. Equally impressive was the library which contained 100,000 volumes, of which 16,000 were on display. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The church is home to 30 monks and our tour guide assured us the 400 rooms of the Abbey are in use today. It is also used as a school. </div><br></div><br></div><br></div>Dean and Judy Sheeleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12060903748375321488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3062045352430157908.post-46902423051023382282018-10-23T09:39:00.001-07:002018-10-23T09:39:10.091-07:00Europe River/Bus trip - 2018: Cesky Krumlov, Czech RepublicOct. 23. We stayed in Linz, Austria last night and today we are taking a bus trip to Cesky Krumlov, in the Czech Republic. The bus ride was about 1 and 1/2 hours. It was a cold day. Ellen and I had many layers on. <div>This town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and it has a remarkably well preserved array of historic houses spanning the 14th and 17th centuries. It has been called a mini Prague. </div><div>Our tour guide pointed out the impressive castle which is the second largest castle in the Czech Republic. It has 300 rooms and 5 courtyards. There is a Gothic tower, which we did not climb. By the time we walked through the castle and into the gardens we were almost as high as the tower, since the castle is built on a hill. </div><div><br></div><div>Entering the town under the castle</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEhn6ZGVcVUPLW0iXGr_muWpcSwl40JbsVTV2WZerbNLQUQcwIx560_vzxUCYiqRb9IgGnvklpCcewOe8-Rua77LctDhbdrDpv9dneFGScGFwX6CtqmQpfpAxaLW84X5AiPYMwuq1RLs5f/s640/blogger-image-1764522830.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEhn6ZGVcVUPLW0iXGr_muWpcSwl40JbsVTV2WZerbNLQUQcwIx560_vzxUCYiqRb9IgGnvklpCcewOe8-Rua77LctDhbdrDpv9dneFGScGFwX6CtqmQpfpAxaLW84X5AiPYMwuq1RLs5f/s640/blogger-image-1764522830.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWrhzgsNxPJ6-Tvjc-yw9DoXw5hDvIe3gfbFCc81Y1Hbx1hnaAqZsBc5ggd-Weqg19hj1dc63J9f0PWz2_vX9doD6qqXSuEe8GlZqi7XCcr411WM0JJc0j4U9Mr_vcYaGF8obz8U-hoLK0/s640/blogger-image-2060588311.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWrhzgsNxPJ6-Tvjc-yw9DoXw5hDvIe3gfbFCc81Y1Hbx1hnaAqZsBc5ggd-Weqg19hj1dc63J9f0PWz2_vX9doD6qqXSuEe8GlZqi7XCcr411WM0JJc0j4U9Mr_vcYaGF8obz8U-hoLK0/s640/blogger-image-2060588311.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN5Lvy2CIAwWl2wsCHa7IgSf5JfQpWLi6m0BXwWFArLi5x6GNpgAK8I8k-OMwo8NTQYtYa4k0YwdGV-varaHEc98bygpo2qCDMdcqEXY669HbqZIGVlVoB9TJXrryu-ncoIaj7M_SFCP2G/s640/blogger-image-906542167.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN5Lvy2CIAwWl2wsCHa7IgSf5JfQpWLi6m0BXwWFArLi5x6GNpgAK8I8k-OMwo8NTQYtYa4k0YwdGV-varaHEc98bygpo2qCDMdcqEXY669HbqZIGVlVoB9TJXrryu-ncoIaj7M_SFCP2G/s640/blogger-image-906542167.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Views of the town. The town is protected on 3 sides by the horsebend in the river.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjounVr0bhbeo1i1c9wd5reZ8RW-uxhnrmIStaUKXUsv218BQGIHPiTXmBIWsFKJBmcmht0borV0In2ZWRFvC7-quoiQJ7nOoVqeZUOHxMq-YrgCV15FItqfGkxBnqLYpoE0COpzuJe6JUX/s640/blogger-image-906525801.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjounVr0bhbeo1i1c9wd5reZ8RW-uxhnrmIStaUKXUsv218BQGIHPiTXmBIWsFKJBmcmht0borV0In2ZWRFvC7-quoiQJ7nOoVqeZUOHxMq-YrgCV15FItqfGkxBnqLYpoE0COpzuJe6JUX/s640/blogger-image-906525801.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Looking at part of the castle and tower</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFmFl2V9MhUB0QOq-GDvtukcAZu24C8s-8-SqAtc1NLLc7wjsig2oqIrMQvtSJl7W_t88ogrdvl4wcH0BE-kLEy8I8Us2pjCuc7gYnSaqTTlsBr_6cEgfQYbVRtdhPGB_xqkV2DfUblmBU/s640/blogger-image-568305790.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Yummy!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqeUirdV5et4h09VnF3Bzpi2cByO-B_njtKf8kbCFpO3j5Qb07dk3vtpiY_hj6t76YWGdkJtjqIjIOHLoLg74T0K-gjUZp2t3KDzrTNW6aoicCm2kVdEo7e0VKpJlx_kokdZqKjcQu1nXZ/s640/blogger-image-590580898.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqeUirdV5et4h09VnF3Bzpi2cByO-B_njtKf8kbCFpO3j5Qb07dk3vtpiY_hj6t76YWGdkJtjqIjIOHLoLg74T0K-gjUZp2t3KDzrTNW6aoicCm2kVdEo7e0VKpJlx_kokdZqKjcQu1nXZ/s640/blogger-image-590580898.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Afterwards Ellen and I both had the local pastry.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXl45ebe2_FR6YlUv_91AgPd4LhKXYApDf6R87FQEvyte0N-QJRHyOFj28dDcpAHSYNLt6UBFRCJjjS5DeAQQ-_fw-p0y95VDeAnZKMJRKfFykHqrnksg7RoriRDu1zkkL5ZUYD0dJbjFe/s640/blogger-image--653985997.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXl45ebe2_FR6YlUv_91AgPd4LhKXYApDf6R87FQEvyte0N-QJRHyOFj28dDcpAHSYNLt6UBFRCJjjS5DeAQQ-_fw-p0y95VDeAnZKMJRKfFykHqrnksg7RoriRDu1zkkL5ZUYD0dJbjFe/s640/blogger-image--653985997.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2OsZoaxSZP-fsdUIU4aK5ww2ZMucQqM-xdf8vQbivqm-_KsE-J5Hg0BitxblNPVHGfxu8EIDZDmCBdcfLwyHH59izaoJ-48-Z0G6Xi-JEyLyHnoYg_ijH3pDLTMy7uYWwWrXQPzz-GFQA/s640/blogger-image-132092487.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2OsZoaxSZP-fsdUIU4aK5ww2ZMucQqM-xdf8vQbivqm-_KsE-J5Hg0BitxblNPVHGfxu8EIDZDmCBdcfLwyHH59izaoJ-48-Z0G6Xi-JEyLyHnoYg_ijH3pDLTMy7uYWwWrXQPzz-GFQA/s640/blogger-image-132092487.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-K_3524lppNtAklmhI4eQdGJ8A3mzfnnSPVsXEnGwhf31nipQ1CIWtXjt_2gCDMcySiMrrL1hgpYmJ_qV1Y4wFcCvXpEJMrqVnn_E3K0udKuf4C5_RO_FYEjQDSWV70QESiVAMStq64b-/s640/blogger-image-118107693.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-K_3524lppNtAklmhI4eQdGJ8A3mzfnnSPVsXEnGwhf31nipQ1CIWtXjt_2gCDMcySiMrrL1hgpYmJ_qV1Y4wFcCvXpEJMrqVnn_E3K0udKuf4C5_RO_FYEjQDSWV70QESiVAMStq64b-/s640/blogger-image-118107693.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Messy but really good. Tonight we stay in Linz and then tomorrow drive to Vienna with a short stop in Melk, Austria.</div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div>Dean and Judy Sheeleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12060903748375321488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3062045352430157908.post-54491154214312311192018-10-23T09:15:00.001-07:002018-10-23T09:15:44.044-07:00Europe River/Bus trip -2018: Regensburg, Germany<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Oct. 22 - We left Nurnberg and had another bus ride to Regensburg, Germany. This is our last stop in Germany. Regensburg is located on the northernmost point on the Danube. It was an important Roman City in the 2nd century when the impressive city gate, the Porta Praetoria, was constructed. Our tour guide walked us across the Steinerne Brucke or Stone Bridge to enter the city.</span><div style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW9B4Jc5OdE5AfGZgEKrMkbKxpTgUQ2lh4KLGE0QZ657wdAggBP5WuIQrtjQglay1IWujg8jTAezdFIgGhAKKavQ0g-fO7KtDZRNQSnQaWYi7CEswwXb3u9B1J_7IPbwo0N1UVcHj5AGoN/s640/blogger-image--1838651370.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW9B4Jc5OdE5AfGZgEKrMkbKxpTgUQ2lh4KLGE0QZ657wdAggBP5WuIQrtjQglay1IWujg8jTAezdFIgGhAKKavQ0g-fO7KtDZRNQSnQaWYi7CEswwXb3u9B1J_7IPbwo0N1UVcHj5AGoN/s640/blogger-image--1838651370.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The Stone Bridge</div><div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiShVItDSLqMuiqnkNVfrGX9jAyWob3X6NMGGBMxwf5n-KWfeNZqkCqquaw2yIjeRmMKi3Z-CzcsrKZR3PbMxDzEJWV8c7yCYZNbw66UTFkqntAhiWRIF-GwgS1rUlaeFsya2DaU5WS0tdK/s640/blogger-image--1567728624.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiShVItDSLqMuiqnkNVfrGX9jAyWob3X6NMGGBMxwf5n-KWfeNZqkCqquaw2yIjeRmMKi3Z-CzcsrKZR3PbMxDzEJWV8c7yCYZNbw66UTFkqntAhiWRIF-GwgS1rUlaeFsya2DaU5WS0tdK/s640/blogger-image--1567728624.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Views of the Danube from the stone bridge</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC0lY9OfITSLxOrra3gUvaT3YrSDjy0lqSgXETTlQGhf3Ns0Hk18Kzh6j66ly4x3uP5HB0L1vvS5QphHYHx2SUgEKXnO6JuLChzHVJljBWRN-V0vvcO3AWan3CvLdsuRpQP6RKLVoswjIL/s640/blogger-image--1888403983.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC0lY9OfITSLxOrra3gUvaT3YrSDjy0lqSgXETTlQGhf3Ns0Hk18Kzh6j66ly4x3uP5HB0L1vvS5QphHYHx2SUgEKXnO6JuLChzHVJljBWRN-V0vvcO3AWan3CvLdsuRpQP6RKLVoswjIL/s640/blogger-image--1888403983.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6J5rWh_ASwUJIJJ63CU4n1OKnzUtmJZCQnlMXTG7ta-BkH96ybcAe5yB9vCWc2zALK6ldfihsWa6J1Yko-6z9oj-kKebsy5MSePK1vTQwOFVVQlNs4TKWDPwXrMjWw-A0KOLbWMsw4H2Y/s640/blogger-image--362762208.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6J5rWh_ASwUJIJJ63CU4n1OKnzUtmJZCQnlMXTG7ta-BkH96ybcAe5yB9vCWc2zALK6ldfihsWa6J1Yko-6z9oj-kKebsy5MSePK1vTQwOFVVQlNs4TKWDPwXrMjWw-A0KOLbWMsw4H2Y/s640/blogger-image--362762208.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We saw the Cathedral of St Peter. This is the finest Gothic building in Bavaria built between 1250 and 1275. The towers are 341 feet high.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSjWOhJvTAC3bDEWUZzq-yYJqqvAqGrgfjX_RDlpElsiolPgtmYtCBwiFvkn3yYm3bD-JmQ2m9POfU9Rkt5uOJ9VSMGbSnqV3gCz4pnnp8Ul7zrXXVIKe6oLeFDYGB5q-WPSA0RRCwWsTQ/s640/blogger-image-215985958.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSjWOhJvTAC3bDEWUZzq-yYJqqvAqGrgfjX_RDlpElsiolPgtmYtCBwiFvkn3yYm3bD-JmQ2m9POfU9Rkt5uOJ9VSMGbSnqV3gCz4pnnp8Ul7zrXXVIKe6oLeFDYGB5q-WPSA0RRCwWsTQ/s640/blogger-image-215985958.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8VxEr_X_e0jgM3QGtbR4FvuehvMTEs5o_KKJ8WKPWO4ZOIqXw6r8R0GgWoatf_DMS4iS2m50bTr01LqDWGcZOeqQydgfkDjbxqKWFVXxUmMWzyM6AzeVh-IeFfCRV0SS2x5h1aJeh91qJ/s640/blogger-image-642566708.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8VxEr_X_e0jgM3QGtbR4FvuehvMTEs5o_KKJ8WKPWO4ZOIqXw6r8R0GgWoatf_DMS4iS2m50bTr01LqDWGcZOeqQydgfkDjbxqKWFVXxUmMWzyM6AzeVh-IeFfCRV0SS2x5h1aJeh91qJ/s640/blogger-image-642566708.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Inside the church</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigNt4lV1BSJ2iJn1044tAW4L0CbN-Zna_enTb-oyX3ltfTGLk01VUGSyWl7MVKvayEM1-w-4oCT4-mLbnYWjYjhKJnn642O2itKLYrEn7AM06WuQqVr0qngO0Clc7Tk0gUvquU5JRvQeKW/s640/blogger-image-2013763084.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigNt4lV1BSJ2iJn1044tAW4L0CbN-Zna_enTb-oyX3ltfTGLk01VUGSyWl7MVKvayEM1-w-4oCT4-mLbnYWjYjhKJnn642O2itKLYrEn7AM06WuQqVr0qngO0Clc7Tk0gUvquU5JRvQeKW/s640/blogger-image-2013763084.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYcLdt0BprM22y_A8oy3FgFwe6WCgoHvRavwJqT1W2SKDo4wBjw-cMoWYVIvEw0WPfP8g05L5gZ_QS4Bgtw2Pkbvd3mI3m-MvjxtGmUxKb7lqrnia_sXAQQrWUnOyUoDOe292WJoiClLlD/s640/blogger-image--1978492504.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYcLdt0BprM22y_A8oy3FgFwe6WCgoHvRavwJqT1W2SKDo4wBjw-cMoWYVIvEw0WPfP8g05L5gZ_QS4Bgtw2Pkbvd3mI3m-MvjxtGmUxKb7lqrnia_sXAQQrWUnOyUoDOe292WJoiClLlD/s640/blogger-image--1978492504.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Regensburg measured their floods also -</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglvkM3t2xqAByRtdi2XgPNdPHVQidSkJLBZFEAybH36Fxf2aj8sa2WYLbZsrR8-x8WwluLyI1adMOEr85wn6uJBRhVRuJNmKrkJDOOssb3chmjHUdCM3Htnv7MnEZwRwXV7ukzgzp4Y3Rz/s640/blogger-image--1228061256.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglvkM3t2xqAByRtdi2XgPNdPHVQidSkJLBZFEAybH36Fxf2aj8sa2WYLbZsrR8-x8WwluLyI1adMOEr85wn6uJBRhVRuJNmKrkJDOOssb3chmjHUdCM3Htnv7MnEZwRwXV7ukzgzp4Y3Rz/s640/blogger-image--1228061256.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">When the city was part of the Roman Empire in the 2nd century, there was a wall around the city and entry ways into the city called the Porta Praetoria. Part of a wall and entryway are still there but walls have been built into them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit-wPKf3TdWN4y9kElCebvtoNZsH52h1YJ3JxGpn3fVK-I5Een68akoccK-Ch_H9RoVrVgLolEoAecWMWxhmjTA07OQohnms8ueXdlmbDgt3SIhLrHC1mymLyM7lJONWH1IARxFVE0kC1K/s640/blogger-image-1951292849.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit-wPKf3TdWN4y9kElCebvtoNZsH52h1YJ3JxGpn3fVK-I5Een68akoccK-Ch_H9RoVrVgLolEoAecWMWxhmjTA07OQohnms8ueXdlmbDgt3SIhLrHC1mymLyM7lJONWH1IARxFVE0kC1K/s640/blogger-image-1951292849.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Entryway</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlLwr5Wo1NWreH7-K1ypIXClHp-5W5qjyBa6QmK4kB-l4PYGrQjZeKliKJRjiL98X_Fk3TJpTuRVKvJCLdXlF0dQKcqxhl9dOBPQsTW-0mU6eJFlMZ6u8sAOnDGA5PXNdCcV4ukGYgE6Xd/s640/blogger-image--6482546.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlLwr5Wo1NWreH7-K1ypIXClHp-5W5qjyBa6QmK4kB-l4PYGrQjZeKliKJRjiL98X_Fk3TJpTuRVKvJCLdXlF0dQKcqxhl9dOBPQsTW-0mU6eJFlMZ6u8sAOnDGA5PXNdCcV4ukGYgE6Xd/s640/blogger-image--6482546.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4m6SzgwSq8W8Pgwx469EIP8yZ9AXLYZScq8g4T6zjolMaCxBky5xJEo31lcfrmN3UAxCQfsIGYp7hKndFVTH0bCVEO76HXnlaLgJvuXIG1IBfaU-TD1lELre9eR-hs4V30EGDYufEFasl/s640/blogger-image--265708609.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4m6SzgwSq8W8Pgwx469EIP8yZ9AXLYZScq8g4T6zjolMaCxBky5xJEo31lcfrmN3UAxCQfsIGYp7hKndFVTH0bCVEO76HXnlaLgJvuXIG1IBfaU-TD1lELre9eR-hs4V30EGDYufEFasl/s640/blogger-image--265708609.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Looking thru the narrow streets to the towers of the church -</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPakcnRb-ESCDdll4e2FQS-Nu3M8HwmbQOcIgYxgLaiZF4RUbZtfWupNKevQTOcWy6b5xWtVdshPdS2wC8sjKbV8eguEXVgfEv0GIzv1Z5NLEj_bU2Yn2weqLX8WOGMpOPHQvdLdnhMOLr/s640/blogger-image--668986699.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPakcnRb-ESCDdll4e2FQS-Nu3M8HwmbQOcIgYxgLaiZF4RUbZtfWupNKevQTOcWy6b5xWtVdshPdS2wC8sjKbV8eguEXVgfEv0GIzv1Z5NLEj_bU2Yn2weqLX8WOGMpOPHQvdLdnhMOLr/s640/blogger-image--668986699.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">While we were there a Bavaria band came down the street marching and playing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzBCPdymKAboLe2kDSYZd5SVTcbLUDPytAUgG31ChGnX8h_uP9vATeIV8RAe163-CzOlyY3INB4ZMfqKWgeM8tuFFdBepxCIpET6a_ryWo5f5bg4l6V_5wMXFuBzK_vceMmzCMun9sIXrm/s640/blogger-image--74826822.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzBCPdymKAboLe2kDSYZd5SVTcbLUDPytAUgG31ChGnX8h_uP9vATeIV8RAe163-CzOlyY3INB4ZMfqKWgeM8tuFFdBepxCIpET6a_ryWo5f5bg4l6V_5wMXFuBzK_vceMmzCMun9sIXrm/s640/blogger-image--74826822.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Regensburg had many impressive building such as this one. The city has more than 1300 listed buildings 'of historic interest'.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMq8ZTwnxlmktpM-FsybEHdxuriwvl9TgedSq9y2d3sM4zwbE3x64OjXD_RbkOfacQQ6ywlagzXJSJXVYQJB_CJ9aaFm2o11FuVd2Tm9FVxvn9lb2DvyUdZ4UBNs56t8awHsOpQ51yDOkX/s640/blogger-image-892641904.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMq8ZTwnxlmktpM-FsybEHdxuriwvl9TgedSq9y2d3sM4zwbE3x64OjXD_RbkOfacQQ6ywlagzXJSJXVYQJB_CJ9aaFm2o11FuVd2Tm9FVxvn9lb2DvyUdZ4UBNs56t8awHsOpQ51yDOkX/s640/blogger-image-892641904.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">One more view of the stone bridge, built between 1135 and 1146. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibeR9bbAkZX_l-DNNVFV5GMwtEClCSijz8c9kCp6j0NRHBLG1npsQPV5nzRoMtySNSXsBxu83WU8k0J93Y89lV_QU823qrC9JGYVPaE32DZU5HSgSjKHAZmWhD8ry-R_XeekY1U2Em3p4r/s640/blogger-image--1711971471.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibeR9bbAkZX_l-DNNVFV5GMwtEClCSijz8c9kCp6j0NRHBLG1npsQPV5nzRoMtySNSXsBxu83WU8k0J93Y89lV_QU823qrC9JGYVPaE32DZU5HSgSjKHAZmWhD8ry-R_XeekY1U2Em3p4r/s640/blogger-image--1711971471.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br><div><br></div><div><br></div>Dean and Judy Sheeleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12060903748375321488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3062045352430157908.post-67182641898276118952018-10-22T22:25:00.001-07:002018-10-23T08:18:31.523-07:00Europe River Cruise/Bus trip - 2018. Wurzburg and Nurnberg, GermanyOct. 20 - leaving the ship! Bags are packed and we are leaving the ship because of low water. <div><div><br></div><div>We took the bus to <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Wurzburg and the tour of the Bishops residence. Our guide was Charles and he was very colorful and fun. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Ellen, Charles, and me in Wurzburg.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi21-rC7FCiONa73XZpma4JT5LO8RHJLsX8y6osXMET_NSRrOo6rpsdhqyt9fJmoIJYYF7JT8CMWx3Gu8A17QNzGTzEg89c8AwxTG0pom86TyFgE6DKErKO7ol_w5HKaTt1G21dqRouCLVJ/s640/blogger-image-787944263.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi21-rC7FCiONa73XZpma4JT5LO8RHJLsX8y6osXMET_NSRrOo6rpsdhqyt9fJmoIJYYF7JT8CMWx3Gu8A17QNzGTzEg89c8AwxTG0pom86TyFgE6DKErKO7ol_w5HKaTt1G21dqRouCLVJ/s640/blogger-image-787944263.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The Bishops Residence was very beautiful. We could not take pictures inside. The outside was massive. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv0SFKA5C5q2ay-sJqw5uRN3nd-U-pQL7DKb0Pl2UVFpMMkz7VE0S-vANH2zAhgCurdKTIYU5UsoI7TG_yu_ZYDibrXsD0lU_ELTodtPRLNfQxi_vuWFpfOs6gyyxMur_cvMVJEoNRJB9-/s640/blogger-image-2029270543.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv0SFKA5C5q2ay-sJqw5uRN3nd-U-pQL7DKb0Pl2UVFpMMkz7VE0S-vANH2zAhgCurdKTIYU5UsoI7TG_yu_ZYDibrXsD0lU_ELTodtPRLNfQxi_vuWFpfOs6gyyxMur_cvMVJEoNRJB9-/s640/blogger-image-2029270543.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This sumptuous palace was begun in 1720 and completed in 1744. The entrance with vast ceiling and an area of about 5400 square feet requires no support columns. The second room holds the worlds largest painting (on the ceiling). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzQwNBBn2377ztch_sKuBOwnnk41aQfY2oU4kWKQJuMVwmfvKnqVoVcJ1mvShPkiAlhsQtkbi-OpFnYRDqKtAj7aLaUL7pNZgusLPSGyvmiUPWmSbQHuDKq4XUIc2awTDvij5ADiP3c1YC/s640/blogger-image-992096325.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzQwNBBn2377ztch_sKuBOwnnk41aQfY2oU4kWKQJuMVwmfvKnqVoVcJ1mvShPkiAlhsQtkbi-OpFnYRDqKtAj7aLaUL7pNZgusLPSGyvmiUPWmSbQHuDKq4XUIc2awTDvij5ADiP3c1YC/s640/blogger-image-992096325.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Each room was unique, ornate, and beautiful. The last room was full of gold. We went to the chapel and that was also full of gold. A quick trip to the garden was all we had time for and we had to leave for Nurnberg.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8WZXoDb1YIGitseNaotc7pP8K7mk8x0BJt8MSCjRhhA27UcyUWt1SJbpLIDbIX8bRMp2jDcVtsotWqQ4zaxzzwpLn10MbKEJConjcwJ5qyeavAVyl_0PIb-bIB0-9z9jbh2MnAhSftEVK/s640/blogger-image--583436063.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8WZXoDb1YIGitseNaotc7pP8K7mk8x0BJt8MSCjRhhA27UcyUWt1SJbpLIDbIX8bRMp2jDcVtsotWqQ4zaxzzwpLn10MbKEJConjcwJ5qyeavAVyl_0PIb-bIB0-9z9jbh2MnAhSftEVK/s640/blogger-image--583436063.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We arrived at our hotel, which was in a great location - across from the main train station and close to the old part of town.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc90ZTfsxr1LJFLTTCs6fV0avQkIJTsEF1VL-q5uJ1QZa6hzsCrJ6OdwvQy6fITAa7jojnXKOPtH2FS_IgPAs6rXYA6vEQUaVizwdfIF1USVGfljWSXairDNRKq7k7qks-R1wNDPUcpaOV/s640/blogger-image-14865342.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc90ZTfsxr1LJFLTTCs6fV0avQkIJTsEF1VL-q5uJ1QZa6hzsCrJ6OdwvQy6fITAa7jojnXKOPtH2FS_IgPAs6rXYA6vEQUaVizwdfIF1USVGfljWSXairDNRKq7k7qks-R1wNDPUcpaOV/s640/blogger-image-14865342.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The next day, October 21, the buses picked us up at 9 and we had a bus tour of the city. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVMYT1edHmc71EmNdMuaWruRS4d2WmxtiTjMn-0pLe27uZ6J-5_WX6JZjXGubSwyG6-_XMihsB33xe3ol-kgdzx7PizEzZwMvBPFcriYcoK5x6SiopMLh2QEbK_y_yKksOaMdFS_K9-8OI/s640/blogger-image-930118731.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVMYT1edHmc71EmNdMuaWruRS4d2WmxtiTjMn-0pLe27uZ6J-5_WX6JZjXGubSwyG6-_XMihsB33xe3ol-kgdzx7PizEzZwMvBPFcriYcoK5x6SiopMLh2QEbK_y_yKksOaMdFS_K9-8OI/s640/blogger-image-930118731.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We went to the famous arena where Hitler gave a lot of his speeches to the German people before the war.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhonGmnl26GdL6Jeo1jPCo2MBu-X8iAENJeJnxE2h2V6lFtKPZXV7P5ooFdbwEf4qGa_VQytDuhedZKSK5sVUYMXZzgbCIPoL8BG8N7UgUcAszJDuUHnm5vWDVwBsIKxlO1Zvp3b50kMGJx/s640/blogger-image-687520557.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Then we went to the city center. The market square has a beautiful golden fountain.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Tour guide in front of fountain</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9spS1FCfE9GasM7FmtgKt_56blo23aSFCzdLZsWNvf1ZiGRcYHRfJUwRZZCYdfBwFvvgiIxqzzVuXjDYCQ-Eqf19Fm0urVEOWZjxCBQWxfOYPp6l1UfwSJK1pkyP4Vc3K5d08fCkn49Up/s640/blogger-image--1039535549.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9spS1FCfE9GasM7FmtgKt_56blo23aSFCzdLZsWNvf1ZiGRcYHRfJUwRZZCYdfBwFvvgiIxqzzVuXjDYCQ-Eqf19Fm0urVEOWZjxCBQWxfOYPp6l1UfwSJK1pkyP4Vc3K5d08fCkn49Up/s640/blogger-image--1039535549.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This is one of two Catholic structures in the old city. The other is this stunning church:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ6SLe2zVfXpqsYxjgXPB96JzHBO1WjpngPUnk1JkqCaq1QjineNp3fUg6ogZIaFMlsipc_LIkWdUkjDIiXd6yF9F5zBMTh_fUUasYjcG2qUSuvxtXoylHUbehjhLxaQlVOA0vlgqd3A0m/s640/blogger-image--340696343.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ6SLe2zVfXpqsYxjgXPB96JzHBO1WjpngPUnk1JkqCaq1QjineNp3fUg6ogZIaFMlsipc_LIkWdUkjDIiXd6yF9F5zBMTh_fUUasYjcG2qUSuvxtXoylHUbehjhLxaQlVOA0vlgqd3A0m/s640/blogger-image--340696343.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We had lunch at a local restaurant and then Ellen and I walked to the Imperial Castle. We walked through the castle and its many rooms. This area was once a part of the Roman Empire.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmiaJM6e1ZpjzUJEiZVMSMy6qmVCTl3ragwj-tltiJ8PmtcwyEYf4BN8JqnokNqoYRuQTkF_B2AofjcT9qNTZBm1cOZJMtrFuTyeNyaMoqQU0dGyjR5PpOAbPt3epu3weJxkQ3I4lIh0Mj/s640/blogger-image--505219239.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmiaJM6e1ZpjzUJEiZVMSMy6qmVCTl3ragwj-tltiJ8PmtcwyEYf4BN8JqnokNqoYRuQTkF_B2AofjcT9qNTZBm1cOZJMtrFuTyeNyaMoqQU0dGyjR5PpOAbPt3epu3weJxkQ3I4lIh0Mj/s640/blogger-image--505219239.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNIU3Gg7EvuscXICbI20g260pJu-rSQENVQgdlWmNRpUkWt1tRVCkaz_MnbjB_EG3kXuE5hgtdce-ut0_24jDbrzqZOA63ySROpxcs1YLxxp3FqN8jMjz-g5helBcD2gfGR7Ulr798AITm/s640/blogger-image--1464066227.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNIU3Gg7EvuscXICbI20g260pJu-rSQENVQgdlWmNRpUkWt1tRVCkaz_MnbjB_EG3kXuE5hgtdce-ut0_24jDbrzqZOA63ySROpxcs1YLxxp3FqN8jMjz-g5helBcD2gfGR7Ulr798AITm/s640/blogger-image--1464066227.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Inside the Castle at the chapel</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh7tdA40nICLBnhYpHdmMus3Lpd1MvuGNGyr3Q52TY5dY61Ddwl9nb6_h7lfO3npyiNriN4uLn4rKiz-YnfwaPqVIxKmzlUlgy2ECXKbJdiiSiIzrDhpju713fsHZnfg8Cm0Q_qp96q2qS/s640/blogger-image-1497633528.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh7tdA40nICLBnhYpHdmMus3Lpd1MvuGNGyr3Q52TY5dY61Ddwl9nb6_h7lfO3npyiNriN4uLn4rKiz-YnfwaPqVIxKmzlUlgy2ECXKbJdiiSiIzrDhpju713fsHZnfg8Cm0Q_qp96q2qS/s640/blogger-image-1497633528.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Castle destruction during the War</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv9Y_-X3C2C6Ke0Uvc4dWXkS3s6xGdGrZ05Nz7BsJweX2UHBqTz6rvw31QCuNx5zjPJbZNPxuzRKct5dGDO_6Zieo7RX4vjEPnzBAErzlQW-W_7K3EqV-m1jmNSnd2Jpx0-Cpox80-EKqu/s640/blogger-image--81745100.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv9Y_-X3C2C6Ke0Uvc4dWXkS3s6xGdGrZ05Nz7BsJweX2UHBqTz6rvw31QCuNx5zjPJbZNPxuzRKct5dGDO_6Zieo7RX4vjEPnzBAErzlQW-W_7K3EqV-m1jmNSnd2Jpx0-Cpox80-EKqu/s640/blogger-image--81745100.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXeWj8x9ThJbpaIwJ2o9qcNkHqrvbRbaD77EviOjpkKmVHata6Umk1jiK1STWT9kqBxwjENRomYHoh223clBTdZ-VIeeSdngeLhAYXPfXzTxJa4Mcj5BxwEXjDKwvQWNbektoxUW5BXZSi/s640/blogger-image--956044659.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXeWj8x9ThJbpaIwJ2o9qcNkHqrvbRbaD77EviOjpkKmVHata6Umk1jiK1STWT9kqBxwjENRomYHoh223clBTdZ-VIeeSdngeLhAYXPfXzTxJa4Mcj5BxwEXjDKwvQWNbektoxUW5BXZSi/s640/blogger-image--956044659.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We walked through the old town. There were street performers entertaining the tourists. This entertainer is in the center moving his head and the two on the side. It was very funny.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoEpLSYQgJNMpR_vxQN8OCia0-4MnCnLOPd3mdvtROvcujwGv09X6N4nVrRQMWLuRmBKvpNMK7kg1KqkZVlxYWGLTg6IQhVa6PipDAlQ1tqloZnMr8XEsGYqRINqkY0olb9wHWuY7TJ9Ig/s640/blogger-image-2103929052.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoEpLSYQgJNMpR_vxQN8OCia0-4MnCnLOPd3mdvtROvcujwGv09X6N4nVrRQMWLuRmBKvpNMK7kg1KqkZVlxYWGLTg6IQhVa6PipDAlQ1tqloZnMr8XEsGYqRINqkY0olb9wHWuY7TJ9Ig/s640/blogger-image-2103929052.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Ellen went back to the hotel and I continued on to the National German museum. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj7dtog4rIj2rKQTyHrmdpWvikJj63TQWM1SLV9XiMayLPHSBf5WYsz23QXo3DhQuKHS3wxa_CI3zUsTP9R0SiwD3TEsAPHQRiRsBItz_ZdAmeSWk9FOPT09rmog5B5ktkloe5hsKi5LDt/s640/blogger-image-143782562.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj7dtog4rIj2rKQTyHrmdpWvikJj63TQWM1SLV9XiMayLPHSBf5WYsz23QXo3DhQuKHS3wxa_CI3zUsTP9R0SiwD3TEsAPHQRiRsBItz_ZdAmeSWk9FOPT09rmog5B5ktkloe5hsKi5LDt/s640/blogger-image-143782562.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This museum is 3 stories and I was getting pretty tired so I only saw a small portion. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The musical instruments </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNSZegXQ46FpJVxzN84WcsEgDpCfgC1HXiVVSpDobZEgwDS9EAbttoHMbzm_Ed6w7FcvMIcJNyLWZT2gViSJgnsemkquvVRZRKU0suBcQ_PQInb7i3mabYByZo6zUblOMVr-alAqz5hmHm/s640/blogger-image-2052181047.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNSZegXQ46FpJVxzN84WcsEgDpCfgC1HXiVVSpDobZEgwDS9EAbttoHMbzm_Ed6w7FcvMIcJNyLWZT2gViSJgnsemkquvVRZRKU0suBcQ_PQInb7i3mabYByZo6zUblOMVr-alAqz5hmHm/s640/blogger-image-2052181047.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">A zither. An entertainer played one on the ship the last night.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNmpHbVfPVrk6J07G_q3qs5RtmGVkxXy4vA8RWeY9mNPp3SWuck-kwkfAs5DtT3kQnPGJGUutjdhK0ZY3TBgbLOK9TLIomVSJW5ALXC3Um5rhPnORwWIMIl3BYtd06jeN1CENkBcWY-I2N/s640/blogger-image--1029048636.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNmpHbVfPVrk6J07G_q3qs5RtmGVkxXy4vA8RWeY9mNPp3SWuck-kwkfAs5DtT3kQnPGJGUutjdhK0ZY3TBgbLOK9TLIomVSJW5ALXC3Um5rhPnORwWIMIl3BYtd06jeN1CENkBcWY-I2N/s640/blogger-image--1029048636.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The fashion wing</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Zeuq6Bqm05W9-N3FgSAyQ7yUPKNAxc1z2kKX_mbuYlzDCbiu3jpalLFszmYryGDZozhG35K1jc3SUUjP7svP7zezpSA6j1qdyPril0G2zjqN6Nb_hozhPfDht-SooojLM45ofYATuUeL/s640/blogger-image--570275578.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg2sS2kG4mhVdrm9B_RCp8CuROW52IG_P4KqLG_yyEMWOfmmQ3Gse2fZmjLiBaCBVq2m3wJvRC24k71JG5uHbP6TMAUp31j-UstFPCzwnLg_DOAjTqblm1x8USs9uV6VxuF1C7kKoukhCB/s640/blogger-image--792863560.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We leave tomorrow for another bus ride to Regensburg and Linz, Germany.</div></div></div></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><br></div><br></span></div></div>Dean and Judy Sheeleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12060903748375321488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3062045352430157908.post-21070270155372357672018-10-22T22:20:00.001-07:002018-10-22T22:20:00.569-07:00Europe River Cruise 2018 - CochemOne of the best loved towns on the Moselle River, Cochem is dominated by the massive Imperial Castle (Reichsburg), whose bristling towers and battlements add a fairytale touch to the lovely surroundings.<div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh19lDM_3Q0byq5tt-KOJ96POQ9hWtUaU12lHYvKgN3_XBgtHzC1lpF7fyXtyJrUWiuEci6GEubdVNVKdDVNMRsLWnB8BKppcxFPdJub1OCsY2Z0PKwF3cMTri1EWth4C0PDd0Xql-_L31y/s640/blogger-image-2082766842.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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In subsequent years, Cochem regained its status as an important wine trading town and 2 centuries later the castle was rebuilt.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Again, Ellen and I jumped off the ship early, skipped the guided tour, and started walking to the castle. It was quite an uphill walk.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAyxnhtALYtnpeffIT6MdrQo2DIPJq9A8wZp0y0S_-lENtiXVldQmljb4wnIDIo1G6n-Vr2QEL0IqOWCKHf200KsG6Qobjl_ZLeN2wJ71SjGFfZ553TUHZHkpQE5ci57jwiu-AEU629Muc/s640/blogger-image-1080285994.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAyxnhtALYtnpeffIT6MdrQo2DIPJq9A8wZp0y0S_-lENtiXVldQmljb4wnIDIo1G6n-Vr2QEL0IqOWCKHf200KsG6Qobjl_ZLeN2wJ71SjGFfZ553TUHZHkpQE5ci57jwiu-AEU629Muc/s640/blogger-image-1080285994.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Vineyards surrounded the castle. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhO2GMNVhlQNwTADH0mC_4aYTMr6bpcSBKNXDz_Yu_GJFayvm9WF1YFT9dN6hjv-Pn_KrSHrRbpm_gVWd3SCxsvsHdjW6ZWTWoRTaNH9nI7DE3Kmy1hpoYaEjm7qBOHcG6zeDZeJGyER2z/s640/blogger-image-1842335564.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhO2GMNVhlQNwTADH0mC_4aYTMr6bpcSBKNXDz_Yu_GJFayvm9WF1YFT9dN6hjv-Pn_KrSHrRbpm_gVWd3SCxsvsHdjW6ZWTWoRTaNH9nI7DE3Kmy1hpoYaEjm7qBOHcG6zeDZeJGyER2z/s640/blogger-image-1842335564.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0A-Y7mzLvUzpTV3P0lOwkZ_6nbI34Y_kdqdcvrgGSG_a1PBTyv8AfjoH0XknlYR2tR8et8Et7DMBeCgUl9UkFNPLKVS-W1jBMwLtUB_dSn46OQPumfRL3s7ip06ptOlSU_2UHR2V5oyJL/s640/blogger-image--1164223779.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0A-Y7mzLvUzpTV3P0lOwkZ_6nbI34Y_kdqdcvrgGSG_a1PBTyv8AfjoH0XknlYR2tR8et8Et7DMBeCgUl9UkFNPLKVS-W1jBMwLtUB_dSn46OQPumfRL3s7ip06ptOlSU_2UHR2V5oyJL/s640/blogger-image--1164223779.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The entrance to the castle</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNXqxk0lspZClj1YK5Ng1xni_jf_3eyWKRwJZVLVJY7Ok9WhteseUeTquUiQaLT_egHXz8NCTJJuSc3FePf__bm17s2yAaYqsVMjs2Hw6Pz_pvk43htTuzEUvyRFSJdF6o9XD2hC12zPLw/s640/blogger-image-1266822707.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNXqxk0lspZClj1YK5Ng1xni_jf_3eyWKRwJZVLVJY7Ok9WhteseUeTquUiQaLT_egHXz8NCTJJuSc3FePf__bm17s2yAaYqsVMjs2Hw6Pz_pvk43htTuzEUvyRFSJdF6o9XD2hC12zPLw/s640/blogger-image-1266822707.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We got there just in time to take a guided tour. The tour was in German but she gave us a sheet in English to follow along. We didn't understand anything she said but at least we got to go through the castle. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Dinging room</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiffOyS1rjxuQrMMxZxukbsOxV475wgGKW5kXQPcQvACiHoX3iUNd_jgsmLaNIi_c1hAS4wjGxu7KcseO2NZhyMNfwK5UgyeSZeoNhWkJEjuR9gqKCM-0NJ8qsTAAaYBrl-QJpc7kVAhheA/s640/blogger-image-431593740.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiffOyS1rjxuQrMMxZxukbsOxV475wgGKW5kXQPcQvACiHoX3iUNd_jgsmLaNIi_c1hAS4wjGxu7KcseO2NZhyMNfwK5UgyeSZeoNhWkJEjuR9gqKCM-0NJ8qsTAAaYBrl-QJpc7kVAhheA/s640/blogger-image-431593740.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjctNaU3FpFuKPg7tHvCcDQn2H_K7bjTYShrBwpDv1-E4QnGpYSxRPDDy6j53fu2eW2nYErTCE7lfc34dsOl9bXGD6nVpvLPzvPmgPR_jEgOX0Nv8L3sZHh2JyViR9raUyQzX_MnkZsAWn/s640/blogger-image-116451186.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjctNaU3FpFuKPg7tHvCcDQn2H_K7bjTYShrBwpDv1-E4QnGpYSxRPDDy6j53fu2eW2nYErTCE7lfc34dsOl9bXGD6nVpvLPzvPmgPR_jEgOX0Nv8L3sZHh2JyViR9raUyQzX_MnkZsAWn/s640/blogger-image-116451186.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Hunters room</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIWnEzzrbn4jUjvVn0nDqCpm5hJOOL6xDX6CXsgdhHBtdb4bC0OzlpDLhxMM-_VrUkoHfJODJL8ROpOlRBffZvGnQSRBG2N1zHyKvtyOjHpuG6P0yafsJ4SsGFdf5EPNl2AB_6AMYjuvL-/s640/blogger-image--2140182261.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIWnEzzrbn4jUjvVn0nDqCpm5hJOOL6xDX6CXsgdhHBtdb4bC0OzlpDLhxMM-_VrUkoHfJODJL8ROpOlRBffZvGnQSRBG2N1zHyKvtyOjHpuG6P0yafsJ4SsGFdf5EPNl2AB_6AMYjuvL-/s640/blogger-image--2140182261.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe8xFkxRp362uJe28Wgmh2UiuD4y4fmfPh5zFIUv1iQgPpDVrJwtzEwu1DXoCoGyOsWQwN_E5O4OLMmzgpAEnphxkrtpGUMI3TAZlcxtyh5l88zLb9xsCP9RMrz7nIEDjg2ykhydUV2v0Z/s640/blogger-image--700610936.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe8xFkxRp362uJe28Wgmh2UiuD4y4fmfPh5zFIUv1iQgPpDVrJwtzEwu1DXoCoGyOsWQwN_E5O4OLMmzgpAEnphxkrtpGUMI3TAZlcxtyh5l88zLb9xsCP9RMrz7nIEDjg2ykhydUV2v0Z/s640/blogger-image--700610936.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">These big tankards contain the amount on wine one monk was allowed to drink each day - 1 1/4 gallons. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjay35_KlVGBkZDA2EKYXhyphenhyphen9GwUw2RuVj45M-90OQCEewsL5f7aQQER1co2MwPZyD8kFplKUVttcfs6s01qt1PLI7Jjy8SH8JluZKBdWcmPwR2j3TS5CGK3x-FnO6BBA98lGEczYuKmwKoS/s640/blogger-image--48655584.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjay35_KlVGBkZDA2EKYXhyphenhyphen9GwUw2RuVj45M-90OQCEewsL5f7aQQER1co2MwPZyD8kFplKUVttcfs6s01qt1PLI7Jjy8SH8JluZKBdWcmPwR2j3TS5CGK3x-FnO6BBA98lGEczYuKmwKoS/s640/blogger-image--48655584.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Weapons room. Notice the huge armor. One of the knights was over 7 feet tall.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY4NBoUXSGJf8lzp0qCUzFVEq7CzO4ENFs5PYbOLlMrNXOZ9q0GUX5cd-jexlZwQ1RUpqg6TPsbKi40x8pNj8pafJDN_MNVt4FE5mgMaihxS5hZe25nVvaFVvRn3EwP9-D3fevS5MihhL9/s640/blogger-image--2077036408.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY4NBoUXSGJf8lzp0qCUzFVEq7CzO4ENFs5PYbOLlMrNXOZ9q0GUX5cd-jexlZwQ1RUpqg6TPsbKi40x8pNj8pafJDN_MNVt4FE5mgMaihxS5hZe25nVvaFVvRn3EwP9-D3fevS5MihhL9/s640/blogger-image--2077036408.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This big wardrobe is the most valuable piece of furniture in the castle - early Renaissance dating from 16th century. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK-izN2DVyGjXsSsiSZGPIuBWcIG6aXGSFSV7ZH0fqWJ2_WRckS9TgS2vXxLqr0JlUmawoTmL5m20B-5UNhjm0idZfa8O_OxCiV38xLiRWNEt4hZCenpEQuQbi__op6V5-awIfvDkpRVP9/s640/blogger-image--937508635.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK-izN2DVyGjXsSsiSZGPIuBWcIG6aXGSFSV7ZH0fqWJ2_WRckS9TgS2vXxLqr0JlUmawoTmL5m20B-5UNhjm0idZfa8O_OxCiV38xLiRWNEt4hZCenpEQuQbi__op6V5-awIfvDkpRVP9/s640/blogger-image--937508635.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The largest room in the castle - the Knights room</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiUMervFAYhu0nr16w01UFV9SbNwEtZ8BjPocTW_RSowfBayDIJ_L9xZwLx3sU0ZYpdn-9GIJxG-psUEkv6F3izdO9k-ZxxRM0dCaM1ScthqiQLcnWsR0QIb11ElrAlioMjNycSfPmnY2I/s640/blogger-image-6022991.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiUMervFAYhu0nr16w01UFV9SbNwEtZ8BjPocTW_RSowfBayDIJ_L9xZwLx3sU0ZYpdn-9GIJxG-psUEkv6F3izdO9k-ZxxRM0dCaM1ScthqiQLcnWsR0QIb11ElrAlioMjNycSfPmnY2I/s640/blogger-image-6022991.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Views from the balcony </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGT8imCxmej459JooHJxxKNJ5glgP5PKt9EinZTlNw1GBXlf_UjGauVkKVbVlJxOFmq6DKtkOwM5rGJC1nF87wL3KKw_GUZ6Gnv7oBb__V-zNE32aTudlIelccfTCqm-Dr-KP1Q8vVDhKX/s640/blogger-image--1354330428.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGT8imCxmej459JooHJxxKNJ5glgP5PKt9EinZTlNw1GBXlf_UjGauVkKVbVlJxOFmq6DKtkOwM5rGJC1nF87wL3KKw_GUZ6Gnv7oBb__V-zNE32aTudlIelccfTCqm-Dr-KP1Q8vVDhKX/s640/blogger-image--1354330428.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The castle is on a steep hill, 100 meters above the Moselle. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtClekv7OSU_Ujuyv_xuldLLDTi4bxUyTvTnB9m8gA1pDM8BQ0Z5VV3x_0KFwmQsK-lVarxhWRjrTJrVz_JH-R9iNyS6lTRXrwJq6qS-tt_JkUE2qmMTFnEfCdnYdXX4MDhdG9aR8BgY-q/s640/blogger-image-605750819.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtClekv7OSU_Ujuyv_xuldLLDTi4bxUyTvTnB9m8gA1pDM8BQ0Z5VV3x_0KFwmQsK-lVarxhWRjrTJrVz_JH-R9iNyS6lTRXrwJq6qS-tt_JkUE2qmMTFnEfCdnYdXX4MDhdG9aR8BgY-q/s640/blogger-image-605750819.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This well is 150 feet deep and is how they got their water. Now the castle gets water from the public water works.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgocKAmPJ_weJYkuN-tVWjsB-rGopqdKcc5BQ1sFX8xcc17Eam4o47dJJnL6S6vAHHoZdhfsm6pHCaeAwgb6v1kIZ52kn93gPz4dvwGgRcIV37B3jQOIq6da4tl2dJuFMEIefULYY8melDe/s640/blogger-image-111939758.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgocKAmPJ_weJYkuN-tVWjsB-rGopqdKcc5BQ1sFX8xcc17Eam4o47dJJnL6S6vAHHoZdhfsm6pHCaeAwgb6v1kIZ52kn93gPz4dvwGgRcIV37B3jQOIq6da4tl2dJuFMEIefULYY8melDe/s640/blogger-image-111939758.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">There was a wedding going on and this was the getaway car. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvmrI5X67tpLBs1IuQJF0yU8dVwS-zYveQjWvi5aDd2bes0wZmDb70VM08upAqvTqc-Kw7SDsWZ5TEoqvnOw36pcI9lqZn49m6ZxXu5KQkmHVlROnuZA7ZhLh3jP74o3IqZFOua_FmMmDq/s640/blogger-image--1486628229.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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These towns are on the Mosel River. We tied up by another ship again and had to walk thru their reception area. Ellen and I decided to skip lunch and walk the town before our guided tour. Beautiful town. We walked over the bridge that seperates the two towns. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Vineyards on the hillside </span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsvTF38meMJ31jBNaE_KJ7N9_BrDypKdPKKbwAD73Zp2ntPgaFlmCaW4If7vux5dcOaRW5h1sgllyWF-NODtwJsDJx8r7xvAnhCekyz5DXoK10d2GVQ-Bzdd67y-7x9bM8jUsbOnMyDMsa/s640/blogger-image-261763153.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsvTF38meMJ31jBNaE_KJ7N9_BrDypKdPKKbwAD73Zp2ntPgaFlmCaW4If7vux5dcOaRW5h1sgllyWF-NODtwJsDJx8r7xvAnhCekyz5DXoK10d2GVQ-Bzdd67y-7x9bM8jUsbOnMyDMsa/s640/blogger-image-261763153.jpg"></a></div><br></span></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCy1KQ4BRc1fn37_DAPG6bPrr51SMZcx5aNrQWS_XZUTJWoAASLqjHYq-2ftnuhLGA0FQ6e15EGRXYWWzXyCU_lgm7SFsodIVvd0J0_2oFh5ZF4JeqloCkZm6BiD4gaBtlmlmZwUhLSeSQ/s640/blogger-image-1395327363.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCy1KQ4BRc1fn37_DAPG6bPrr51SMZcx5aNrQWS_XZUTJWoAASLqjHYq-2ftnuhLGA0FQ6e15EGRXYWWzXyCU_lgm7SFsodIVvd0J0_2oFh5ZF4JeqloCkZm6BiD4gaBtlmlmZwUhLSeSQ/s640/blogger-image-1395327363.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXo-xqZYr2OI07xmezO93XNsXiVLMeSa0-SjSeQ1yOnneshEPDLNn-IKlFG9fUq_hiZDF4-Pvwm5g8dwcF0X9ugH4XHIXbLsSF4P3nxaBJeHN_4sO0IRKm1O8ooNlgJCZ_rMyGsf2x1e0m/s640/blogger-image-1651367330.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXo-xqZYr2OI07xmezO93XNsXiVLMeSa0-SjSeQ1yOnneshEPDLNn-IKlFG9fUq_hiZDF4-Pvwm5g8dwcF0X9ugH4XHIXbLsSF4P3nxaBJeHN_4sO0IRKm1O8ooNlgJCZ_rMyGsf2x1e0m/s640/blogger-image-1651367330.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdFJo1H7fuovvBg87rkSyAy3rItYrwi4_EJXHvDnhbE8qWgoH0UvRerv13K2AIj9kK7SLTZjLNNlIm8_XVz_XKNcQ_b-6eGMApLCA2mZ76v-tIRPCKogz5T8JpvxAErXdJC-S6nmGVolaO/s640/blogger-image--1986466255.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdFJo1H7fuovvBg87rkSyAy3rItYrwi4_EJXHvDnhbE8qWgoH0UvRerv13K2AIj9kK7SLTZjLNNlIm8_XVz_XKNcQ_b-6eGMApLCA2mZ76v-tIRPCKogz5T8JpvxAErXdJC-S6nmGVolaO/s640/blogger-image--1986466255.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We walked up the hill to the right and saw some amazing vineyards, most with grapes still on them. This area is very famous for their wine.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO-_EPs8G8k66pem9R-w7iRc5U2v4A0uCxbgAL0Rs5fJ9shUAd9neAZC8p60on6BHLLbiZvk4DYPacPEk8nuXcrJmqk5-ERq_VJvFYqywIQDFxa08tWiXBCEUGC4edL9PU5OGVW7s7AqUq/s640/blogger-image--19086841.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO-_EPs8G8k66pem9R-w7iRc5U2v4A0uCxbgAL0Rs5fJ9shUAd9neAZC8p60on6BHLLbiZvk4DYPacPEk8nuXcrJmqk5-ERq_VJvFYqywIQDFxa08tWiXBCEUGC4edL9PU5OGVW7s7AqUq/s640/blogger-image--19086841.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZuBWg9FxiTCfkBtrqNP6kzH7pVJSyIIax8nhSwT1vYfe1gMlZ5jArSQ65CL3r2YnCokBXOYYYRo8bp1tYRtjHuHQTk1FpK9gjt7Dh8ROwne_ET3S93LBfBLGEWl7QfsUao1G1jcF6USYT/s640/blogger-image--1991941927.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZuBWg9FxiTCfkBtrqNP6kzH7pVJSyIIax8nhSwT1vYfe1gMlZ5jArSQ65CL3r2YnCokBXOYYYRo8bp1tYRtjHuHQTk1FpK9gjt7Dh8ROwne_ET3S93LBfBLGEWl7QfsUao1G1jcF6USYT/s640/blogger-image--1991941927.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6NFRS-SAqolHsivs2glpGDKEQxOM2cKPz5NNvEmGfgGk55J5ud0mNvwRTUl0k8LzM7yrLg8hAUY0NNBOpwbdc4Zzzjz5OlSxntfxAlbDP_2b1M4N4QH7RN0DUi6DR-ltFS2W44AOhcAda/s640/blogger-image--1477154930.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6NFRS-SAqolHsivs2glpGDKEQxOM2cKPz5NNvEmGfgGk55J5ud0mNvwRTUl0k8LzM7yrLg8hAUY0NNBOpwbdc4Zzzjz5OlSxntfxAlbDP_2b1M4N4QH7RN0DUi6DR-ltFS2W44AOhcAda/s640/blogger-image--1477154930.jpg"></a></div></div></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Th Marktplatz (market square) provides an outstanding overview of medieval German domestic architecture. The Old City Hall (now a tavern) is a fine Renaissance building.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLORHZPG1HKj1tqyBF8mpv0eda0w_iJAWqEgMzRNuF_IooCrNZSRj4Yf1_xv1MJ_xeVoaZ_8atf8rfEuusWssloddu3J-0wwIdRjCJNdov1esf6Tw6k1WNAFn7sSKY3oCShNze2rq-Anq9/s640/blogger-image--1611923864.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLORHZPG1HKj1tqyBF8mpv0eda0w_iJAWqEgMzRNuF_IooCrNZSRj4Yf1_xv1MJ_xeVoaZ_8atf8rfEuusWssloddu3J-0wwIdRjCJNdov1esf6Tw6k1WNAFn7sSKY3oCShNze2rq-Anq9/s640/blogger-image--1611923864.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The Pointed House has been restored to its former glory.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlgBDAeMc-0n6AZEKEv5Z8ohomJMtocowpDBiV8qHALq7MKNlGsM78faA6XrhyonGKaPCY4U3PG_eqkcUsyvoQLW2XmdkT9zCI00fc3d76SroWey1L9pJA2xWmGA48c7pnSVdBv8UbOiid/s640/blogger-image--1743919512.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlgBDAeMc-0n6AZEKEv5Z8ohomJMtocowpDBiV8qHALq7MKNlGsM78faA6XrhyonGKaPCY4U3PG_eqkcUsyvoQLW2XmdkT9zCI00fc3d76SroWey1L9pJA2xWmGA48c7pnSVdBv8UbOiid/s640/blogger-image--1743919512.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The Landshut castle on the hill was built in 1277. It was largely destroyed by fire in 1692. There is a cafe for those who want to make the climb. Ellen and I choose not to climb today.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwtGK1NGb61_qztwr5Xrww22TM2l9PVHg-fl-lYhvD-RVYbKAZGM1EliyEqMQo9czjeDPKj5U9p_KWbmROm-EKWFJ8Bjxx7pLiQjAQTt1sZxFBkfc07vKX_7yV8Bki-YGm2A7Gz6TpaVHY/s640/blogger-image--603033460.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwtGK1NGb61_qztwr5Xrww22TM2l9PVHg-fl-lYhvD-RVYbKAZGM1EliyEqMQo9czjeDPKj5U9p_KWbmROm-EKWFJ8Bjxx7pLiQjAQTt1sZxFBkfc07vKX_7yV8Bki-YGm2A7Gz6TpaVHY/s640/blogger-image--603033460.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We went back to my our ship and took the 2:00 tour. Our tour guide was an English gal who had lived in the area for 13 years. Here, she is explaining about the different floods that have plagued Bernkastal.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXAYmUHawoWKobWehYcVvJZZ902wRcVsYPJ_XeaiFFhoEaj_kIbe0SEYGstld4AdIg_UmmuOPUx0_9G02OFM_M_iW6zhUPruFzRpWtGcKRUwC2Zu1mGmlptMIppTmud4QZgJ8DT2pSVtv1/s640/blogger-image-965370263.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXAYmUHawoWKobWehYcVvJZZ902wRcVsYPJ_XeaiFFhoEaj_kIbe0SEYGstld4AdIg_UmmuOPUx0_9G02OFM_M_iW6zhUPruFzRpWtGcKRUwC2Zu1mGmlptMIppTmud4QZgJ8DT2pSVtv1/s640/blogger-image-965370263.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We started our tour on the Kues side where the Nicholas Hospital and church are located. This was a charitable institution for the poor and sick. He housed 33 older men in the 1400's and gave them a glass of wine per day. The building also houses a wine museum and a huge wine cellar where for 18 euros you can taste as many and as much wine as you want. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Entrance to wine cellar</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJOBSmcw3jGzE0AKYD5fTVQVEKt7zm7ZV_g4vmO4Den7cZMAeW2BPkNdn7-4ntmOhGwMCsBveyM024EaprkRMz9nPb8c1sV3FGXU2gytk6A2pokXN1nY7PSDLeHOscnoL_OFJAPXrd2FzA/s640/blogger-image-135012130.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJOBSmcw3jGzE0AKYD5fTVQVEKt7zm7ZV_g4vmO4Den7cZMAeW2BPkNdn7-4ntmOhGwMCsBveyM024EaprkRMz9nPb8c1sV3FGXU2gytk6A2pokXN1nY7PSDLeHOscnoL_OFJAPXrd2FzA/s640/blogger-image-135012130.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Wine cellar with all the local wines, mainly Riesling .</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLCfdwuvMmPQyHZ81xC0hg6d-kws0M_AEiOEqXjJJ6lYn2Ilo3K_-TSt9C4a51VAwWxpkCloyHuiWN5g29IlBV0QXhvdpmZAxlMeyx6J02lK2pnB2jwNNRpW_fUB4pg1NwBymmP5s91awN/s640/blogger-image--234866065.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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She told the story of 'Doctor Wine' which is a very good Riesling . I had to buy a bottle - only about $28.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Story of Doctor wine </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFMjDmU0vaHtrQcSsq-I-Kz0mM5g_0oHMU_64Ti86WB5dId_VSi9UwHITDrW5ytuwLF4xfdLNeZwiY1XHgaTpcibr3igljoNZf0CM7CMrroNnDTNxdD3_rjJDd-A4Mj2nbKQGBjG9isDIf/s640/blogger-image--359940979.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFMjDmU0vaHtrQcSsq-I-Kz0mM5g_0oHMU_64Ti86WB5dId_VSi9UwHITDrW5ytuwLF4xfdLNeZwiY1XHgaTpcibr3igljoNZf0CM7CMrroNnDTNxdD3_rjJDd-A4Mj2nbKQGBjG9isDIf/s640/blogger-image--359940979.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Another shot of the market place.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9O15ds9c-BgEqjk2ifcV3ukF7FWRat6KXtGHNN9Ugigv5m9uuy9X1ZNluK8E7tgxkRb-UBetZiubbjqbZb7K2Cl56Rozk3V7wakWb6iAfE7Nx9Vj4lm7axl606Pm9qUGZ4zH_CBTyh2vk/s640/blogger-image-755011248.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9O15ds9c-BgEqjk2ifcV3ukF7FWRat6KXtGHNN9Ugigv5m9uuy9X1ZNluK8E7tgxkRb-UBetZiubbjqbZb7K2Cl56Rozk3V7wakWb6iAfE7Nx9Vj4lm7axl606Pm9qUGZ4zH_CBTyh2vk/s640/blogger-image-755011248.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The tower of St Michael is a 13th century tower that belonged to the town's defensive fortifications and now is attached to the Catholic Church.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6RpIGXm4XCgMUHHXTM4fqo6KC05Ee4xhgolLTE_BndCPb7tep7Hyt1nq-rPsCQJ3NBFCqjwW7S9JiArmffgW8J-9kiAcMsZXAghbrDehwiRvnlCbfglt1_eCDauSLaEcK5eXhlBj8qEj_/s640/blogger-image-147103586.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6RpIGXm4XCgMUHHXTM4fqo6KC05Ee4xhgolLTE_BndCPb7tep7Hyt1nq-rPsCQJ3NBFCqjwW7S9JiArmffgW8J-9kiAcMsZXAghbrDehwiRvnlCbfglt1_eCDauSLaEcK5eXhlBj8qEj_/s640/blogger-image-147103586.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNhDoiv7ZM0HxGb5u-kr8lz46on0228vgPIIPaCUakAn7NivHO27eUtHpjSsJoIv9mXXYrrrcG8i5RmRT0e3nZt15l55jeevSWkEl1h0RRd3V280JsgwKj8tsS9FUjoJiXHmolsa5IY-Ub/s640/blogger-image-277300585.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNhDoiv7ZM0HxGb5u-kr8lz46on0228vgPIIPaCUakAn7NivHO27eUtHpjSsJoIv9mXXYrrrcG8i5RmRT0e3nZt15l55jeevSWkEl1h0RRd3V280JsgwKj8tsS9FUjoJiXHmolsa5IY-Ub/s640/blogger-image-277300585.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I was amazed at the amount of swans and beautiful ducks on the river. 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We rode by coach to Boppard and sailed on the smaller ship 'Lorely Star' to see the middle Rhine and Lorely. This was to be the highlight of our trip cruising through the scenic Rhine Gorge. So we got on a the small ship with lots of Chinese and saw the sights. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUkjARQiA0ZGyAqiZQC2RiSSC0D1p0zFnNryO7aZRf9pc7Z5sAatRYP-lYSIqDu1ONxUrLZRVbrP00idgQME6SUOEEEF1QRMg6uSpMWb0pkul_25JW2GMQuLAHvm-Xt8Ujwg63Fdl2A55u/s640/blogger-image-1079302100.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUkjARQiA0ZGyAqiZQC2RiSSC0D1p0zFnNryO7aZRf9pc7Z5sAatRYP-lYSIqDu1ONxUrLZRVbrP00idgQME6SUOEEEF1QRMg6uSpMWb0pkul_25JW2GMQuLAHvm-Xt8Ujwg63Fdl2A55u/s640/blogger-image-1079302100.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGeNiOCjSqE9ro3Y_2waVFUuPRHit1i5bQrNvwuXZiUufsJTy2wUnN9ORQ-VLaASedNMyKSVnzXU-RLhBQrGtjlbloFJQ1RjW_C1YJ18sJ0ktvQ8lBof22hvkZ7L3obQKXM_iRhHic9o2i/s640/blogger-image-1047931087.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGeNiOCjSqE9ro3Y_2waVFUuPRHit1i5bQrNvwuXZiUufsJTy2wUnN9ORQ-VLaASedNMyKSVnzXU-RLhBQrGtjlbloFJQ1RjW_C1YJ18sJ0ktvQ8lBof22hvkZ7L3obQKXM_iRhHic9o2i/s640/blogger-image-1047931087.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">There were lots of vistas of castles perched above vine covered slopes. At one point we could see 3 castles from one point on the river.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcQczHu2mM-ln9IP9HpkghmAHbMgae2KD0HHnta4H29-axieh6DAKkiZnb75Ww9OgAmEWFkwiZ_NRUtE7d1oqvtP11GpqhljpUw-AV5ri5Ey2dExPEQnA4cCm9vpNs4h7uMxzN7YF1Wf6O/s640/blogger-image--1353501051.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcQczHu2mM-ln9IP9HpkghmAHbMgae2KD0HHnta4H29-axieh6DAKkiZnb75Ww9OgAmEWFkwiZ_NRUtE7d1oqvtP11GpqhljpUw-AV5ri5Ey2dExPEQnA4cCm9vpNs4h7uMxzN7YF1Wf6O/s640/blogger-image--1353501051.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBsAZPGuXMAkc_UVr7X3R51qB3h_izENIG11KPGBUzQ0zCzNBAs37lBSjB7jffVIyLvpfO4iForTUDpYxit-6CUXV8b7u8W9G3fh5k23uM6zB_P9e4Ad69u_-QVHcaitN2Cc8N0TX3Gszn/s640/blogger-image--209753099.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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We had lunch at a beer garden off a very narrow street. We even had entertainment while we ate.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The Drosselgasse - very narrow street, 10 feet wide in some places.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKHSZnklI_WSQ5xvkV1OMj7wx7dtKNFbDDE4MZR8UpZ3nbLGl7LbbZFs5XwcAQPB0PEKws0XDsyR4cKJiNwndU1JkzUqBhihomOG_NabrggozeLT5WRNYlJhaoCHQN4N6Zyj8-qDS3C3yz/s640/blogger-image-1393597588.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKHSZnklI_WSQ5xvkV1OMj7wx7dtKNFbDDE4MZR8UpZ3nbLGl7LbbZFs5XwcAQPB0PEKws0XDsyR4cKJiNwndU1JkzUqBhihomOG_NabrggozeLT5WRNYlJhaoCHQN4N6Zyj8-qDS3C3yz/s640/blogger-image-1393597588.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirvm02Yh5Yd7fqQpWcRjQlOw06sTTpKELBvdLuDMrinuZgrq1VsX-r7Ikxti2Xzkcgq6I5Hq2gaRrmN91y0lYVDpyNoH1jrlCSq-iNt2hMHxa4NE7PMHJhAFevCuLEWmPbt7mMGR8xO0il/s640/blogger-image--1054965368.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Most of the town is shut off from anything but pedestrian traffic and the tourist train.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2QCKxHRghZYdIntNJ7i0v8KGflRYWHXKbfgbpXcwTqeaBM8ylEVDCcYtbuLagO18euUQ1YY-NhNMPD_YHNITWApvZ-gPIMpweZM1e43OlLtV4YJ5twq09Ays-RDexNvmG0uMHdEJv9PSd/s640/blogger-image--1360750213.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2QCKxHRghZYdIntNJ7i0v8KGflRYWHXKbfgbpXcwTqeaBM8ylEVDCcYtbuLagO18euUQ1YY-NhNMPD_YHNITWApvZ-gPIMpweZM1e43OlLtV4YJ5twq09Ays-RDexNvmG0uMHdEJv9PSd/s640/blogger-image--1360750213.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLFKw-sgbpUAwGpOgLOxoHkR0sA0lk_NVgmjkafT8Pcc0rbqPOeOYWUmsFq4_dEiUThniHU0MbsUXoF6rFNAQ1ZME24Q_AGHQCMpn_Gs6-x_JBXRIcpobRAljgt-celyRYjnXm7V7xPQVG/s640/blogger-image--396498656.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLFKw-sgbpUAwGpOgLOxoHkR0sA0lk_NVgmjkafT8Pcc0rbqPOeOYWUmsFq4_dEiUThniHU0MbsUXoF6rFNAQ1ZME24Q_AGHQCMpn_Gs6-x_JBXRIcpobRAljgt-celyRYjnXm7V7xPQVG/s640/blogger-image--396498656.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Above the town, the 35 foot tall symbolic figure of Germania sits on a hill. It was completed in 1883 to commemorate Germany's unification in 1871. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI6nd6mYexUOlG_XqBQfvUsz1SsHnbFbrPi8gP9nTTYhfpSeEb2IvC68z3FkL2rJw4RAFiEwhyEEipbife5eEM-W_oDORq6YRTdM7dneL_w_B2BOx7arQNLlMvAdBsXE744l2pL3JeKXKY/s640/blogger-image--1378067855.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI6nd6mYexUOlG_XqBQfvUsz1SsHnbFbrPi8gP9nTTYhfpSeEb2IvC68z3FkL2rJw4RAFiEwhyEEipbife5eEM-W_oDORq6YRTdM7dneL_w_B2BOx7arQNLlMvAdBsXE744l2pL3JeKXKY/s640/blogger-image--1378067855.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">On the way back to the ship we had to take a ferry across th Rhine. This picture is off our ferry taken of another ferry carrying cars across.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXmKcHbYJ5m_wFxx3A3UZkRugBJfaN9SYRQsDYNTXicsE2BJKTj-m_30dZYmDDnre7Lcdt_tiDq6nZuTyugSkIjhi1I3xAfYLJ-rYL2n5q7maTrcKfUQ9wI6LuNpYpNhyCc-viIYEcTuIk/s640/blogger-image--1820116577.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXmKcHbYJ5m_wFxx3A3UZkRugBJfaN9SYRQsDYNTXicsE2BJKTj-m_30dZYmDDnre7Lcdt_tiDq6nZuTyugSkIjhi1I3xAfYLJ-rYL2n5q7maTrcKfUQ9wI6LuNpYpNhyCc-viIYEcTuIk/s640/blogger-image--1820116577.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div>Dean and Judy Sheeleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12060903748375321488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3062045352430157908.post-29897196740658646022018-10-16T02:39:00.001-07:002018-10-19T11:47:55.594-07:00Europe River Cruise - 2018: Cruising down the Rhine and CologneOct. 15<div><br></div><div>We had a good first night on the ship, breakfast, and then a canal cruise of Amsterdam. That was one thing Ellen and I had not done during our stay and we saw a lot of different things - old section of town, lots of little scenic canals going off of our canal, houseboats (next time staying in one of these), leaning houses, small houses, expensive houses. </div><div><br></div><div>On the canal cruise</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVmQnSOqnuXmgxc_yR18V-PYehTV8wHf7e3s4y8D59Nh-Zx6I-W6yvI62bpW5xlxeTF7QblI5vTtn7ab1ZsJsxt-aHshvVvpRYC6hoUPL4ZT1IhqIQOGxPOHhl3PW8Bit5o9NevQRKn0NJ/s640/blogger-image--943263838.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVmQnSOqnuXmgxc_yR18V-PYehTV8wHf7e3s4y8D59Nh-Zx6I-W6yvI62bpW5xlxeTF7QblI5vTtn7ab1ZsJsxt-aHshvVvpRYC6hoUPL4ZT1IhqIQOGxPOHhl3PW8Bit5o9NevQRKn0NJ/s640/blogger-image--943263838.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioYj-fWJccyx-Bnwd35xG_JOr_TnOdNyHay7NLZwf4Y6vL-1B7RqmelIq6j4ReQY0eSLVm-1MS3_GFqKoY4EXZy4jgLI8UFbctgBcom28Xb7-vobiBarUEbBeQd7cL9Ukxztq4RBTA5BYK/s640/blogger-image-379309217.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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This was a Roman Catholic enclave in predominantly Protestant Amsterdam for over 200 years from 1578 to 1795. Today there are still only women living in this area.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwup81CMJoOv3ECOF1bSzarfb30hv7H1a0LBmeSeXpKaExazenoshMeeEK4KPrPwbVSn1HPGL1aJNfjJ5CLreTklFSvDucSkZ1fAMnYaNNWQ9W2-uXBc4pFTfB5vAJoZvtN1QwWzYxUNha/s640/blogger-image-440577852.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwup81CMJoOv3ECOF1bSzarfb30hv7H1a0LBmeSeXpKaExazenoshMeeEK4KPrPwbVSn1HPGL1aJNfjJ5CLreTklFSvDucSkZ1fAMnYaNNWQ9W2-uXBc4pFTfB5vAJoZvtN1QwWzYxUNha/s640/blogger-image-440577852.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Next we walked to the floating flower market. Lots of bulbs were for sale but we did not think we could take them back to the states. Besides, the deer would just eat the bulbs when they bloomed in Prescott.</div><div><br></div><div>Floating flower market</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWtoe_2tLLQcyhGSSeTv91JcXIp3heY3bXTImkXLRvA4fnCFUrzfAvLsUxmnSepI5zJMo8a6e44PeNintDpXVbXmqqTtnSh67-mbpJB_ObpUr7JrWw5Yysgr_hcVZ9UIlwEsdzZgGYJ51n/s640/blogger-image-1297122560.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWtoe_2tLLQcyhGSSeTv91JcXIp3heY3bXTImkXLRvA4fnCFUrzfAvLsUxmnSepI5zJMo8a6e44PeNintDpXVbXmqqTtnSh67-mbpJB_ObpUr7JrWw5Yysgr_hcVZ9UIlwEsdzZgGYJ51n/s640/blogger-image-1297122560.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Beautiful flowers </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLpqY29LsV32LPTT4ZBD7eW4oGvlX1eiQr74uWj58ol6DkaRsQIMvzdL4Mj7sAreZX1bNO7nolrdzThzyY6VPE5yacw3tIZDQM5GbIUKSbBlMqdtYy6LHmSU9DfjiF0z_2rTFWO4Zn7pTr/s640/blogger-image-197015604.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLpqY29LsV32LPTT4ZBD7eW4oGvlX1eiQr74uWj58ol6DkaRsQIMvzdL4Mj7sAreZX1bNO7nolrdzThzyY6VPE5yacw3tIZDQM5GbIUKSbBlMqdtYy6LHmSU9DfjiF0z_2rTFWO4Zn7pTr/s640/blogger-image-197015604.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I did bring home some cheese</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAwIdEUGcLRJvN0LMT_eWv_ZGx8zEZth3tZYTpTHilAvbcxjs769sz_E7tUYr9xdpOPISwxdQ6YsceOaNoMsBWnoFs0YSUusdM-lgrDiL17fHnG7Mqsyb1hpI_YXkDKREslTZrNmPkdNST/s640/blogger-image-1758177367.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAwIdEUGcLRJvN0LMT_eWv_ZGx8zEZth3tZYTpTHilAvbcxjs769sz_E7tUYr9xdpOPISwxdQ6YsceOaNoMsBWnoFs0YSUusdM-lgrDiL17fHnG7Mqsyb1hpI_YXkDKREslTZrNmPkdNST/s640/blogger-image-1758177367.jpg"></a></div></div></div></div><div><br></div><div>We took the bus back and the ship set sail on the Rhine. The ship was so smooth and we had our big window closed, we did not even know we were underway. </div><div><br></div><div>We saw a couple of windmills</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf_m1Rpywn5ojhBVopBIcmWuuRs-wHx5eZQ_LS9nUPyrZszWack23iF1uBrqvQGho12chHz_u-H-C3GNRiR-lUBP2DdLHQ_GKsGJ-Cf81pm-HQ7V8LxzG9Q7iCmPhWGOqiLg1wbGhuySQv/s640/blogger-image-1845347191.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf_m1Rpywn5ojhBVopBIcmWuuRs-wHx5eZQ_LS9nUPyrZszWack23iF1uBrqvQGho12chHz_u-H-C3GNRiR-lUBP2DdLHQ_GKsGJ-Cf81pm-HQ7V8LxzG9Q7iCmPhWGOqiLg1wbGhuySQv/s640/blogger-image-1845347191.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div>We had a leisure afternoon. I walked on the upper deck walking path and swam in the small pool. Ellen took a nap.</div><div><br></div><div>Walking track is the brown area.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYnKX8yQHb6aqO0Ap2bd9JnE3od5gblb505NG7y04idUTmMcOxhKzH0iz2c7MHXnZZaqMTii5odKMj8L3PihbX7TefvyGhV21SclLiKCYMEUviUkv98E1CtqCpZbRx7yxRhA9evajuQkOe/s640/blogger-image--227503061.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYnKX8yQHb6aqO0Ap2bd9JnE3od5gblb505NG7y04idUTmMcOxhKzH0iz2c7MHXnZZaqMTii5odKMj8L3PihbX7TefvyGhV21SclLiKCYMEUviUkv98E1CtqCpZbRx7yxRhA9evajuQkOe/s640/blogger-image--227503061.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">During our trip on the Rhine we went through one lock and 2 cargo boats passed us in the lock.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfCryGM10866HR-108Nr92cDH93K1DarHTC9GxyiR-Br1gFY2zI6m6D-SDVQ1q67mV7CROmis6TgiYoEqFgjPHCTM9bmv87OGqlY3np48JSqxcU_aAxMc9oOsZ4Wuc9Ga1TLadtfhVPIki/s640/blogger-image--63214364.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfCryGM10866HR-108Nr92cDH93K1DarHTC9GxyiR-Br1gFY2zI6m6D-SDVQ1q67mV7CROmis6TgiYoEqFgjPHCTM9bmv87OGqlY3np48JSqxcU_aAxMc9oOsZ4Wuc9Ga1TLadtfhVPIki/s640/blogger-image--63214364.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">P<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGZ9HHwAEAQfZsqpI3QgFnOQgU6EczztZYhuJCv8LSTKW8gMas0JgouXjifVpE_IHreQT5HSM6PEP7Tiuyn8ZKk5Uy6-9EMaEziyuk9_UrTxC-XC4Zh-mZ9CugZXMojB5BiOGKRcOwMHYt/s640/blogger-image--1834463430.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGZ9HHwAEAQfZsqpI3QgFnOQgU6EczztZYhuJCv8LSTKW8gMas0JgouXjifVpE_IHreQT5HSM6PEP7Tiuyn8ZKk5Uy6-9EMaEziyuk9_UrTxC-XC4Zh-mZ9CugZXMojB5BiOGKRcOwMHYt/s640/blogger-image--1834463430.jpg"></a></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><br></div><div><br></div><div>There was a Captain's reception where all the officers were introduced and then a lovely evening. We sat with our new friends from Perth, Australia and had a wonderful dinner of lamb. Afterwards we enjoyed the live entertainment in the Horizon lounge.</div><div><br></div><div>Oct. 16, Cologne </div><div><br></div><div>We motored all night and arrived in Cologne, Germany the next day. We pulled up next to another ship and anchored to it. We had to walk across their deck to get to shore.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBK3ehlG8ULkWFtD69BkWkN1d_31RgflSvuapF6nPMb1I9sBVEX4cnrv0bRBMTh-83oGq5_j7WUB55IUympC2DkYqDnL7snDByvirUnMj1W_VGhu0ELyk5ncORlIjKTR6DwoYoG5ryeM5l/s640/blogger-image--2070945020.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBK3ehlG8ULkWFtD69BkWkN1d_31RgflSvuapF6nPMb1I9sBVEX4cnrv0bRBMTh-83oGq5_j7WUB55IUympC2DkYqDnL7snDByvirUnMj1W_VGhu0ELyk5ncORlIjKTR6DwoYoG5ryeM5l/s640/blogger-image--2070945020.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Our ship on the right and AMAventa on the left-</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc3-jQbQNmcMLt4RffTDdAlPPLJsh_Hes8NIdJAKF5y1A896hj9NGIeIk2Pl7FMp84cmkywmV5vqx5iz0cy4wj5kBouXbGwTbU4kxeR2hah1Aq0k8prY_zg7GVDDrENcam-npKJOzj0kFx/s640/blogger-image-839267822.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc3-jQbQNmcMLt4RffTDdAlPPLJsh_Hes8NIdJAKF5y1A896hj9NGIeIk2Pl7FMp84cmkywmV5vqx5iz0cy4wj5kBouXbGwTbU4kxeR2hah1Aq0k8prY_zg7GVDDrENcam-npKJOzj0kFx/s640/blogger-image-839267822.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV1IvXRv_eDq8mFzV8-Fm9jVQrhayAxV9yjmjmkJluwxRiAwPFpVUVcLMsG4y-DacSQxc4Pi9GL1omYkYVmIr2eMB2vFmneKRd2zgniM8ZpmM7US4oUQ-cPoqgzWo5_HJooDyVoYG7xWJf/s640/blogger-image--175260324.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV1IvXRv_eDq8mFzV8-Fm9jVQrhayAxV9yjmjmkJluwxRiAwPFpVUVcLMsG4y-DacSQxc4Pi9GL1omYkYVmIr2eMB2vFmneKRd2zgniM8ZpmM7US4oUQ-cPoqgzWo5_HJooDyVoYG7xWJf/s640/blogger-image--175260324.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This is our walkway across the AMA boat.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiroGG9KiENJdZZCgdHF_9dTzVKrqHZZ0lE3Z-tiv-ePNtQdBr1k9DnfHNMZkJ4SvYVAonEAMyTQtARoJ6MzcyBQHA8hfrKNDI_C67a29bOYjtyP84rmkNoIjl740O5tsXG1zI1hUG3iixZ/s640/blogger-image--1727403178.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiroGG9KiENJdZZCgdHF_9dTzVKrqHZZ0lE3Z-tiv-ePNtQdBr1k9DnfHNMZkJ4SvYVAonEAMyTQtARoJ6MzcyBQHA8hfrKNDI_C67a29bOYjtyP84rmkNoIjl740O5tsXG1zI1hUG3iixZ/s640/blogger-image--1727403178.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Getting ready for our Cologne excursion </div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQhg3s-d4Kgq7XG4S7VVPe-_7vORXSjuifrxjHV3HcCO-u4BDOjtvPwgBasp1e9iOnPoXDFFTugH_7z7svCvCvbR6eo8caM5tDnPzLYwzkGo2Vmx7OS51dr312H-vb0IZQctjGO_NozM85/s640/blogger-image--30031960.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQhg3s-d4Kgq7XG4S7VVPe-_7vORXSjuifrxjHV3HcCO-u4BDOjtvPwgBasp1e9iOnPoXDFFTugH_7z7svCvCvbR6eo8caM5tDnPzLYwzkGo2Vmx7OS51dr312H-vb0IZQctjGO_NozM85/s640/blogger-image--30031960.jpg"></a></div></div></div></div></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>We had a short tour of the Cathedral area. This is Germany's most visited building. The interior largely dates from the 13th century but it wasn't until 1880 that the exterior with its two 510 ft spires was completed.</div><div><br></div><div>Skyline of Cologne </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxHY0SCIHOj5WIbQ_s7ky_O41ckRi6koE5Ehh5PYQEmLkETV7jIIA4Y3By_kFtRh9tEa-4RV6IGxjYS8fBLn5RmqcveswtpUteQ6NusO3H3YHke3Nu6ftdIQ0qV3JwDqyAjRo1FkhPoWi_/s640/blogger-image-540833123.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxHY0SCIHOj5WIbQ_s7ky_O41ckRi6koE5Ehh5PYQEmLkETV7jIIA4Y3By_kFtRh9tEa-4RV6IGxjYS8fBLn5RmqcveswtpUteQ6NusO3H3YHke3Nu6ftdIQ0qV3JwDqyAjRo1FkhPoWi_/s640/blogger-image-540833123.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div>The Cathedral </div><div><br></div><div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiIXv4b8VkID7b-ilPqPBZw4fHwgP5Kp4JfwbfhDd8PxOv0dL_o-YpNB7BY3YH4rSlIXas4UYT9Ai1OaiESUM9EG7ZNj7FApXshCbIhugbQzZFQbYbHCxC3lrG0oA5OqK4hLzgsCbeJ5Jv/s640/blogger-image--1798336589.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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We walked thru old town which has a lot of sidewalk cafes. In fact, Cologne boasts of over 3000 bars and taverns. 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It does not look good for traveling on the rivers since they are so low. We will probably be on the ship 3 more nights and then hotels the last week. At least they are offering compensation for the inconvenience. We are motoring tonight to Andernach, Germany.</div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>Dean and Judy Sheeleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12060903748375321488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3062045352430157908.post-68908929073200329742018-10-14T07:36:00.001-07:002018-10-15T08:43:06.030-07:00Europe River Cruise - 2018, Amsterdam<div><br></div><div>We arrived in Amsterdam around 6 pm, took the train into Central Station, and decided to walk to our hotel which was only suppose to take 10-15 minutes. But the wheels on my suitcase came undone so I was dragging my suitcase the entire way. We didn't know where the 5 Star B&B was, thinking it was a hotel. We asked the restaurant next door to where the address said and they told of us where to go. It was a room in a man's apartment. I was furious at first. There was only one double bed. I said that I had requested two beds. He then showed me a smaller adjacent room with a twin bed. Ellen said it would be ok so I took the small room and she the larger and we had a big bathroom outside of our doors. We did have a good view of the Rhine.<div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9_1Hoadd4pDGBuS7HFCjYbMZgwoXU1QBJg1j1h_QLliJG4L6u0mhQPP30HanQLP4ohXeS2nWiaTuLSSMsO522DJXy3nAhPamXniOEeM5wDDWhh42XENed_kYvcvX9L3iu6WhjUU3RNbb0/s640/blogger-image--1182500751.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9_1Hoadd4pDGBuS7HFCjYbMZgwoXU1QBJg1j1h_QLliJG4L6u0mhQPP30HanQLP4ohXeS2nWiaTuLSSMsO522DJXy3nAhPamXniOEeM5wDDWhh42XENed_kYvcvX9L3iu6WhjUU3RNbb0/s640/blogger-image--1182500751.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">That night we went next door and had some Indonesia food which was very good and a glass of wine. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Oct. 12 - John fixed us breakfast in his quarters the next morning at 8. Soft boiled egg, yogurt, breads, lunch meat and cheese slices, tomatoes, orange juice and fruit. We walked to Central Station and bought a 48 hour tram ticket. It was pretty easy to learn and trams ran continuously. We took Tram 2 to Rijksmuseum. This is the Dutch National Museum which is four floors that leads visitors on an exciting chronological journey through art and history of the Netherlands. The museum's collection has over one million objects, about 8000 of which are displayed. Including in this collection are works by famous people such Vermeer and Rembrandt. We walked all the floors and it took us about 2 hours. Here are a few pictures of the displays in the museum:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Entrance to the museum</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8t_PRLLq2Yiyaes61tqACN7UNu3-d8CtYF3DAtG4eWAqpjmGZPkgKV-1EWppOPd-w2QdrQPtAgWdp-mXuxqiGE2D29rsapCT1PL4GWhEiejie1B2VUmhLvtZYokkzlk9VDSF9uIrEj1R8/s640/blogger-image--1821504243.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8t_PRLLq2Yiyaes61tqACN7UNu3-d8CtYF3DAtG4eWAqpjmGZPkgKV-1EWppOPd-w2QdrQPtAgWdp-mXuxqiGE2D29rsapCT1PL4GWhEiejie1B2VUmhLvtZYokkzlk9VDSF9uIrEj1R8/s640/blogger-image--1821504243.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxwDbdALszbOYN6LvzHYz1SXPPKIJDNhZy7_6gx_oYybQCTNKHbUudOhshi_tMIGkEM1tR-PJtBlCLB1uTb6nSHoTbP7SzpDd-NIf-GKsqQRsy3cNX5jcn_KZcwf2VppW8Py6o4R3dzqnd/s640/blogger-image--515016375.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIsSmAmXzS-8K5IZxVggWGVnNPozSXXQcEfkNY4HuzlRqpkgGAykR7_N_j1nHcCGUhkcr1w4I-2zdUHYoqzpgAu8h1YKwGTcBeXnmvLj-FWDtu2PvyvbWlqVJJa-8-ev3JEHlnGpsABeJM/s640/blogger-image-856412338.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We had a quick hotdog from a outdoor cafe and then went to see the Van Gogh museum, located very close to the Rijksmuseum. We stood in one line only to find out it was for those with tickets. We went over to the other line to buy tickets but it said sold out. The lady at the ticket booth said only online and pointed to the website and password. So we got our tickets and went in. This was a very good museum because it dealt only with Van Gogh, his family, his life, his work, and the other artists he influenced.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLW4estn4o28Wgbzfoq1ccjaQnmcPmvVxGM1hlaaNNoewu06FabGAgl_Wtsh-ThnW3pSwUasLchJuyF12xqQFWZPXAr_WkFGHLju0IrCP4w_R951cvigYPFFseJZqfIQHQw1zHpP4A05gm/s640/blogger-image-720064845.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLW4estn4o28Wgbzfoq1ccjaQnmcPmvVxGM1hlaaNNoewu06FabGAgl_Wtsh-ThnW3pSwUasLchJuyF12xqQFWZPXAr_WkFGHLju0IrCP4w_R951cvigYPFFseJZqfIQHQw1zHpP4A05gm/s640/blogger-image-720064845.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Famous painting - The potato eaters</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPQMFrjyC8BtI8R30JyHnu_w7TCcQiT9fbYHHsJT7hW-Tlu-sdnWVBY5wufL9uM8yLEpi_YVLN32F4HAxF4D5IUADISylP787fu7XlWYZ3cgeZVuDj5EkqtOAOIwA4lGK4X3TR2h7XvYrT/s640/blogger-image-1029338814.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPQMFrjyC8BtI8R30JyHnu_w7TCcQiT9fbYHHsJT7hW-Tlu-sdnWVBY5wufL9uM8yLEpi_YVLN32F4HAxF4D5IUADISylP787fu7XlWYZ3cgeZVuDj5EkqtOAOIwA4lGK4X3TR2h7XvYrT/s640/blogger-image-1029338814.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We almost missed the Sunflowers painting but finally found it. Sorry, no picture.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">After a brief rest at our room we returned at night for dinner and a tour of the Red Light district. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We ate fondue and salad at this restaurant </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhta2HqPy1_r6GvS3ei6tJ1ZeD5DekgtG80b5-qIEacsq1t4Ic68Fjr8KkNH6QCmKK9ipJyQhc7I9Mo2_fGaUjsj4Jcqtqqj5bKWAf1mFrv48DE6W8TqzoaT3ntkZuuiZg3a8xjRFdBK-R4/s640/blogger-image--1312392020.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhta2HqPy1_r6GvS3ei6tJ1ZeD5DekgtG80b5-qIEacsq1t4Ic68Fjr8KkNH6QCmKK9ipJyQhc7I9Mo2_fGaUjsj4Jcqtqqj5bKWAf1mFrv48DE6W8TqzoaT3ntkZuuiZg3a8xjRFdBK-R4/s640/blogger-image--1312392020.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl317PKLSiLzyhDueloOulWlXdaGYDdjzOVhmKze3yIzJTAwxg1Cw_yzYb4riJLvgXvZxdq8MCPk7ELthif0p1K5wWwCuncxw0FNttScYyoIMtsbHfVwyerZcv3bgYcYJ83qxD3G_5658d/s640/blogger-image--1136371887.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl317PKLSiLzyhDueloOulWlXdaGYDdjzOVhmKze3yIzJTAwxg1Cw_yzYb4riJLvgXvZxdq8MCPk7ELthif0p1K5wWwCuncxw0FNttScYyoIMtsbHfVwyerZcv3bgYcYJ83qxD3G_5658d/s640/blogger-image--1136371887.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Then we walked down the narrow streets of the Red Light district</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgalashSLXU600Th2-JO3a3Vj9jHhpcfbOKjvcFCu5SiXbsIctkAYGWQpGx7OKaSzvmPI1gMtelCL6ZrhJqHoOh25yWgn89mjqSBsrEmhvGrlQmP0bf-GTxONsdEevH8FStVB_CXiAJGw_6/s640/blogger-image--206015885.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgalashSLXU600Th2-JO3a3Vj9jHhpcfbOKjvcFCu5SiXbsIctkAYGWQpGx7OKaSzvmPI1gMtelCL6ZrhJqHoOh25yWgn89mjqSBsrEmhvGrlQmP0bf-GTxONsdEevH8FStVB_CXiAJGw_6/s640/blogger-image--206015885.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWC4nYbaRd5cE-Eoeuj-TkHCCM14cCw6LG_LS3vEkJkdLatQ3vg9lo90SqNZTjERiI_0nYz-63z1-_EFtOf8MEKmv_eVKTnn5xE_hNBJgJjRwXd-u949a5Oxvq3o5AGBH8jJoyc4CD0Sc-/s640/blogger-image-1455558663.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWC4nYbaRd5cE-Eoeuj-TkHCCM14cCw6LG_LS3vEkJkdLatQ3vg9lo90SqNZTjERiI_0nYz-63z1-_EFtOf8MEKmv_eVKTnn5xE_hNBJgJjRwXd-u949a5Oxvq3o5AGBH8jJoyc4CD0Sc-/s640/blogger-image-1455558663.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikMqgaNkSGYUat2UYzBu3DaxWxZHwQTs1rB9unC_lWQngPFBHkr2XZf1GIUnmXK6ElsQbXqqR7hYwKzdZAuOIENGATtbSeZ1h-pBAmMSqvt0IfeOjCdGgVjHZ8NR9Ka4E7jur-jyRKLPD4/s640/blogger-image-1943620968.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikMqgaNkSGYUat2UYzBu3DaxWxZHwQTs1rB9unC_lWQngPFBHkr2XZf1GIUnmXK6ElsQbXqqR7hYwKzdZAuOIENGATtbSeZ1h-pBAmMSqvt0IfeOjCdGgVjHZ8NR9Ka4E7jur-jyRKLPD4/s640/blogger-image-1943620968.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Everywhere we saw red lit windows there were beautiful, skimpy clad women standing in the window. We saw 3 men takers. When the men entered, the windows were closed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7j4qGfftz1LHuATHIdZRQQC5UKB1Oxzpag2Q7sd6FwOIZeSMJO2cwTkkxK7XSzSHvmtSBLmNA4Gw6ITWGPyGx4BxDVN9kc8Sr8Aj5oNSonBrq-CB8NEcGXkE3urRyZFujRTAYsvsymccn/s640/blogger-image-1001736394.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7j4qGfftz1LHuATHIdZRQQC5UKB1Oxzpag2Q7sd6FwOIZeSMJO2cwTkkxK7XSzSHvmtSBLmNA4Gw6ITWGPyGx4BxDVN9kc8Sr8Aj5oNSonBrq-CB8NEcGXkE3urRyZFujRTAYsvsymccn/s640/blogger-image-1001736394.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Oct. 13 </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Had another nice breakfast at John's. We think that he sleeps on his couch when he rents the rooms downstairs. At $170 per night he does pretty good. He gave me some glue to fix the wheels on my suit case but it did not help. Time to buy a new suitcase.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz7-yXzYZHVW2RzA_xrpVkp1Tsru98e9ZjCkUbqpVATRhYf5e5WxlIXwACpTZT4jy2yJsu0sp9KSV3FO3V-1tnEchMtEJ-yR5ykSGW_Gb12J3_-b97IHq5LUWCk-Ag1-etiusBlxodwlqx/s640/blogger-image--775112107.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz7-yXzYZHVW2RzA_xrpVkp1Tsru98e9ZjCkUbqpVATRhYf5e5WxlIXwACpTZT4jy2yJsu0sp9KSV3FO3V-1tnEchMtEJ-yR5ykSGW_Gb12J3_-b97IHq5LUWCk-Ag1-etiusBlxodwlqx/s640/blogger-image--775112107.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We took the tram to Rembrandt square and took pictures of the lifesize figures of 'Night Watch' ( Rembrandt's famous painting) in the square.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjim1GzNHpmV3PcXukZ5041GVBZSWY50ZNVmWr_ZSrQEXntALYZq25g_CSIwXkBgzLwrfctzjz4wD2i7OJqwS1UWCC-NvOP6Tn7mpIINqd3R_Vnk_eBAPVcqs-cpyaEVyH3Ya867zaLGkwP/s640/blogger-image-554424705.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjim1GzNHpmV3PcXukZ5041GVBZSWY50ZNVmWr_ZSrQEXntALYZq25g_CSIwXkBgzLwrfctzjz4wD2i7OJqwS1UWCC-NvOP6Tn7mpIINqd3R_Vnk_eBAPVcqs-cpyaEVyH3Ya867zaLGkwP/s640/blogger-image-554424705.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We went to the Rembrandt House museum where he lived, worked, sold his art, and taught. He was one of the most famous Dutch painters who lived in the 1600's. The house has been reconstructed so that it was as it was when Rembrandt lived there. We enjoyed this museum because it focused on one artist. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg563F4twf-8_mhlNjzkn7OFW-a7Yng2Xg864rjmO87Gmh-wiZLhjVNo4NltIdum_lQ8XxwjAZcs56OmtHjvbuYKxRcFP4HHEXmB5O22eA7x23SAOat45oEX8GxNoGVhuWaPpRsQ520M0Qp/s640/blogger-image-719981424.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg563F4twf-8_mhlNjzkn7OFW-a7Yng2Xg864rjmO87Gmh-wiZLhjVNo4NltIdum_lQ8XxwjAZcs56OmtHjvbuYKxRcFP4HHEXmB5O22eA7x23SAOat45oEX8GxNoGVhuWaPpRsQ520M0Qp/s640/blogger-image-719981424.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeQ1kIP0c5usZ1StrnzXJN871SBL8iTIIi0uQPxL4PhhPaOpU24KV3nSOYT4H1QgWFFgkGGYVyrYzbyzv5JO_-td0DXlHDaI3gYWvI2qSr-kEXGp0VTk-dY3Yv8aoLgNt0ZE8EgPotZ4Q0/s640/blogger-image-1177944229.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeQ1kIP0c5usZ1StrnzXJN871SBL8iTIIi0uQPxL4PhhPaOpU24KV3nSOYT4H1QgWFFgkGGYVyrYzbyzv5JO_-td0DXlHDaI3gYWvI2qSr-kEXGp0VTk-dY3Yv8aoLgNt0ZE8EgPotZ4Q0/s640/blogger-image-1177944229.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Rembrandt's bed</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsWDaAEUbb2yeaK9QVizLa0OUVY4YGtDqnNzUNAOUD-lgFtgVQaDXuysycstvL3qcHA29aNfQs4XTTqCZ23jc_cCSVVOtpm2mt_PbNUyeSXjyRk2GZVlz8dqr72uHYwrX6ZvNxAo7no4G8/s640/blogger-image-643477279.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsWDaAEUbb2yeaK9QVizLa0OUVY4YGtDqnNzUNAOUD-lgFtgVQaDXuysycstvL3qcHA29aNfQs4XTTqCZ23jc_cCSVVOtpm2mt_PbNUyeSXjyRk2GZVlz8dqr72uHYwrX6ZvNxAo7no4G8/s640/blogger-image-643477279.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Replica of easel where he painted</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibaP3kbMJnbiRwf2aZk-179xphUU7ihl3MwdxF3PGRv0WBQ6fOpYt8M9RPimh7BRTqNN4emQnXVjISt21YQQKfFFEa7QXApAA1eGYLtBKebXWv2cT5t_jJ62OlchRBIVa5lv0VI-U-NOb0/s640/blogger-image-254148764.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibaP3kbMJnbiRwf2aZk-179xphUU7ihl3MwdxF3PGRv0WBQ6fOpYt8M9RPimh7BRTqNN4emQnXVjISt21YQQKfFFEa7QXApAA1eGYLtBKebXWv2cT5t_jJ62OlchRBIVa5lv0VI-U-NOb0/s640/blogger-image-254148764.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Upstairs where he taught</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZx0NWsubvAVqWLP4R79_sU90r2Y1je5tuROQIYJo1XYvM1BmUrm6BySnfSJ35X_zIcuU-1jYwuhZL_c5Jtb8ko9c7Phy9wHLhiMpgdHdOtSzHAECwcwqDHZ9MrPsGoz2thiYqnfkNVz8U/s640/blogger-image-941780598.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZx0NWsubvAVqWLP4R79_sU90r2Y1je5tuROQIYJo1XYvM1BmUrm6BySnfSJ35X_zIcuU-1jYwuhZL_c5Jtb8ko9c7Phy9wHLhiMpgdHdOtSzHAECwcwqDHZ9MrPsGoz2thiYqnfkNVz8U/s640/blogger-image-941780598.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The outside of his house. Rembrandt originally bought this house for 13,000 guilders in 1639 and resided there until he went bankrupt in 1656. The price of the house was the cause of his bankruptcy </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPdakIlXthGzXeK_j39RNHKFL_TJkkclzYPXkYGWTemzAsbQAci5JbUxIBft096SvzdoTQw2IJZ1vdiESX2LnZA7bZ_zXriQ2ZJqhk8FKieE1jQGpuXWFXPVJsYM5SVxs0GcjfSj7L8hXo/s640/blogger-image--222100859.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPdakIlXthGzXeK_j39RNHKFL_TJkkclzYPXkYGWTemzAsbQAci5JbUxIBft096SvzdoTQw2IJZ1vdiESX2LnZA7bZ_zXriQ2ZJqhk8FKieE1jQGpuXWFXPVJsYM5SVxs0GcjfSj7L8hXo/s640/blogger-image--222100859.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We walked thru a street market and saw a lot of interesting things to buy. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIpnUTiQfUI68hkr6xmC37G_qBFwt2ESMNgbQ_10j8NY3mu3HCH83HCclmQJQf2CzfTDLMTki0DxvzNaQuLAI5dlzBDuIEb-NOjKJBokgY4AxOjEJRfrpTN8MjbRkwlfvXtedSxjOgzV1a/s640/blogger-image--1413017448.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIpnUTiQfUI68hkr6xmC37G_qBFwt2ESMNgbQ_10j8NY3mu3HCH83HCclmQJQf2CzfTDLMTki0DxvzNaQuLAI5dlzBDuIEb-NOjKJBokgY4AxOjEJRfrpTN8MjbRkwlfvXtedSxjOgzV1a/s640/blogger-image--1413017448.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Amsterdam is full of canals.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOepMrOXVb9ghbSba9soJFKj4Fx52csPQsQwNuhdjw6RefCjr_MiA4zF-DgFqcEAFoRZbCdGAUGxrvJuY83TIoWBIeWnYX2M0GKLts8Ql0RM6R9WcurzgGAaWmCuxOJTBnNJkU0ZLU69zx/s640/blogger-image--1527008828.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOepMrOXVb9ghbSba9soJFKj4Fx52csPQsQwNuhdjw6RefCjr_MiA4zF-DgFqcEAFoRZbCdGAUGxrvJuY83TIoWBIeWnYX2M0GKLts8Ql0RM6R9WcurzgGAaWmCuxOJTBnNJkU0ZLU69zx/s640/blogger-image--1527008828.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8ONDC3dhPWtygF0D4ZWODFTxPJ47xL7QwK9mgd2zD2W4v84GuOiBs5inqN4zraJ94vULTShqF1FKeX22DIxRNe0b0mevQfmz6qCbY9PDRZd-E1GQ7KCVBdnOc4J8qHZKH3MP6MlmniyzU/s640/blogger-image--1645426492.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8ONDC3dhPWtygF0D4ZWODFTxPJ47xL7QwK9mgd2zD2W4v84GuOiBs5inqN4zraJ94vULTShqF1FKeX22DIxRNe0b0mevQfmz6qCbY9PDRZd-E1GQ7KCVBdnOc4J8qHZKH3MP6MlmniyzU/s640/blogger-image--1645426492.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Of course I had to buy a new suitcase so we went to a large store, 'Primark'. There I found an inexpensive suitcase and we took it to our room. After a short rest at our room, we took the tram to Dam Square and had a nice lunch at an outdoor cafe. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We walked to the Anne Frank House museum. I had made reservations online or we would not have been able to go in. This was a very moving and well done museum. The Anne Frank house is where Anne was hiding along with 7 other people for 2 years during World War II. The museum holds some personal items that belonged to Anne and her family. No pictures were allowed in the house. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIlvYSXjYCI0JhhDWj1ARkRHpk_6ZFKIXWa5ZJvkgB5oyU4w0VJb0H-rfuEXy4JhHhZcir3XZHY2TV5b1OiA9xvIvaAe1Be8zJjhJhdtxggYZJCDbvodux8B_uw1qzOiDE3SP7e0737zWt/s640/blogger-image--1697901771.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIlvYSXjYCI0JhhDWj1ARkRHpk_6ZFKIXWa5ZJvkgB5oyU4w0VJb0H-rfuEXy4JhHhZcir3XZHY2TV5b1OiA9xvIvaAe1Be8zJjhJhdtxggYZJCDbvodux8B_uw1qzOiDE3SP7e0737zWt/s640/blogger-image--1697901771.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSva0q7yg9L-qqJqLK_PWXmk1s90fCdnRtN0VlFry_EbtgV95uFpSPpS6Zu30LFSLuJaKUUwcmJtbn_Cz80SvtHsAvgreJuaQaoKhtipw4tM9X1blUOAs7iqJGV8X0EXlvGNggk3bIsGBs/s640/blogger-image--352833187.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSva0q7yg9L-qqJqLK_PWXmk1s90fCdnRtN0VlFry_EbtgV95uFpSPpS6Zu30LFSLuJaKUUwcmJtbn_Cz80SvtHsAvgreJuaQaoKhtipw4tM9X1blUOAs7iqJGV8X0EXlvGNggk3bIsGBs/s640/blogger-image--352833187.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">A bust of Anne Frank in the square.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh550tiirrR7XHIMZarrNFYc_Ox7IcySevzVOUfLRzbHzLco5MPIi0HqNCi-7Jysv1NAJEawlk6kiX6BfFCwOVO4i-CnO7J7ftbphp31pSJgXH4hvacNEizQJbvmWNQEEe044aL6dQciniS/s640/blogger-image--232365501.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh550tiirrR7XHIMZarrNFYc_Ox7IcySevzVOUfLRzbHzLco5MPIi0HqNCi-7Jysv1NAJEawlk6kiX6BfFCwOVO4i-CnO7J7ftbphp31pSJgXH4hvacNEizQJbvmWNQEEe044aL6dQciniS/s640/blogger-image--232365501.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We stopped for the traditional pancake dinner. We split a spinach, cheese, bacon, tomatoes pancake and then a caramel pancake for dessert. 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He said he would drop us off at the port of embarkation at 11. We dropped our bags at the boat and then walked back to Dam Square to see the Royal Palace. Paid $10 euros and this included an audio guide. 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Our room is A320 Panomara suite. Here are some pictures of the boat and room.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSKE5xnnX2WMh2tgLIdZcB9G-TmnimaAO2t92hA7fud0tz_ijRd1YoF3Nj5UzOuHMDVbCTVWl9BSqvj7zk4fu7q1ffmdcY3RIjiOuFooHULlvnJNxjD2uwAo_-G5JlUeVN6SycnJCMUYPh/s640/blogger-image-1695686094.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSKE5xnnX2WMh2tgLIdZcB9G-TmnimaAO2t92hA7fud0tz_ijRd1YoF3Nj5UzOuHMDVbCTVWl9BSqvj7zk4fu7q1ffmdcY3RIjiOuFooHULlvnJNxjD2uwAo_-G5JlUeVN6SycnJCMUYPh/s640/blogger-image-1695686094.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4uXCJfqkdHlOKipmcXiQhJ4EvbTY_fYkx9wjWS-ZynLqSLEU-P2uBQhqQwgIA2VnwP-FRrlxNXJWbeHG3jMQjjA0spsib4-kz_snOZjjTTImfxv8gnZk0hjw0BAwVGK_EsSipx0RzuPgJ/s640/blogger-image-1295819940.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4uXCJfqkdHlOKipmcXiQhJ4EvbTY_fYkx9wjWS-ZynLqSLEU-P2uBQhqQwgIA2VnwP-FRrlxNXJWbeHG3jMQjjA0spsib4-kz_snOZjjTTImfxv8gnZk0hjw0BAwVGK_EsSipx0RzuPgJ/s640/blogger-image-1295819940.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe1BZJJ4XegsEi3lQ8ZSDyMQu3cdkjZ3cZv6UWjMaIiUCvTIZEhsvwAdqzyg3H84tVSo5t32HTN3SVHLQtT8_gI0RUbe5zacP9bMUGw-uwdCwPtOqXVA6CiCj-mDBCYXWI_mjzwVs4kWuE/s640/blogger-image--1108709278.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe1BZJJ4XegsEi3lQ8ZSDyMQu3cdkjZ3cZv6UWjMaIiUCvTIZEhsvwAdqzyg3H84tVSo5t32HTN3SVHLQtT8_gI0RUbe5zacP9bMUGw-uwdCwPtOqXVA6CiCj-mDBCYXWI_mjzwVs4kWuE/s640/blogger-image--1108709278.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKBDlVN-2zBKaXp_JCeRcfNIjlBopyX8EJsTjY8xYkDzLE6wldb2Dp9SHZ5YkV0Ab2z8oHYzgbbx1RSSihpNrpC0WVn-Iv1Z9Xafc0zipMBY11oF4_d-FIkqwBgIP9mGGsWPCgzeAeyfvr/s640/blogger-image--87960421.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKBDlVN-2zBKaXp_JCeRcfNIjlBopyX8EJsTjY8xYkDzLE6wldb2Dp9SHZ5YkV0Ab2z8oHYzgbbx1RSSihpNrpC0WVn-Iv1Z9Xafc0zipMBY11oF4_d-FIkqwBgIP9mGGsWPCgzeAeyfvr/s640/blogger-image--87960421.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Tonight we had a briefing and safety talk, then a wonderful dinner. Now we are reading and ready to call it a day in front of a fireplace?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0jukf3IOagG0ZzsUguGAJ3yCe84gyEXyuKOy8CK6BLLgCBlZLI82epuQXCsY5AbbvKBsBAs1W9JjgaBV4a_s-ovHfg3DA1OR8TMjVT8gjZ_D7a8jl9rIiryWojCiYuRAxoykqYsSLRD95/s640/blogger-image--460712478.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0jukf3IOagG0ZzsUguGAJ3yCe84gyEXyuKOy8CK6BLLgCBlZLI82epuQXCsY5AbbvKBsBAs1W9JjgaBV4a_s-ovHfg3DA1OR8TMjVT8gjZ_D7a8jl9rIiryWojCiYuRAxoykqYsSLRD95/s640/blogger-image--460712478.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div></div>Dean and Judy Sheeleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12060903748375321488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3062045352430157908.post-2779335462599920892018-10-13T12:22:00.001-07:002018-10-19T11:47:41.977-07:00Europe river cruise 2018: ViennaEllen Odart and I went on a Europe Cruise in October, 2019. Dean was going, but he changed his mind and Ellen took his place. I had designed the trip - 5 nights in Amsterdam, 14 day cruise with Emerald cruise lines on the Emerald Star from Amsterdam to Budapest (Splendor of Europe) and then 3 nights in Budapest. This was my 70th birthday celebration. After Ellen signed on for the trip she said she would like to go to Vienna for 2 days at the beginning and then Amsterdam for 3. That was fine with me so my first blog will be about Vienna.<div>We both left Phoenix on Monday, Oct. 8. Ellen flew Britsh Air and I flew to Salt Lake City on SW and then Delta from Salt Lake to Amsterdam. This 9 hour flight was a new for me - business class. I had a fully reclining seat and 2 very good meals. Plus we got into Amsterdam an hour early. Then I took Easyjet from Amsterdam to Vienna where I met up with Ellen.</div><div>We took the train into Praterstein station and walked about 3 blocks to our hotel, Arthotel Ana Adlon Vienna. Comfortable hotel with a great breakfast. We ate dinner at the Gusthaus restaurant and I had the veal schnitzel. To me it was a lot like our chicken fried steak. Not my favorite.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbFejL0VqjA39TeNp64HboyxIcV21nwCJIVfVVgsd4S5AgxFVLQ7arB2OFRB8QsNdo3t6CylwRJmPMx39sav7_BXdwgcB8CgaMMWs9bzFGzzC_PZbpanfSmhnw8avfwKCYVhnIucsZN8m7/s640/blogger-image--1261387779.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbFejL0VqjA39TeNp64HboyxIcV21nwCJIVfVVgsd4S5AgxFVLQ7arB2OFRB8QsNdo3t6CylwRJmPMx39sav7_BXdwgcB8CgaMMWs9bzFGzzC_PZbpanfSmhnw8avfwKCYVhnIucsZN8m7/s640/blogger-image--1261387779.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">After a good nights sleep we were up at 6, ready to explore Vienna. Ellen had picked this hotel and it was a good choice. We were very close to public transportation. So we took the underground to St. Stephen's cathedral. This is the city's most famous church with a very colorful roof and one tower. Saying goes they ran out of money to build the second tower.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzoBvN8EY4nvWFJcuIj2MG4gGF9Nh2I6aDgW9ic8U70Zj7HyHfgyhpmIs5dK_WbWXFDt9b0wXqhi-PP-Jl97n2Yu1Glohp4GG3SWuPZIDjo6i5ED7A44doB3Qnsqp_iYwfz24KoujBmq6C/s640/blogger-image--1704938453.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzoBvN8EY4nvWFJcuIj2MG4gGF9Nh2I6aDgW9ic8U70Zj7HyHfgyhpmIs5dK_WbWXFDt9b0wXqhi-PP-Jl97n2Yu1Glohp4GG3SWuPZIDjo6i5ED7A44doB3Qnsqp_iYwfz24KoujBmq6C/s640/blogger-image--1704938453.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6NaGphOz4tpdcN3XsAfcHP1WwwDEcQaPhhPQ_5uifFdg_FPvNB89I77edZp3QH8cMyp38Y31ppOseqhJhnEPEnQfu8ZsZW5VpDReAE4gQ87AlGbQ6yCMz-823jPlf5Y8Zg7SKHz4XHia5/s640/blogger-image-877789853.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6NaGphOz4tpdcN3XsAfcHP1WwwDEcQaPhhPQ_5uifFdg_FPvNB89I77edZp3QH8cMyp38Y31ppOseqhJhnEPEnQfu8ZsZW5VpDReAE4gQ87AlGbQ6yCMz-823jPlf5Y8Zg7SKHz4XHia5/s640/blogger-image-877789853.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuU1By5kEgvdVtRCrADc8n1EmNKee808BImrGOOFtJ6Z1YyZcJoK30sBC_R_zY4ToreGR6JWKaQ_vZwq92d2_1rFgFXoXuIxOtgRcldVJ4E8JVTSrfN5ANg1MpLKqwKikSVgiF6_wzQDjr/s640/blogger-image-741178010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuU1By5kEgvdVtRCrADc8n1EmNKee808BImrGOOFtJ6Z1YyZcJoK30sBC_R_zY4ToreGR6JWKaQ_vZwq92d2_1rFgFXoXuIxOtgRcldVJ4E8JVTSrfN5ANg1MpLKqwKikSVgiF6_wzQDjr/s640/blogger-image-741178010.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The one tower has a winding staircase of 343 steps which we climbed for the great views of Vienna. Our calves are still sore!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ1kt1bre8-cjldTqL2BaKlrq3h3JJ7YNpgDBXIqWIkRSVhyX-yMZ5MP7UwnceCeLKXk6UUnHFW3cjyoEtxFQvHBJErhyphenhyphenuUGqgVm0CnmeAksAIjFYDL66RNJVRBPmT0dQltIwEZFxcaqQn/s640/blogger-image--140847431.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ1kt1bre8-cjldTqL2BaKlrq3h3JJ7YNpgDBXIqWIkRSVhyX-yMZ5MP7UwnceCeLKXk6UUnHFW3cjyoEtxFQvHBJErhyphenhyphenuUGqgVm0CnmeAksAIjFYDL66RNJVRBPmT0dQltIwEZFxcaqQn/s640/blogger-image--140847431.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE7x2XOG4h8aEw9_G93zf_mM2emkO6sslKczqiiEFbNCY8kzBFs7exh4WiURWBz8PxP3VK6A13RLEdeqzCNKb-BKiaqHOHNr2bvN0nAE9k7w4_3MbDYcd6wWoThARxkWxHioosC3gmbVcU/s640/blogger-image--1917963961.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE7x2XOG4h8aEw9_G93zf_mM2emkO6sslKczqiiEFbNCY8kzBFs7exh4WiURWBz8PxP3VK6A13RLEdeqzCNKb-BKiaqHOHNr2bvN0nAE9k7w4_3MbDYcd6wWoThARxkWxHioosC3gmbVcU/s640/blogger-image--1917963961.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">After the climb we walked over to The Spanish Riding school which is a world famous riding school and a major tourist attraction in Vienna. The Lipizzan horses perform to the sound of baroque music. The show is based on 300 years of training experience in classical dressage. It was very crowded and got a little boring after awhile since all the horses and riders were doing the same thing. Ellen took a couple of pictures while they were training.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyucC6SmQQZT1mm_AT2HzhU7QD-XiF_ZbiOjqznMyq4Qf_mYBUqaoZmhe53GhHvVwGA-yCoIwnkg-qoYQrJEGm-_ykkB-q55OJBiK2TfTVxcK3EWbocqLC5DHWsFaBaZs63ZPIPIkE3py2/s640/blogger-image-39091244.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyucC6SmQQZT1mm_AT2HzhU7QD-XiF_ZbiOjqznMyq4Qf_mYBUqaoZmhe53GhHvVwGA-yCoIwnkg-qoYQrJEGm-_ykkB-q55OJBiK2TfTVxcK3EWbocqLC5DHWsFaBaZs63ZPIPIkE3py2/s640/blogger-image-39091244.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdede7knVnvzE4vrgv-iJ-dGjTaWyi5BCPeL8hzZHgIEqyDRuqgSrAW0HUpf1mA7PL4vUHs_Ia4ubqNJXWsaqz4UJCh1LIUh4RgcyX2FnZtMhI7ZkSJlDw8rl031xWtX2Q2tydzsRYx1yB/s640/blogger-image--113681696.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdede7knVnvzE4vrgv-iJ-dGjTaWyi5BCPeL8hzZHgIEqyDRuqgSrAW0HUpf1mA7PL4vUHs_Ia4ubqNJXWsaqz4UJCh1LIUh4RgcyX2FnZtMhI7ZkSJlDw8rl031xWtX2Q2tydzsRYx1yB/s640/blogger-image--113681696.jpg"></a></div><br></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I took some <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">pictures of the horses outside in their training barn.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfM974mo10ycznHgFaGZOvdS_3n0gxEiOJTHrsfPu4wg12MT7bGiLh64dInPBr1iSRVKM7atUysteMcX8u8k7NH4RbXwXrWVH5sHn5OVCTvZMuylrJo64_DZsVRb3JhomIE92ZhYFoMUhz/s640/blogger-image--782096629.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfM974mo10ycznHgFaGZOvdS_3n0gxEiOJTHrsfPu4wg12MT7bGiLh64dInPBr1iSRVKM7atUysteMcX8u8k7NH4RbXwXrWVH5sHn5OVCTvZMuylrJo64_DZsVRb3JhomIE92ZhYFoMUhz/s640/blogger-image--782096629.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The horses were exercised in this barn and behind each horse is a big conveyor to keep them moving. They are beautiful horses.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Next we tried to find the living quarters of the Hofburg Palace. We wandered around for awhile on the palace grounds which is huge! Finally we were told that the entrance to the quarters was directly across from the Riding School. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The Hofburg Palace provides an authentic view into the daily life of what was once the center of the powerful Hasburg dynasty, a family that once ruled the Austria-Hungry empire. We began with the Imperial Silver collection, a museum dedicated to the facilities and tableware that were once used by the Royal members of this great dynasty.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMlX0b0Bepr8WQ2bvn_Ht7oKBRTCeaYfst8CIipQG8IK-qITtHqx8cy7qwH94FzpQNm4x-vWwEgNaapeLa2tFDDrkkmvyfZSnfujC1AvCYbt1jl3TvBGXAyCGm1OOsr_-wBppW_VzU_eZx/s640/blogger-image--1428663986.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMlX0b0Bepr8WQ2bvn_Ht7oKBRTCeaYfst8CIipQG8IK-qITtHqx8cy7qwH94FzpQNm4x-vWwEgNaapeLa2tFDDrkkmvyfZSnfujC1AvCYbt1jl3TvBGXAyCGm1OOsr_-wBppW_VzU_eZx/s640/blogger-image--1428663986.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The entrance to the museum of the Hasburgs</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK2gDRo0qKITD-nXwCGZmQ5YxMg3dk84N3ON2tpmY28GOTUh3fB_PGf6pWG5Wp_O5zgkPWCLCcLGoc2ZihUEt5MDM4WB0fZo9yWVhTuUcF2ggMlfVZyThr-Jz4jOwF-T4hJ0_L3jKj-cGL/s640/blogger-image-1986469449.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK2gDRo0qKITD-nXwCGZmQ5YxMg3dk84N3ON2tpmY28GOTUh3fB_PGf6pWG5Wp_O5zgkPWCLCcLGoc2ZihUEt5MDM4WB0fZo9yWVhTuUcF2ggMlfVZyThr-Jz4jOwF-T4hJ0_L3jKj-cGL/s640/blogger-image-1986469449.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Now I know how to set a table. There were so many beautiful dish sets and silver and gold serving ware.<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM6T_XhFsHEXWRWGA7AIw9KGhgLpBqvcHovrNE_CZvC7k6bI3k8P6j5XEFvg3E_TTTka-lOFEaSUhC8mm1wZmgMuqBqz0H4vmc9CVv4KnHLjzGyEiCS_qIVWwpGw2srjGOzu0SfhmZvMnR/s640/blogger-image--1675875325.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM6T_XhFsHEXWRWGA7AIw9KGhgLpBqvcHovrNE_CZvC7k6bI3k8P6j5XEFvg3E_TTTka-lOFEaSUhC8mm1wZmgMuqBqz0H4vmc9CVv4KnHLjzGyEiCS_qIVWwpGw2srjGOzu0SfhmZvMnR/s640/blogger-image--1675875325.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We also saw the Imperial apartments that hold some impressive royal furnishings and decoration.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Then we continued on with the Sisi Museum which is dedicated to the life on their famous empress, Empress Elizabeth, married to Franz Joseph, one of the last rulers. He ruled for 69 years then after his death his son took over for a few years until the monarchy was dissolved. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">For lunch we ate at the Augustinekeller, which is a typical beer cellar. I had the pumpkin ravioli which was just ok, not great. Ellen had the beef goulash which was much more hardy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMezOv-TBHpB56k82qlnI0nQyv233eDeRgt75ehqbjAxv37zU1mISei8dmU_BgsrMJ21iDRzU8as7GGr1hWwiAlrZ9DQg1nBLFSrn9Ndrg19zUuD5wpLQaQyXYDhBIS3RnoPjiBW4uhBie/s640/blogger-image-2012266364.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMezOv-TBHpB56k82qlnI0nQyv233eDeRgt75ehqbjAxv37zU1mISei8dmU_BgsrMJ21iDRzU8as7GGr1hWwiAlrZ9DQg1nBLFSrn9Ndrg19zUuD5wpLQaQyXYDhBIS3RnoPjiBW4uhBie/s640/blogger-image-2012266364.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Since we bought the Vienna pass we had admission to a lot of museums and also the hop on, hop off bus. So we took the yellow line bus to the Schonbrunn Palace. This is a Rococo style summer palace of the great Hofburg monarchy. The 1441 room palace as built in 1696. The monarchy used it as a hunting lodge. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkYXCYDS1p2rUSaAF87FXeIEoKo7SD1MC8RZcgmkWCSQyptyJ5HioruC-BYFDBnECQNyMhKZQCHMbWcGv-3JL2xgol4MFz8aXdWDLVMUUmyy-qV0NHeZdoO_KNxD3NOPdB7qr3R7IMaHIH/s640/blogger-image--374091552.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkYXCYDS1p2rUSaAF87FXeIEoKo7SD1MC8RZcgmkWCSQyptyJ5HioruC-BYFDBnECQNyMhKZQCHMbWcGv-3JL2xgol4MFz8aXdWDLVMUUmyy-qV0NHeZdoO_KNxD3NOPdB7qr3R7IMaHIH/s640/blogger-image--374091552.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Front of palace</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_wUR0Rx95Iw_Rg5Oo8SCu5FUp4P_lrvEUvmt188vb4UnHSQO3jEpsIjeDrh9n2uKau7hCJPxJaQzZH5YYXCTIpETKcAgInaLMMyC0IsoNZPGr6oZ0snVnvPppF5SzFyNrvsgTyH1GUPxa/s640/blogger-image--1636164696.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_wUR0Rx95Iw_Rg5Oo8SCu5FUp4P_lrvEUvmt188vb4UnHSQO3jEpsIjeDrh9n2uKau7hCJPxJaQzZH5YYXCTIpETKcAgInaLMMyC0IsoNZPGr6oZ0snVnvPppF5SzFyNrvsgTyH1GUPxa/s640/blogger-image--1636164696.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Back of palace</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj8S5dIqP9U4RYGlGGqPpwGkm14q6666lpqxNa_HJfEm3El7fkV3JB-kNwSCSd80auc-gN88mZTSGBNtiyJPfLqi_ATQOjXU16RdxCfQJaK3nY9dY8SKOTA_SRaOewQW0eM8PvOPsGGV2n/s640/blogger-image-1064020244.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj8S5dIqP9U4RYGlGGqPpwGkm14q6666lpqxNa_HJfEm3El7fkV3JB-kNwSCSd80auc-gN88mZTSGBNtiyJPfLqi_ATQOjXU16RdxCfQJaK3nY9dY8SKOTA_SRaOewQW0eM8PvOPsGGV2n/s640/blogger-image-1064020244.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Part of Palace gardens</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Totn0B3C-n8zdKaES5z6sVQhlpVa4zriIsCK-bnwOBYDRAAjAG4LC6EwBu3M5RiWXSqWO5S5CWM9SZDCBlgDsXNqPCjOF6z1_VwOWq46StZRs0H0yhCAEENNElIfUpv7eUG0GgaIRQrk/s640/blogger-image--373548668.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Totn0B3C-n8zdKaES5z6sVQhlpVa4zriIsCK-bnwOBYDRAAjAG4LC6EwBu3M5RiWXSqWO5S5CWM9SZDCBlgDsXNqPCjOF6z1_VwOWq46StZRs0H0yhCAEENNElIfUpv7eUG0GgaIRQrk/s640/blogger-image--373548668.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">After walking thru the palace and around the gardens we went to a strudel making demo in th cafe on the palace grounds. The strudel maker was a very entertaining Austrain girl that made twirling the dough look easy. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGpPZh1OpGYui0qg1w_N2RX6Qo9RGsE2eGNTtW0IpXGm3FhEnXxKCmOfq8QTcW1JVYlqBjLPD7qp3-I5kQHvfuc3mpwO_dGeSTWBGJobVtyHfarUHoINPHraXyNmW3F1x232ioSlfOr80D/s640/blogger-image--368004617.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGpPZh1OpGYui0qg1w_N2RX6Qo9RGsE2eGNTtW0IpXGm3FhEnXxKCmOfq8QTcW1JVYlqBjLPD7qp3-I5kQHvfuc3mpwO_dGeSTWBGJobVtyHfarUHoINPHraXyNmW3F1x232ioSlfOr80D/s640/blogger-image--368004617.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu0rIKt9ObcNh9USPX92wOwbp0N2kxez71vJKInaUBpD7QUkGwe7xGZxDm5pIg1_7lQkGHoMHZZ9mJ9gg3i0s7LH7TA3xoJUNanFgmOG-K5rLDXVHgMU6ZGokaZwdq6MMK6dU1WTVRBxjC/s640/blogger-image-899891910.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu0rIKt9ObcNh9USPX92wOwbp0N2kxez71vJKInaUBpD7QUkGwe7xGZxDm5pIg1_7lQkGHoMHZZ9mJ9gg3i0s7LH7TA3xoJUNanFgmOG-K5rLDXVHgMU6ZGokaZwdq6MMK6dU1WTVRBxjC/s640/blogger-image-899891910.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We rode on the yellow Hop on, Hop Off bus then the red Hop on Hop off, back to the train station and then back home. Tired from walking over 17,484 steps today (7.7 miles) and 27 flights of stairs! Ate at the same place as the first night. This time I had the truffle stuffed ravioli and the dish was wonderful. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Day two - Vienna</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Another early start and we again took the train into the center of the city to the Opera house. We wanted to enter but were told that it was closed today and tomorrow. Thank goodness we have one day on our cruise in Vienna so we will tour it then. 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The train was very crowded today. But you can't beat the price - $2.50 Euros compared to $25 taxi ride.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We again rode Easyjet from Vienna to Amsterdam and got in around 6. 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<i> On October 8, we left Minden, NV. and traveled down Highway 395 in California. This is such a scenic road. And the fall colors were very brilliant.</i></div>
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<i>We had planned to stay at Lone Pine but when we got to town the roads were blocked off and there was a parade going down the Highway. We had to detour a few blocks and, since the town was packed, we decided to drive on to Ridgecrest. It was my job to make sure the Film festival was not going on and I failed to check. So this was one of the busiest weekends in Lone Pine. We traveled another hour and a half to the Ridgecrest Elks.</i></div>
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<i>Dean knew that I was very disappointed that we did not stay in Lone Pine so he suggested that we drive back to Lone Pine for the next day from Ridgecrest. He is such a thoughtful guy! The next morning we drove back and had a delightful day.</i></div>
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<i>After going through the museum we joined a tour of Audie Murphy film locations, lead by two Aussies, in the Alabama Hills. This is where we wanted to boondock - next time.</i></div>
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<i>One of the tour guides is holding up a picture of a scene from the Great Race, with Natalie Wood sitting on this exact rock holding an umbrella as Tony Curtis drives by. I'm not quite Natalie but it was nice to pretend.</i></div>
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<i>On Oct. 9, I walked to the Petroglyph Park located in Ridgecrest. The area is known for the many petroglyphs in the area. There is one tour you have to book months in advance (next time). But this little park is in the center of town and is very informative. On display were petroglyphs and pictographs from various parts of our country and other parts of the world.</i></div>
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<i>About a block from the park is the Maturango museum. This is a small museum about the area. It is interesting and the workers are very informative. </i></div>
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<i>The next day we left for Primm, NV, which is just inside the line from California on Highway 15. We parked at the Buffalo Bill casino. My brother and sister-in-law, Kelly and Mary, drove down from Las Vegas to join us for lunch. We went into the casino and it was so empty of people. Very quiet and very strange. </i></div>
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<i>We decided, since the winds were suppose to be bad in a few days, that we should drive home the next day. On October 12 we returned home to Prescott. We were gone almost 2 months. Now it is good to be home! But we will be looking forward to our next adventure.</i></div>
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<i>After leaving the coast we traveled highway 42 which is a great road from the coast to Interstate 5. I have relatives in Medford and we always try and stop to see them if we are in the area. The last time we were in Medford we had a hard time finding someplace to park, close to the relatives. We tried Valley of the Rouge state park but it is too crowded and quite a drive to get to the cousins. So Dean found this park which was a little pricy by our standards ($38 per night) but the park is new and well landscaped, with an adjunct pond. It is located on the fairgrounds, and has a walking path and bike path adjoining the park. </i></div>
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<i>We went to my cousins, J.B. and Evan Kell's home, in Medford and my other cousins came from Eagle Point. Evan fixed a wonderful lunch.</i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>On Wednesday, September 20, we drove to Charleston from Winchester Bay. We are staying at the Charleston Marina RV Park in site 18. This is the location of the Boomer Crab-a-rang. We are signed up for 11 nights at about $25 per night. I went to Bimart and bought 2 crab traps for a little over $11 each. I had already bought a crab trap at Winchester Bay for $40. They were almost the exact same trap. What a rip! But at least I have two traps. </i></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Finally, after 7 straight days of crabbing and 74 crabs, Dean and I did some of the local sites. We went to Shore Acres Gardens which is a historic homesite of the Simpsons. It is now owned by the state and the gardens are a real showpiece.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We had around 40 rigs at the Crab-a-rang so each day we had a Happy Hour and a few nights we got together for potlucks and a lovely meal of Chippino, fish stew.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Diana Ruelens birthday was during the event so we celebrated in grand style. But only the girls would dance!</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Many thanks to all that helped make this a special Boomer event, especially Diana and George and Jim and Debbie. See everyone in Boomerville in January.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">On Monday, September 18, we left Florence and spent 2 nights in Winchester Bay. This is the site of previous crab-a-rangs in the past. It was rainy and cold while we were there. We parked on the C Jetty for $17 per night. Before we parked we dumped ($10) and filled ($5).</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>We bought a tuna from a local fisherman for $3.25 per pound. The fishing boat was the Brandywine. They cleaned it for $5 and we told them to save all the extra. Now we have bait for crabbing! We also bought oysters and froze some and ate some. We bought the mediums but they turned out to be too big. Next time we will buy the smalls.</i></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On Monday, September 11, we left Tillamook and drove south to Florence. It was a fairly short drive, about 3 hours. We are staying for the moment at the Three Rivers Casino. We can stay for free for 4 nights and then we can stay 4 more nights but we have to accumulate 100 points on our players cards. We parked at the best spot in the huge lot - the SW corner. We had no rig on either side of us. Moore's came in and parked in front. Most of the sites are just parking places with RV's on either side. </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On Tuesday morning Dean and I checked out the other campgrounds in the area. There are a lot of national forest CGs but they are full of trees and narrow sites. Some were dedicated to sand rails or ATV's since the dunes are just south of Florence. We liked Sutton CG north of Florence but again narrow and lots of low trees. Price was right at $11 per night. <span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">We checked out the Elks in town ($18) which is a parking lot, and the Elks North of town ($25) which was all reserved and had no internet. </span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"> </span> So we decided to stay at the casino. </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After the hike we went into the Casino and gambled enough to accumulate our 100 points. I spend about $10 and Dean spent about $50 so we are good for another 4 nights.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The next day the Moore's and us went to the old downtown of Florence. This is a very nice touristy area with shops and restaurants. We ate clam chowder at the Firehouse which was ok, not great. The Suislaw River Bridge is one of the landmarks in Florence.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All over the city there was beautifully painted sea lions decorating the parks and buildings.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thursday Dean and I and Chica went to Haceta Beach. This turned out to be my favorite beach in Oregon. It was not too far from the casino, with a nice parking lot, and we could walk with our dog. Chica loves the beach!</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We saw these large clumps of sand on the beach. Speculation is that they were caused by horses??</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>We liked the beach so much that we returned the next day and the Moore's joined us. After our walk we did a little ocean wave counting, sitting on the beach.</i></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On Saturday we hiked a trail near Sutton CG which again was lined with trees and lush vegetation.</span></i></div>
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<i>Sunday, September 17, Dean and I went to the South Jetty and walked along the beach. We did not take Chica and it was a good thing since it rained on us. Not too many people on this beach and one reason is a large sandy hill you had to cross to get to and from the beach.</i></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">We continued to have some smoke in the air during our 11 day stay but not as bad as Bend. One morning the sun was that orange ball again.</span></td></tr>
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During our stay we meet up with some Boomers. Lonnie and Ellen Riddle were staying at the Elks Park along with Tom and Marjorie Mahoney. Georgia Griffiths was staying at an RV private park located about 5 miles away. She invited us to a Labor Day picnic at her place. She cooked chicken and we provided the side dishes. She has two dogs she just adopted and they are a handful!<br />
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Dean and I stayed close to the Elks during the holiday weekend. I picked blackberries, walked over an hour daily and practiced my ukulele. We did not want to venture out on Hwy 101 during this busy time. After the weekend we did some exploring. We drove to Girabaldi, a small fishing town north of Tillamook, and took a hike and checked out the RV parks and fishing charters. </div>
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On Tuesday night we celebrated Ellen's birthday at camp. I provided the cake, Georgia brought the ice cream and several Boomers showed up to celebrate.</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">On Wednesday,</span><span style="font-size: small;"> Dean and I drove to Coastal Trail head near Netarts, Oregon and did a 5 mile hike. It was a very nice hike starting off level with great views then turning into tree roots and some grade changes. It lead to an overlook which was not too impressive and then we returned to the trail head.</span></div>
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Chuck and Jan Moore joined us on Thursday afternoon. She brought produce from her sister-in-laws in Washington. She split this huge head of cabbage with me.</div>
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Patsi Green and Mark Borseth came over Saturday and the girls went to the Farmer's market in Tillamook and then to the Dahlia festival close to the Elks. Beautiful flowers.</div>
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On Sunday the 3 couples went on a short hike to Munson Falls. This is a very pretty hike very close to the Elks Park. After the hike we had Happy Hour and a pot luck dinner. On Monday we finally left the Elks Park after 11 days. </div>
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We had planned to stay at Bend for a week over Labor Day weekend. We made reservations at Newberry RV park in La Pine, about 10 miles south of Bend . This is probably the tightest RV park we have ever stayed in but we were pretty desperate since it was the holiday weekend. We paid for a week at $37 per day (weekly rate). The first day we drove to the Lava Tube but it was closed because of a fire in the area. Then we walked around the Sunriver resort just to get a little walk in. We went to the LaPine state park and did a walk along the river. The smoke was getting pretty bad. We walked to the Old Tree - the oldest Ponderosa Pine tree recorded. When we got back to the campground we both decided that we definitely could not stay here for a week. We called the office and said we wanted to leave after two nights because of the smoke. They were very nice and said that we could get our money back. </div>
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The Oldest Ponderosa Pine ever recorded</div>
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Next we drove to the Lava Tube where we could not go the day before because of fire. They put the fire out so we were able to walk the 3/4 of a mile walk in the tube. This tube is very big, very dark, and a pretty good hike to get out of the smoke.</div>
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The first day we were there, Dean had to drive to Ely (60 miles away)to get a part to fix a shade that had fallen down due to the rough gravel road in the Park. So we did not do very much today.</div>
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The next day was the great Solar Eclipse. We decided to go to Baker Archeological site between us and the national park. </div>
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Next we drove up to the park and did the scenic drive to the last campground which is at the base of Wheeler Peak. This peak is the second highest peak in Nevada at 13,063 ft. This road is paved and we, of course, were not in the motorhome.</div>
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After the drive to the top we stopped at Mather Lookout for a picnic. Here is Dean eating his sardines. </div>
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And Chica came with us for the day. She is enjoying sitting under a tree, eating her cookies.</div>
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The only problem with taking Chica is National Parks do not allow dogs on hiking trails. So we could not do any of the numerous hikes that day.</div>
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Dean and Chica did not want to go to the Lehman Caves but I did. So I paid my $5 (with my Senior pass) and got on the 1 PM tour which lasted over an hour and a half. Dean took Chica to a stream and they watched the deers.</div>
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Lehman caves can only be entered with a ranger guided tour. We had a wonderful guide who was very knowledgeable and funny. The cave extends a quarter-mile into the limestone and marble of the hillside. Absalom Lehman explored it in 1885. He lead tours into the cave for $1 a tour, including a candle, that was suppose to last 4 hours.</div>
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Lehman caves has familiar formations like stalactites, stalagmites, columns, draperies, flowstone and soda straws.</div>
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When Lehman lead the tours by candlelight it was acceptable to burn your initials into the ceiling with the soot from the candle. One room is has multiple initials in the ceiling. Early types of graffiti.</div>
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The next day we decided to camp at Sacramento pass which is very close to the park and Border Inn. But it was so beautiful here, free, good hiking, that we wanted to stay at least one night. We both regret not staying longer.</div>
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We only had to drive about 30 minutes from Border Inn. We didn't even hook up the jeep to the motorhome. Sacramento pass is over 6000 ft elevation so we were nice and cool. This is a free campground operated by BLM. There are about 5 sites where we were, closest to the highway. And then another 5 sites about a half mile, on a good gravel road, south of the main CG.</div>
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So far this is our most favorite campground on this trip. We should have stayed more than one night!</div>
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After Austin we drove Highway 305 to Battle Mt. then interstate 80 to Winnemucca. The next stretch was very desolate - Highway 95 and 140 to Denio Junction. This was a very long day for us - not stopping until around 6. We boondocked in the parking lot of Denio Junction. The next morning we wanted to have breakfast there. It was the worst breakfast we have ever had. It took 40 minutes and the food was horrible. DO NOT EAT AT THIS RESTAURANT! but it was an OK place to boondock. </div>
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We continued on Highway 140 into Oregon. This is a pretty scary road in Oregon with 8 and 7% grades and windy roads. Some of the drop-offs were very scenic.</div>
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We drove to Ana Reservoir RV park north of Summer lake. Full hookups with an Escappee discount for $24 per night. The park is very nice and the owner, Jay, is very talkative. The only downfall was the smoke from the many wildfires burning in the state. </div>
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The next day we drove to Fremont Point which is about 23 miles from our RV park. This has spectacular views of Summer Lake and the surrounding area. </div>
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The next day we took a drive to Fort Rock, north of where we were staying. We first drove through Christmas Valley in search of Hole in the Ground. But when we got on the very washboard gravel road to this hike, we decided against it. So we went on to Fort Rock. This is huge rocky structure resembling a fort and there are hiking trails in and around it. </div>
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We decided to stay two more nights and then stay at our next campground until after the Labor Day weekend. We have just been hanging our at camp doing projects, practicing ukulele, walking, etc. This is a fishing area and last night some very nice Oregonians gave us a 16 inch trout for dinner. Boy, was it good.</div>
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On this mornings walk we saw a man stop his pickup and get out. When we walked up to him he said "I saved you". He had gotten out of his truck after spotting a rattlesnake in the middle of the road we were walking on. He killed the snake before we got to him and buried the head. I think that he was going to take the rest of the snake home to eat. He said that he has seen more rattlesnakes this year than ever. We thanked him and went on with our walk but we were much more aware of our surroundings!</div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>We drove to Utah to Lone Rock CG just outside of Page, Arizona, and arrived in the early afternoon. This is one of our favorite camp spots. Great views of Lone Rock and Lake Powell; big flat place to park; dump; all for $7 per night. We arrived in time to take a walk down to the water and let Chica go swimming. We do not like to park by the water because we are so heavy and there is a lot of sand, but there are always a lot of campers by the water's edge.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Because it was in the low 90's during most of the day, we decided to hike early each day. We walked over to the Cathedral caves area which is also the picnic grounds. </i></span></div>
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Our last day of hiking at Cathedral gorge we explored the caves south of the picnic area. We spent almost 2 hours poking into caves and climbing up areas to look into caves. It was like being on another planet.</div>
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Dean and Judy Sheeleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12060903748375321488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3062045352430157908.post-44852582896140065312017-05-10T17:13:00.001-07:002017-05-11T18:28:17.996-07:00Cairo - Sulydad's Citadel, main bazaar, Felucca ride<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">March 17 - our last day in Egypt. We went to the Mohamed Ali Mosque. Mohamed Ali (1769-1849) was born in Greece and was a soldier in the troops that were sent to Egypt to free the country from Napoleon's occupation. In 1805 the Egyptians revolted and Ali took over. The mosque was built in 1830 over the Citadel built by Sulydad in the 1500s. The mosque is modeled after the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFuWoVwgaxO45fSo_OPDxH8WO7HPatcQu3goevzMyRzY301n6Mjrh8OgNmrFrlID_4d1THTdEIt-i-cP2IbKN-fqfBThCXOk96zdF7JaWmtIrpwHCcAtp1z83rqCAe8u63BLCPgRoRQN05/s640/blogger-image-557306735.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFuWoVwgaxO45fSo_OPDxH8WO7HPatcQu3goevzMyRzY301n6Mjrh8OgNmrFrlID_4d1THTdEIt-i-cP2IbKN-fqfBThCXOk96zdF7JaWmtIrpwHCcAtp1z83rqCAe8u63BLCPgRoRQN05/s640/blogger-image-557306735.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The courtyard is surrounded by four corridors with marble columns and in the center is the fountain of ablutions.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="margin-left: 1em; 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Arrived in Phoenix at 10 that night. Another get adventure!</div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><font color="#0000ee"><u><br></u></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><font color="#0000ee"><u><br></u></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><font color="#0000ee"><u><br></u></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><br></div>Dean and Judy Sheeleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12060903748375321488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3062045352430157908.post-9605546153052566512017-05-10T17:09:00.001-07:002017-05-11T11:53:30.191-07:00Luxor - Karnak temple, Luxor museum, Luxor temple<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">March 16 - last day in Luxor. This city is fascinating and if I ever came to Egypt again I would come to Luxor and spend a lot of time. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Karnak temple is the largest temple in Egypt at 65 acres. It was built by the pharaophs to honor the sun god, Amon Ra. The temples are erected from the back to the front so the back of Karnak temple is 4000 years old and the front is 2000 years old. Ramses II erected most of the temple. He was Ramses the Great and he had 40 wives and 170 children.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-LuCBuBWELuDMcTbvBKFJiiu8zkVZX7PaGTjdEDAsE3eoJmiC0dGUsKnveBpxysAbnDn7ejMlt58wNBLVm4JR1mNPKFK1qMJ7dNonqIlDp4Eu-C4rCQykqA_YlwVE719Mb9TVhRnb6X4e/s640/blogger-image--450249580.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-LuCBuBWELuDMcTbvBKFJiiu8zkVZX7PaGTjdEDAsE3eoJmiC0dGUsKnveBpxysAbnDn7ejMlt58wNBLVm4JR1mNPKFK1qMJ7dNonqIlDp4Eu-C4rCQykqA_YlwVE719Mb9TVhRnb6X4e/s640/blogger-image--450249580.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The entrance to Karnak is lined with Sphinx.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglMd29W6R9vxnbWxMxG5x2jbykL3OvhjJpr_pqgiQ5TNN3ulfN_P0tjdaKiA7sDnEigb7GwQ2Yz02sMKN25L-vDIrmDPQ0aQwmwyHLmRV6JUmEh58ONvSA7BtAXhAiCj5GD4RWHhiKtoIJ/s640/blogger-image--42135173.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglMd29W6R9vxnbWxMxG5x2jbykL3OvhjJpr_pqgiQ5TNN3ulfN_P0tjdaKiA7sDnEigb7GwQ2Yz02sMKN25L-vDIrmDPQ0aQwmwyHLmRV6JUmEh58ONvSA7BtAXhAiCj5GD4RWHhiKtoIJ/s640/blogger-image--42135173.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx4_8ABlV2tupLVeGrV5AId8zZf0fRBT7aP5fP7ChaNa4R9OKu8-7_JdQ-qAmz8hgQnMjYEHLq9AItpQ1babHG-qcb7aAPDBML2zocN1xSbOI790S4n5WtSysNGwmHIdYP-dfBd-ARw8Ej/s640/blogger-image-1729912935.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx4_8ABlV2tupLVeGrV5AId8zZf0fRBT7aP5fP7ChaNa4R9OKu8-7_JdQ-qAmz8hgQnMjYEHLq9AItpQ1babHG-qcb7aAPDBML2zocN1xSbOI790S4n5WtSysNGwmHIdYP-dfBd-ARw8Ej/s640/blogger-image-1729912935.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The Hypostyle hall has 134 beautifully engraved pillars.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJcCE2dQe_XYLT9JhFDMD-Be_7GasAxccV0Vfclmdoel6q7EAWt631yFmpfObV8KK0JLGBlhWTjxlUGu7bBV1AVHGhA1Xuw2M0BabjQ4CwfCbDDswvX0ODw9y5_67nbMN77M-paja5FfAr/s640/blogger-image-809024015.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJcCE2dQe_XYLT9JhFDMD-Be_7GasAxccV0Vfclmdoel6q7EAWt631yFmpfObV8KK0JLGBlhWTjxlUGu7bBV1AVHGhA1Xuw2M0BabjQ4CwfCbDDswvX0ODw9y5_67nbMN77M-paja5FfAr/s640/blogger-image-809024015.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5IF0MbdMG6JOUAfijrHx5patRyP0crvcHwioCE9W90X6CVQWH-g02wibN1HnyfqX87KU8pNC5_EVDoMKqBSFLsYYh12Hd9lkjMbflvhPievAVuBdDyaHQb15vRlN8ztMI7fcTpPTt-qJY/s640/blogger-image--830188546.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5IF0MbdMG6JOUAfijrHx5patRyP0crvcHwioCE9W90X6CVQWH-g02wibN1HnyfqX87KU8pNC5_EVDoMKqBSFLsYYh12Hd9lkjMbflvhPievAVuBdDyaHQb15vRlN8ztMI7fcTpPTt-qJY/s640/blogger-image--830188546.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">There were 8 Obelisks but only 2 are still standing. This one from Queen Hatshepsut is 366 tons and 30 meters high made of one solid stone.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3zBke6MqdZzQ_gSfdcMlBV6nKVg55HXbqMe7SJ6rIBmbToJ8se252pC7Jxu9eK1U5UkebQLkR4FqsSI4-O3V_c80ysosbtaCrgsyo4v4Il168Wfjm75j4c0EKcjJPgqGDRsKZ5H4soFEB/s640/blogger-image--417182362.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3zBke6MqdZzQ_gSfdcMlBV6nKVg55HXbqMe7SJ6rIBmbToJ8se252pC7Jxu9eK1U5UkebQLkR4FqsSI4-O3V_c80ysosbtaCrgsyo4v4Il168Wfjm75j4c0EKcjJPgqGDRsKZ5H4soFEB/s640/blogger-image--417182362.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The temple flooded each year from the Nile until the Aswan dam was built. I am pointing to the water line.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9GtxH3DLMXTeMbu6230dF7RucXt7NiHAlO0gQJdmwYaBl5bHg6yN_ctzXhssONFVEbdziSuwIRw8rT2P-MHwvarn4-bNzAGkPPQZ9fc0pqSSjngCcUVIe-gJgxZFphVQoEUxEYgY__0Zv/s640/blogger-image-427481156.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9GtxH3DLMXTeMbu6230dF7RucXt7NiHAlO0gQJdmwYaBl5bHg6yN_ctzXhssONFVEbdziSuwIRw8rT2P-MHwvarn4-bNzAGkPPQZ9fc0pqSSjngCcUVIe-gJgxZFphVQoEUxEYgY__0Zv/s640/blogger-image-427481156.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The walls were very high and in order to put the blocks on the top they built dirt ramps leading up the wall (in the right side of the below picture).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDcjPhlz88sH8EEhQeWkN-ilgMLirgkzBSXK65Tr31TZO1VmhATW47X5C0oYW8YWzExhzM20iCuZ_NVFMCcNzZXWBy6fHRNG5EuCyx9kdr9eDT-jN2tb5jHmXJaHj_g01oX8BGTxLF6tz0/s640/blogger-image--994265484.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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It was built by two rulers - Ramses II (1290 - 1224 BC) and Amenhotep III ( 1391 - 1353 BC).</div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE8I5yZ7zOOznLwbUH2v3dBxCS1hQzAmaPJuqIMhuQ1gby0CUKFrayed2T85ctD9FMfAq_4Weep_EWyAb7EMRAiCChA5sKVb4oeT9oxu5-bjSCnsGdhnpG5EmGtqkPMc52FpzLdGG1qsW9/s640/blogger-image--383763089.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE8I5yZ7zOOznLwbUH2v3dBxCS1hQzAmaPJuqIMhuQ1gby0CUKFrayed2T85ctD9FMfAq_4Weep_EWyAb7EMRAiCChA5sKVb4oeT9oxu5-bjSCnsGdhnpG5EmGtqkPMc52FpzLdGG1qsW9/s640/blogger-image--383763089.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">There was a mosque and a Christian church built on the premises at one time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh27qLagYRILYiioiG_s-YbKQltZ10THpylHNJGxSjII9sKkjFrikPd7vBHJeaBUBJ78Z_HsENBPD90P_XiJUac18B3N2Ud05UOFWYA5KaUsG-5jIC6ZZbbrJ7PMn3hdxvsQWH2L7mIkQwl/s640/blogger-image--195555580.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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They all wanted a picture of themselves with us. They get very few female tourists. It got to be annoying. Here is Lynn having a hard time getting away from some young boys.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqaRm1M32mFamxlMQPAHNcnVxaFEv9Gc0DlUXZdXTrkMyY8BcXEs0OYlbawxrmGdM8DozHm47p4BxcATtRrhk4eZXueTOKjD8TtLyI798-8kFj2qxHdw6zQ36j92y9JQlRlxAryrbV7i86/s640/blogger-image--865174460.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqaRm1M32mFamxlMQPAHNcnVxaFEv9Gc0DlUXZdXTrkMyY8BcXEs0OYlbawxrmGdM8DozHm47p4BxcATtRrhk4eZXueTOKjD8TtLyI798-8kFj2qxHdw6zQ36j92y9JQlRlxAryrbV7i86/s640/blogger-image--865174460.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We had to say goodbye to our wonderful guides and fly back to Cairo. Ayman, Akman, and driver.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYPPVpWyQNVvH9GOGndaSBDd3EerHbh0XIjWkq3AiLHe_c8JydDZUySILA61tyV5y6sZTyLXlTVCWf0ss_CAIfZDLGXGU7GaFrBJYwdlWVEItAp8tsM62bsgoPowuMKYqQsLUE2jQofyrv/s640/blogger-image--1288450115.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYPPVpWyQNVvH9GOGndaSBDd3EerHbh0XIjWkq3AiLHe_c8JydDZUySILA61tyV5y6sZTyLXlTVCWf0ss_CAIfZDLGXGU7GaFrBJYwdlWVEItAp8tsM62bsgoPowuMKYqQsLUE2jQofyrv/s640/blogger-image--1288450115.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div>Dean and Judy Sheeleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12060903748375321488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3062045352430157908.post-44436951009825340572017-05-10T17:02:00.001-07:002017-05-11T11:01:24.154-07:00Dendera and Abydos, Egypt<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">March 15 - another early morning. Leaving for a long drive in the country to Dendera and Abydos. Before leaving Luxor we watched the balloons rise again over the Nile.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3T_P5zHBzhN0eUjyT4FF5Ma5Z2cEJd7nbLm39G32wJ7wknjh8vAa0S-wZXQXKqlVHb-3pciMTgDjfIco39-iZ3vKlYL38RXMPfk7jImlCqzrAxgrvLdOFtKQ9cjOcF2-pMcyvBoIVCk5N/s640/blogger-image--1928154775.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3T_P5zHBzhN0eUjyT4FF5Ma5Z2cEJd7nbLm39G32wJ7wknjh8vAa0S-wZXQXKqlVHb-3pciMTgDjfIco39-iZ3vKlYL38RXMPfk7jImlCqzrAxgrvLdOFtKQ9cjOcF2-pMcyvBoIVCk5N/s640/blogger-image--1928154775.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We took a very slow route to Dendera, stopping every 2 minutes for entrances to little towns and going over lots of serious speed bumps.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpaYanBsrWIPQVJcID4LOLtwvX5iqhYhXqjluXEE_oCp36fK6P7nr8CpDfAmy9Rn9RaoHG6uyqQxvsdr8hmjgWn7UHA2YVymRDQSxa6kt6E-fhC3fQTQYi0nA4nbJqXsXYZBI1duKzeAs3/s640/blogger-image--736649276.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpaYanBsrWIPQVJcID4LOLtwvX5iqhYhXqjluXEE_oCp36fK6P7nr8CpDfAmy9Rn9RaoHG6uyqQxvsdr8hmjgWn7UHA2YVymRDQSxa6kt6E-fhC3fQTQYi0nA4nbJqXsXYZBI1duKzeAs3/s640/blogger-image--736649276.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The Egyptians use all types of transportation: cars, trucks, tu-tuks, motorcycles, bicycles, donkeys.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7bSNuKtd7moFyvi1wSBqoFiE4-qg6smP7srsX8nqlkZZ3EX7NVAMaPwTmJOK52D07YuC0ga5_k4pdB5YbywdDXrrwhDnMzP6IV5_EGWkBG_ZjPPzz4QffEvgdeukk4hkRRq91UoyuiS0A/s640/blogger-image-481736870.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7bSNuKtd7moFyvi1wSBqoFiE4-qg6smP7srsX8nqlkZZ3EX7NVAMaPwTmJOK52D07YuC0ga5_k4pdB5YbywdDXrrwhDnMzP6IV5_EGWkBG_ZjPPzz4QffEvgdeukk4hkRRq91UoyuiS0A/s640/blogger-image-481736870.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">It took an hour and a half to reach our first destination, Dendera temple. This temple was built by the Greeks to honor the Goddess Hathor, goddess of music and motherhood. Ellen is hamming it up at the entrance.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtapTG3JqvrtxE6iLUaRfyRhpxEM5HThIvC7asVAapebfo-__KTvyjOO48RwEVN1KRQovFaDkwLusRbx9Ya-6-y1DIl5_-_848JNmA2p-6Z_iLSsPT2cZF4gSltvUsz-nGd6zXSKKyJQLo/s640/blogger-image--212645047.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtapTG3JqvrtxE6iLUaRfyRhpxEM5HThIvC7asVAapebfo-__KTvyjOO48RwEVN1KRQovFaDkwLusRbx9Ya-6-y1DIl5_-_848JNmA2p-6Z_iLSsPT2cZF4gSltvUsz-nGd6zXSKKyJQLo/s640/blogger-image--212645047.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This is the statue of the God of fun, Bess.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfgejUhG6sVg2OvFOMJwapySn-xCxwKRDdYOWZ3ZRM1l3NLz4YIbfawy-yKnJbdmLY_bZLuyQ98XaXj_x4VSQ4h00E-ggY8MmQczk3MZK6hDS3829WNmGXbZEAuRcKitfclpJTRoZ-drKD/s640/blogger-image-855376059.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfgejUhG6sVg2OvFOMJwapySn-xCxwKRDdYOWZ3ZRM1l3NLz4YIbfawy-yKnJbdmLY_bZLuyQ98XaXj_x4VSQ4h00E-ggY8MmQczk3MZK6hDS3829WNmGXbZEAuRcKitfclpJTRoZ-drKD/s640/blogger-image-855376059.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Goddess Hathor -</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi_X4WGn0YBJQlyV1eMJqvNL-MY8EwLHMnvenzQ5NENHG2JzatBLOx4IOJbSb09yOeXzUlwBZASN0NdJxZd8VmCAe9VVLg173GgHOc8I1v-B0REHJoggEHD2ODuv41tRMKb9Ga5aD9nINN/s640/blogger-image--1592659762.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi_X4WGn0YBJQlyV1eMJqvNL-MY8EwLHMnvenzQ5NENHG2JzatBLOx4IOJbSb09yOeXzUlwBZASN0NdJxZd8VmCAe9VVLg173GgHOc8I1v-B0REHJoggEHD2ODuv41tRMKb9Ga5aD9nINN/s640/blogger-image--1592659762.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The temple was built around 280 BC and it took 300 years to build. The Greeks wanted to be accepted by the Egyptians so they built this temple saying they were sons of Hathor. Hathor was always portrayed as a women with ears of a cow or with horns of a cow. Christians defaced the statues of the goddess and lite fires in the temple so the ceilings turned black with soot. Here is a partially cleaned ceiling.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ii1i1pE-p6YmDdwn3XfBWC29GC1-r1K2IkO3CKPVlXq9k0tCXn7mmXQp9u-b-C4ZiCkKEDZ1oZ13EABpojj1IVAd0YgVdLWOZ1eW-QTu_58yBYQie1YFsV7i-t5ngnIrfsHvvFu_g6bj/s640/blogger-image--93368879.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ii1i1pE-p6YmDdwn3XfBWC29GC1-r1K2IkO3CKPVlXq9k0tCXn7mmXQp9u-b-C4ZiCkKEDZ1oZ13EABpojj1IVAd0YgVdLWOZ1eW-QTu_58yBYQie1YFsV7i-t5ngnIrfsHvvFu_g6bj/s640/blogger-image--93368879.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgINsertKhynSpuvdXVlWsw7sNc3icouCbJCKgfg0qZ4tfICv7DL4pzmxQg9PrHa8k4hyphenhyphen7LhFOuPyxrZ9_VddTvJnf80xSGCn0rRgOT9frdj5gfi_SpodSW439-zI1iD5tBKVPoRUczzbbe/s640/blogger-image-138495643.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgINsertKhynSpuvdXVlWsw7sNc3icouCbJCKgfg0qZ4tfICv7DL4pzmxQg9PrHa8k4hyphenhyphen7LhFOuPyxrZ9_VddTvJnf80xSGCn0rRgOT9frdj5gfi_SpodSW439-zI1iD5tBKVPoRUczzbbe/s640/blogger-image-138495643.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The temple has a splendid hypostyle hall of beautifully carved pillars.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzDaRNgwpGJYLgThCYw2qd7NpdlsD4onau-CbRjq5CdCWHlIHTfRSUWrLxSDOnoMvkrekJauoq-9Ii7GpKn0sMDmJKxEBp6KOexl8Reuc2agqnyeezbFJeL97Rew2OXEIU6s3EnqfSFtrG/s640/blogger-image-775201512.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzDaRNgwpGJYLgThCYw2qd7NpdlsD4onau-CbRjq5CdCWHlIHTfRSUWrLxSDOnoMvkrekJauoq-9Ii7GpKn0sMDmJKxEBp6KOexl8Reuc2agqnyeezbFJeL97Rew2OXEIU6s3EnqfSFtrG/s640/blogger-image-775201512.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwGFxZw59mCE0X4TVqRhMMwZcD5Eq3kEAOUCBzFYe2kp_HpJUwQQHluCR6wfkDhqS0_WbUpgNrRqYNTKuspnGpapy04X-U1xCJ3LwLPip3tFa0EBPedhc4IIY-910Z1qPjkGnAco0cLZ2c/s640/blogger-image--591699843.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwGFxZw59mCE0X4TVqRhMMwZcD5Eq3kEAOUCBzFYe2kp_HpJUwQQHluCR6wfkDhqS0_WbUpgNrRqYNTKuspnGpapy04X-U1xCJ3LwLPip3tFa0EBPedhc4IIY-910Z1qPjkGnAco0cLZ2c/s640/blogger-image--591699843.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">There are some secret passageways that our tour guide knew about. We walked down to the crypt where the treasure were kept.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAtH_B9zK1BO13xrXubKs0xC37ltRHerNWygW1FBp2BE9SXgdkgMiScETnEhM-qAYiMfKMYpoGFMPy7DtwT62LlXPSCwsug2frTY0mBXQMAU4P-VhrxeT7KlwcEhVtk0ILHAraAONrZdkX/s640/blogger-image-1393450337.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAtH_B9zK1BO13xrXubKs0xC37ltRHerNWygW1FBp2BE9SXgdkgMiScETnEhM-qAYiMfKMYpoGFMPy7DtwT62LlXPSCwsug2frTY0mBXQMAU4P-VhrxeT7KlwcEhVtk0ILHAraAONrZdkX/s640/blogger-image-1393450337.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This is the temple within the temple called the chapel of holiness. Here the mysteries of the birth of cosmic order from the primeval chaos were celebrated.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Du95bKMQWsp4jrA3x1vgm0fTzzTk1-6Pp7Bzl3Rx4EgyxpkEdf6rF5AAwrTWkJhTB9SXxzpwo6tkK0_x0Wn_kQDEyBQPZbUKmEog_Fa6wuWOf6yuy_dj0DDJtegl-Sm-IEkTTCfr-lcI/s640/blogger-image--1030401255.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Du95bKMQWsp4jrA3x1vgm0fTzzTk1-6Pp7Bzl3Rx4EgyxpkEdf6rF5AAwrTWkJhTB9SXxzpwo6tkK0_x0Wn_kQDEyBQPZbUKmEog_Fa6wuWOf6yuy_dj0DDJtegl-Sm-IEkTTCfr-lcI/s640/blogger-image--1030401255.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9c8PCMJ83PD45ed0hnX0OI-wpyf7_v3YrObAkh9jek2i3Msc-3xeImwXS-8aKAheO_xn037gnsr1pjJvMGKWGSZDf53Z8prtq0x2pcLEE1iquvuQL6Dfpu0v-oWYv-viJb_ELTQbIFy6M/s640/blogger-image-1197773756.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9c8PCMJ83PD45ed0hnX0OI-wpyf7_v3YrObAkh9jek2i3Msc-3xeImwXS-8aKAheO_xn037gnsr1pjJvMGKWGSZDf53Z8prtq0x2pcLEE1iquvuQL6Dfpu0v-oWYv-viJb_ELTQbIFy6M/s640/blogger-image-1197773756.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">On the outside you can see how massive the structure is.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV0p35IgNZJkJA5g3Mv6Rqkx66rkNoXM8LJcZ9M97XsLjLRk_Vp215yBbThCR6YobVlJV0_a8Boj4G7PWu5BigxRH9MEUUOnv-JpBdnmoH8zhbirdi-Uptg-nqhEANXKEVMawJ-T2i8-tx/s640/blogger-image-854700001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV0p35IgNZJkJA5g3Mv6Rqkx66rkNoXM8LJcZ9M97XsLjLRk_Vp215yBbThCR6YobVlJV0_a8Boj4G7PWu5BigxRH9MEUUOnv-JpBdnmoH8zhbirdi-Uptg-nqhEANXKEVMawJ-T2i8-tx/s640/blogger-image-854700001.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The only hieroglyphic of Cleopratra in Egypt (32 BC), on the back wall of Dendera.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaqpo8GgXbZDUs1AkX8XSDQmkbc5lQ5EujmnvfDG7C7MMGRDvni0qY7R_ORd22Fy-nFypos96kPVzNFT6n2-cxlfB8Sio33gN004Dajow8Z2B42IYXcy_CUIlKkaJHzxe0FvkDvTqk3W2P/s640/blogger-image--1181976439.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaqpo8GgXbZDUs1AkX8XSDQmkbc5lQ5EujmnvfDG7C7MMGRDvni0qY7R_ORd22Fy-nFypos96kPVzNFT6n2-cxlfB8Sio33gN004Dajow8Z2B42IYXcy_CUIlKkaJHzxe0FvkDvTqk3W2P/s640/blogger-image--1181976439.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">They even had a swimming pool.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2XNW3fgOAYE4tnpIcvwydUYer1R8Pdv9naoTuGwtjdGOk4eiRc8x3HL2LUBGvomOi2Z1bmkJk0MvjXk4ff9Z5GlYUIBh8sHrxAOSfVid4CQ_UE4doPDMwd1FVBBsJ8rAZWNoqMUwZC4kw/s640/blogger-image-823347478.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2XNW3fgOAYE4tnpIcvwydUYer1R8Pdv9naoTuGwtjdGOk4eiRc8x3HL2LUBGvomOi2Z1bmkJk0MvjXk4ff9Z5GlYUIBh8sHrxAOSfVid4CQ_UE4doPDMwd1FVBBsJ8rAZWNoqMUwZC4kw/s640/blogger-image-823347478.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXz9rvsqTcB5_UGC2qSQR2BSwGNjfxKSXvlGoRmSgjln7GjGJlbOK8wrK8Sg5BYfb9cQYrHgHN0sg9AWc0SH0_1wKE5SOjiKdHdgt2DH5wgVaIcNeXn0aoKdaYKZCMxeTHKu-WL1fAFM0T/s640/blogger-image--646891216.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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These hieroglyphics below were during the rein of Ramses II. Notice that these were carved into the rock.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpPdaDrGU9QFwQV3_bk9L8zrMiddAt6zLjeb-aygDwBGnxj41eTe_GSN-pWNry6k-IFjKDPeX2xJIFq279WfasWZKCyF7o1YC9gnMeSS2j1CvQPx5UA6rYvguXXZZ5YeBy4kJ0EmPZFmeY/s640/blogger-image--230883115.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpPdaDrGU9QFwQV3_bk9L8zrMiddAt6zLjeb-aygDwBGnxj41eTe_GSN-pWNry6k-IFjKDPeX2xJIFq279WfasWZKCyF7o1YC9gnMeSS2j1CvQPx5UA6rYvguXXZZ5YeBy4kJ0EmPZFmeY/s640/blogger-image--230883115.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtTZPv-fIrDbm6I8VslXrnAPNvvoRqOYO0dOgIKJTYMNMS1ex_6r_dp-7ElqyvoFS2oyy6O-OlRfKTGATAcpBvoKwlaH5zLt3gyMoFuqKqzHkDPmyQonB9-1t8gyOY6UinsCtGpRSySpHP/s640/blogger-image-1779328074.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtTZPv-fIrDbm6I8VslXrnAPNvvoRqOYO0dOgIKJTYMNMS1ex_6r_dp-7ElqyvoFS2oyy6O-OlRfKTGATAcpBvoKwlaH5zLt3gyMoFuqKqzHkDPmyQonB9-1t8gyOY6UinsCtGpRSySpHP/s640/blogger-image-1779328074.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJDt-5YpKoRAiQLwQjnmyvs4auPW0vZZDNofH4Mb39mCD2UC15Lrv5yOwXtOdzRQgoWtGd-2OQFp9KyPXPVxOdiHpQS3Erp5ItBywp12ud_Oi4Q38NlYGGq3fVa8ynVCZJvHb1rstiwYDf/s640/blogger-image--173703838.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJDt-5YpKoRAiQLwQjnmyvs4auPW0vZZDNofH4Mb39mCD2UC15Lrv5yOwXtOdzRQgoWtGd-2OQFp9KyPXPVxOdiHpQS3Erp5ItBywp12ud_Oi4Q38NlYGGq3fVa8ynVCZJvHb1rstiwYDf/s640/blogger-image--173703838.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The hieroglyphics below are during the Seti I rule and the carvings are done so that the picture stands out. Much more difficult than Ramses.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhXO6WKDk4DgDIX1CGCMGifm4dV7gW_h5hPJyQwvFsumt8bysvMnGD0E1HWYH6R49rAJLVxe69OoNp-raAKM1ysbS45fcxeqI6ahDC4cRsmbVXj4l8J25HmWQMt4rM4roO4i8vpQ3RBzpT/s640/blogger-image--1775053085.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhXO6WKDk4DgDIX1CGCMGifm4dV7gW_h5hPJyQwvFsumt8bysvMnGD0E1HWYH6R49rAJLVxe69OoNp-raAKM1ysbS45fcxeqI6ahDC4cRsmbVXj4l8J25HmWQMt4rM4roO4i8vpQ3RBzpT/s640/blogger-image--1775053085.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">In the back is the original temple to Osiris which the Muslims made a yearly pilgrimage to and dates back 5000 years as compared to the current temple in the front which is 3200 years old.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEDNSjoGX2_FG1dJr59uNJMjQqCwsMwzFHZzOz3Hb94tBHGJqKPDXPJhPpTDWFSrDuua9AwacfICVhuXPu3IVcHWnL6zNrqpkX9mFtQun_QN1YYjIw6P0D7JgFUPK-3lplZ5-BP9zDGjmi/s640/blogger-image-1119529901.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEDNSjoGX2_FG1dJr59uNJMjQqCwsMwzFHZzOz3Hb94tBHGJqKPDXPJhPpTDWFSrDuua9AwacfICVhuXPu3IVcHWnL6zNrqpkX9mFtQun_QN1YYjIw6P0D7JgFUPK-3lplZ5-BP9zDGjmi/s640/blogger-image-1119529901.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Traveling back to Luxor - more colorful photo opportunities.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwwdC9nY99J-SECTMXDkpAA5BzAVc128bhdtalyHKe7iyxy2G2piIJFLrcIjSj6tnTqkYidUdccjbdC2Rcff4ai9zII_jDdSYbUOExNg_wE29Ry30ENAsGUXEit6rjSkHxe6JkC6nVL2Uh/s640/blogger-image--1178970976.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwwdC9nY99J-SECTMXDkpAA5BzAVc128bhdtalyHKe7iyxy2G2piIJFLrcIjSj6tnTqkYidUdccjbdC2Rcff4ai9zII_jDdSYbUOExNg_wE29Ry30ENAsGUXEit6rjSkHxe6JkC6nVL2Uh/s640/blogger-image--1178970976.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">After a long day on the road the sunset is beautiful.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK_APwNpUS_D6-WhboxkH0U_FrsisXUXy1_2hABpZk2cM7AXII_wTcBiBI9m9YGjgJZ0YccFLYFFx3e22IxAFE5wJlDduIsn5rCvVMMVN3EMGYSclMCFC1SwwYaMgn1F4CEmNHNiTb5d0l/s640/blogger-image--1957768256.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK_APwNpUS_D6-WhboxkH0U_FrsisXUXy1_2hABpZk2cM7AXII_wTcBiBI9m9YGjgJZ0YccFLYFFx3e22IxAFE5wJlDduIsn5rCvVMMVN3EMGYSclMCFC1SwwYaMgn1F4CEmNHNiTb5d0l/s640/blogger-image--1957768256.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div>Dean and Judy Sheeleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12060903748375321488noreply@blogger.com0