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24 Stops Rehberger-Weg: 5km walking route between Switzerland and Germany

Trish Burgess Posted on18/10/201825/01/2019 Basel, Germany, Switzerland, things to do in Basel, Weil am Rhein 15 Comments
binoculars on 24 stops rehberger weg

This was supposed to be a city-based holiday. We planned to explore Basel, Bern and Lucerne to check out the culture, art and history of these three Swiss cities. But somehow the lure of...

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Rhine-Main Cruise with Emerald Waterways: Miltenberg, Würzburg and Bamberg

Trish Burgess Posted on14/12/201510/11/2016 Cruise, Germany 34 Comments

After Rüdesheim our ship left the Rhine to join the River Main on its way upstream towards the Main-Danube canal. The final three days of our Emerald Waterways river cruise became a bit of...

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Rhine-Main Cruise with Emerald Waterways: Rhine Gorge and Rüdesheim

Trish Burgess Posted on27/11/201501/06/2016 Cruise, Germany 15 Comments

Rheinstein Castle Our Rhine Cruise with Emerald Waterways began in Amsterdam with its first stop being Cologne. The ship, Emerald Star, took us upstream where the scenery of the Rhine Gorge was showcased in style on...

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Rhine-Main cruise with Emerald Waterways: Cologne

Trish Burgess Posted on17/10/201501/06/2016 Cologne, Cruise, Germany 24 Comments

We said goodbye to Amsterdam from the comfort of the on-board swimming pool, moving effortlessly along the Lower Rhine. The flat landscape reminded me of home in the Fens: big skies, broad sunsets and those...

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Our Rhine Cruise with Emerald Waterways: the ship

Trish Burgess Posted on05/10/201510/08/2016 Amsterdam, Cruise, Germany 11 Comments

Dougie in front of Emerald Star For years I’ve wanted to try out a river cruise. Dougie and I promised ourselves that once Rory was at university, we would definitely give it a try....

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The Gallery – Berlin Wall

Trish Burgess Posted on06/04/201007/04/2016 Berlin, Germany, The gallery 14 Comments

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Mum’s Gone to Berlin – Squabbles on the Spree

Trish Burgess Posted on26/11/200907/04/2016 Berlin, Germany 3 Comments

The teenager’s preferred activity when on holiday…. In order to encourage our son, Rory, to get his body out from under the duvet, we try and lure him with the delights of the hotel...

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Mum’s Gone to Berlin – typical teenager?

Trish Burgess Posted on24/11/200928/12/2016 Berlin, Germany Leave a Comment

Bored teenager at the Ishtar Gate. “Yeah…whatever…s’alright” A day of culture for the family today and already teenage son, Rory, is pulling a face. Gone are the days when we could take him to...

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