Rivercruise - Cologne, Düsseldorf, Amsterdam

 

Wednesday 24 May 2023

Cologne

Cologne, the most disappointing city of our trip. We make a bus tour through the city (didn't get many opportunities for photos) and then go on to Brühl for a visit of a palace in Roccoco style: Augustusburg. Well worth the visit, but I should have dressed for cold weather! 15° C on a windy day is not pleasant.

#2492 - Schloss Augustusburg (Virtual cache)

Another virtual cache which required a photo in front of the castle including the letters CA. Not the best portrait of me, but it served the purpose. The photo was taken in the coach on departure as that's when I realised there was a cache! 🙂

In the afternoon we go for a short walk, but the city around the Dom has nothing of interest to offer. Perhaps if we could have gotten to the Altstadt, but that would have been too far for a walk.

After our departure from Cologne, at around Düsseldorf, we had a cocktail party with the captain and a gala dinner. The picture is of another couple, with whom we often sat together, and us at the dinner table. (We're not sure, but think to remember that their names were Tony and Christine from WA.)

Thursday 25 May 2023

In the early hours of the morning we travelled the Amsterdam-Rijnkanaal and passed Houten!

Amsterdam

A few impressions of our boat tour in Amsterdam. The photos are not the best, having had to take them mostly through the reflecting and not so clean windows.

Currently approaching dinner time for our last dinner on board.