Annabel's Travelblog

 Three years ago, we celebrated our wedding anniversary by having an afternoon tea cruise on the river Thames.  Today, we did it again, cou...

 My family have developed a very nice habit of giving the Swan Whisperer Experience vouchers for Christmas, which we then like to redeem aro...

So we are home.  We got up early and cleared our rooms before breakfast, and after it we sat in one of the lounges and read for awhile.  Pro...

Day 7, Worms Our last day dawned simply gloriously! For the only time during this cruise (the big disadvantage of a Christmas cruise!) we we...

Day 6, Breisach Christmas Dinner last night had been billed as 5-course gala dinner, but in the end it was only the usual 3 courses, with an...

Day 5, Strasbourg We weren't supposed to arrive in Strasbourg until 09:30 or thereabouts, but in fact we were docked by 6:00. We assume ...

Day 4, Mannheim and Heidelberg I don't know what was particularly German about last night's dinner! It was OK, I suppose; one of tho...

Day 3, Mainz My bluetooth keyboard has run out of charge so this may have even more typos than usual. Should have turned it off or at least ...

Day 2: Koblenz  I don't know how they expected you to sleep when the night contained such excitements as going through locks on the Main...

This holiday is something a little different. For some years now, we have gone on a trip in the motorhome  to the various European Christmas...

 You don't go on the river for three years, and then two cruises come along at once!  This one was very different from our afternoon tea...

Today, 31 March 2022, was our 43rd wedding anniversary.  For Christmas, my mother and sister gave the Swan Whisperer a voucher for an aftern...

For the first time for many years, we had found ourselves with no plans for Christmas.  I am sure my sister would have invited us, but we di...