The Itinerary

This is our itinerary for the entire trip to Germany. It is very brief and on the days that we have a choice of tours we really haven't decided what we will do on those yet but I have included both selections.

Itinerary and contact info for Germany trip

Sunday, Nov 1: Meet at city parking lot on 6th and Platte Ave. at 6:30 am to board at 6:40 am. Bus will depart from York at 7:00 am to go to Omaha to catch flight. We leave on United Airlines at 10:44 am. We arrive at Chicago/O’Hare at 12:24 pm. We will have a short layover and leave on Lufthansa Airlines at 3:40 pm. Off we go for our overnight flight to Frankfurt, Germany.

Monday, Nov 2: After 8 hours and 20 minutes we arrive in Frankfurt at 7:00 am that is midnight to you guys. We will travel from Frankfurt to Trier, the oldest city in Germany, where we will transfer to the Amadeus Amalyra for a seven night cruise.

Tuesday, Nov 3: Today we will visit the Renaissance village of Bernkastel. We have a wonderful walking tour planned. Later in the afternoon we will visit Zell, famous for its wine Zeller Schwarze Katz.

Wednesday, Nov 4: We will have a choice of tours today. We have a choice of going to Cochem to visit the Reichsburg Castle, or a walking tour of Koblenz where we will see many of this village’s sites. Later that evening we will go to Siegfried’s Musical Instrument Museum in Rudesheim.

Thursday, Nov 5: Again we will have a choice of tours. Tour A will take us to Mainz and Frankfurt. This is a hard decision to make today. In Mainz we visit the Gutenberg Museum and I am excited to go there. Then Tour B will take us to Heidelberg. We travel by motorcoach to this destination and it is all day long. So we haven’t yet decided which we will do.

Friday, Nov 6: In the morning we are in Miltenberg for another walking tour of the village. In the afternoon we go to Wertheim to see a glassblowing demonstration. Then we get to stroll along the Market Square for shopping.

Saturday, Nov 7: We are in the city of Wurzburg, the capital of Lower Franconia. This is the home of the Residenz Palace and Square. We have an optional tour we can take today that continues along the Romantic Road. We can travel to Rothenburg which they say is one of the most beautiful in Germany. It is very enticing. Wouldn’t it be special to find German Christmas Ornaments to buy?

Sunday, Nov 8: We cruise in the morning to the Main-Danube Canal in enchanting Bamberg. We will be in Bamberg all afternoon. We are scheduled to see a lot of sites including Little Venice. This will be our last night of cruising before heading for our land excursion.

Monday, Nov 9: We leave our ship in Nuremberg for the beginning of our land tour. Today we visit the Nuremberg Castle. Later we transfer to Prague, Czech Republic for a two night stay.

Tuesday, Nov 10: We do sightseeing at the Hradcany Castle, the Old Town, and the Jewish Ghetto. The afternoon we are on our own to visit with the people of Wenceslaus Square, shop for souvenirs and just enjoy our last day in Europe.

Wednesday, Nov 11: We say goodbye to our journey to Europe’s wine country and the romantic journey. We share our memories of the Wonders of the Rhine and Moselle River Cruise.

Well I can hardly believe that we are only 3 days away from our departure from the United States to head for Germany. After almost a year of preparation the time is near. We have our room number on our ship. We have our flight plans and soon we will be off to Europe. For those of you wanting to follow along with our trip you just need to sign up as a follower on the left hand bar of this blog and you can get email notifications whenever I post and update if you like. I hope to keep my journal on this blog and hope to do that daily. You can travel along with me and I hope you will. But for now we are anxious to get on our way and getting things ready to pack. Friday is packing day. I have lists of what to put in each suitcase and bags of stuff all ready to go. So we will put it all together on Friday. We still plan to board our King Thomas with daughter Shavon. We will be having dinner with son Brandon on Thursday night. And Saturday we will be all packed and be spending the afternoon with the grandchildren at the Halloween Party. All and all I think we are ready.

17 more days until we leave for Germany. I am so excited. We are going to spend the next week getting our bags packed to go. We have a dinner meeting on the 21st to get all the last minute details, intinerary, and credentials we may need. I am sure we will have to rearrange everthing after the meeting, but we will at least have everything together in one place.

I will be posting my journal and pictures to my blog while we are gone. We have a computer in our room but don't know what kind of connection I will have. So trying to cover the bases. I will try to post every night so I have everything in words that way I don't have to remember everything.

MS Amalyra







This is our cruise ship which we will be on to pass along the Rhine & Moselle Rivers. We haven't got the credentials and the itinerary yet. We will have a meeting at the Country Club 2 weeks before we leave to finalize the individual plans that we can't plan before that. The info on this post is what I picked off the internet.


These are the deck plans for our ship.


Technical Data
Built: 2009
Built in: Holland
Length: 360 feet
Width: 38 feet
Crew: 41 (European)
Staterooms: 71
Jr. Suites: 4
Ship Registry: Built in Switzerland
Home port: Basel

We don't have our room asignment yet but we are on the Cello Deck. I will post pictures of inside the ship tomorrow. Our room, where we will relax, where we will eat.

Amenities
Our ships offers well-designed public areas for your full cruise enjoyment. Enter the contemporary Lobby with its captivating artwork, then relax in the modern lounges and bars with comfortable furnishings. Walk through pleasant hallways and generous open stairways and enjoy a well lit surrounding.
The newest features on board these 2 ships are:
BICYCLES: Each ship has 25 bicycles on board which can be used by passengers free of charge to visit the small towns. Today, most regions offer well-maintained bicycle paths along the river.
INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM: Every stateroom is equipped with monitor and keyboard with Internet access, English speaking TV stations, a large movie selection and numerous music programs. Our satellite telephone system allows you to call home for only 1 Euro per minute.
THE GENEROUS WELLNESS AREA located in the Aft area of the Violin Deck includes a glassed-in fitness room, massage, beauty salon and the Adagio Lounge with bar, modern wicker furniture and French doors to enjoy the fresh river air.
ELEVATOR: Both ships have an elevator, which only very few river cruise ships are featuring. The elevator reaches 4 different levels: The Restaurant level (1), the Staterooms on the Cello Deck (2), the Lobby and Panorama Lounge (3) and the Staterooms on the Violin Deck (4).
STATEROOMS: Inside your exquisitely decorated stateroom you'll find all the amenities of a fine hotel, with white-on-white plush bedding, a cozy sitting area, Infotainment System, hair dryer, safe, fluffy bathrobes, individually controlled air-conditioning and ample closet space. All 71 staterooms and the 4 Jr. Suites are outside; over 82% feature large French balconies, which are a true delight when relaxing in your stateroom.
Overview
The brand new MS AMALYRA (2009), set new standards in European river cruising and offer a number of features, which no other European river cruise ship can match. The ship was designed and built in Holland by Europe's best ship builders and under the watchful eyes of Europe's top Caterers. It is a truly are remarkable ship and will make your cruise experience unforgettable.
On board our ship you will savour the luxury of more space than on any other cruise ship in Europe. There are 2 lounges located on the Upper Deck from which you can enjoy panoramic river views, the Panorama Lounge which accommodates up to 150 passengers, and the smaller Adagio Lounge in the Aft of the ship, which can also be reserved for group meetings.
Dining
Our culinary staff on board our ships offers sophisticated menus comprised of wonderful soups, the freshest produce and high quality choice cut meats and seafood. Enter the Restaurant and your Maitre d' welcomes you with a bright smile.
Start your day with a lavish gourmet breakfast. Choose from a rich assortment of breads, croissant and pastries, a variety of fresh fruit, yogurt and cereals or smoked salmon. Taste the delicious cheeses, cold cuts and local sausages, completed with our daily regional specials.
Return from your shore excursion and our team of chefs will always try to surprise you with a delicious lunch. Start with mouth-watering hot or cold appetizers, taste the homemade soups and choose from a selection of great entrees. Finish off with a delectable dessert while enjoying spectacular river views.
In the evening, be our honored guest for an elegant dinner or a traditional theme night with a feast of regional specialties. Enjoy delicious cuisine and complimentary free-flowing wines from the local vintners. Our kitchen crew knows how to orchestrate a truly memorable dining experience.

Getting closer to feeling like we are actually going to go to Germany. We both have our passports now so that will give us clear passage to other countries. I am so excited.

I hope you will consider registering to become a follower and check back with my blog to see my up dates. You can do that on the left sidebar where it says followers. If you sign up be sure you include me on your favorites to find me easily. I hope I can keep this interesting enough for all of you to come back.

I have been surfing the net to pick up history on the different places we are visiting. I found this picture in National Geographic. It is the Rhine River at night by St. Goar where we will be cruising . We will not be passing by St Goar but we will be close. I put this on my wallpaper and evertime I turn on my computer this is what I am looking forward to.

I hope to share our adventures with all of you. I hope you sign up as a follower to be notified of my posts because it will get more exciting every day now until November.

I haven't signed in for a while but we are on the downhill for our trip to Germany and I want to start posting a journal. I also want to get my link out to some of my friends. This is how I plan to keep in touch with most of you. I will be able to upload some pictures of great places that we visit and places we think you should know about. So stay tuned into my blog oh yeh add it to your favorites so you can find us easier. See ya soon!!!

Something to Remember

I posted this website for this kids cookbook created by "Taste of Home" magazine. My Granddaughter Haileigh loves to do things with her Grandma and Great Grandma. Great Grandma's thing is cooking so I plan to make this book as something to remember her Great Grandma by. Each time they make one of the recipes Haileigh and Great Grandma will color and sign the page. I will laminate the page and create her very own cookbook that will someday will serve as a great memory for her about the times she spent with Great Grandma.

I am a great supporter of leaving a legacy for your grandchildren to remember you by. I came upon this idea from The Legacy Project. I registered for a contest on their website http://www.legacyproject.com/ for an autographed copy of the book Something To Remember Me By authored by Susan V. Bosak and I won a copy and highly recommend it to anyone wishing to know about leaving a legacy of life for your loved ones. The story is about a little girl who recieved a gift that left a legacy of memories of her Grandmother. It is a very touching story. I hope you will visit this website and see what this project is all about.

Kids Coloring Cookbook | Taste of Home Kids-Coloring-Cookbook.Aspx?Pmcode=Ijcka01t&_Mid=42801&_Rid=42801.37500.434989

Kids Coloring Cookbook Taste of Home Kids-Coloring-Cookbook.Aspx?Pmcode=Ijcka01t&_Mid=42801&_Rid=42801.37500.434989

This fall my husband and I will travel to Europe to cruise the Rhine and Moselle Rivers in Germany and the Chech Republic. We are getting so excited. We will need to get our passports yet as this is the first time we have traveled abroad together. I will be posting pictures of some of the places we will visit. I am going to use this blog to communicate with many of you while I am abroad. I will have a computer in my room on the ship.Germany