Sunday, April 16, 2023

Trip Itinerary & maps

Hi, we're excited to travel to Germany and the low countries!
I (Joe) grew up on an army base in Schweinfurt from 1959-65.
Looking forward to visiting my former housing area and the town.
We hope you enjoy our pictures and commentary.
You're welcome to leave a comment on any of our daily posts.

April 23      fly  PDX  (2:15pm)  to  Amsterdam  to  FRANKFURT

April 24      train to - Rothenburg ob der Tauber   evening arrival

April 25      Rothenburg ob der Tauber      Marktplatz, city hall

April 26      Rothenburg ob der Tauber      city wall walk, towers             

April 27      train to - Bamberg                  old town, (7) hills of churches

April 28      Bamberg - train to - Schweinfurt     (1959-65    Joe) 

April 29      Bamberg - train to - Coburg      medieval castle, old town

April 30      train to - Nuremberg                  Hauptmarkt, churches

May 1         Nuremberg                                 Imperial castle, city walls

                   Ama Waterways       Treasures of the Main & Rhine

May 2        RIVER CRUISE -  (3pm) embarkation   Tiergartnertorplatz

May 3        RIVER CRUISE -  Bamberg, Volkach     old town walk

May 4        RIVER CRUISE -  Wurzburg            city walking tour

May 5        RIVER CRUISE -  Wertheim            old town walking tour

May 6        RIVER CRUISE -  Lahnstein            Lahneck castle visit

May 7        RIVER CRUISE -  Cologne              'Holy City’ tour 

May 8        RIVER CRUISE -  Amsterdam         canal cruise

May 9        (9am)disembark, train to - Haarlem   Grote Markt, museums.

May 10      Haarlem - train to - Amsterdam     Rijksmuseum, Van Gogh

May 11      train to - Delft                            Royal Delft(pottery), Markt

May 12      Delft  exploration                      Museum Prinsenhof, +

May 13      train to - Ghent                          Gravenstein fortress, +

May 14      Ghent - train to - Bruges           Markt, Burg Sq., canal cruise

May 15      train to - Rotterdam                   harbor cruise, Maritime mus.

May 16      train to - Amsterdam,  flight to Seattle .. arrive  PDX 6:27pm














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