In 2001 Bob and Colleen took a riverboat cruise on the great rivers of Europe with friends, Barbara and Bill Anderson. Starting out in Vienna, Austria, the boat traveled up the Danube , then across a canal over the mountains to the Mainz River, and thence to the Rhine to Amsterdam. A truly great experience, the photos below show some of the highlights. Great Rivers of Europe
Colleen relaxes in Mainz, Germany
Afternoon libation in Vienna
As does Bob
Our river boat “Rhapsody”
The ship served great food
Shipboard entertainment by the crew (in drag)
A Gutenberg press in Mainz
One of the Rhine’s magnificent castles
Another Rhine riverside town
City youth band on the Danube
The Nurnberg stadium where Hitler often spoke
A passing barge in the Mainz/Danube canal
Ducking under a low bridge
Entering a canal lock:
Captain checks narrow clearance in a canal lock
Colleen admires city “pet” pigs in Germany
We visited Heidelberg castle
Wedding getaway car in Heidelberg
A river view
No free lunch in Austria
We saw lots of beautiful churches