Departure - Flight from Nuremburg to Paris to Washington, D.C.

Viking handled the departure very smoothly..... for us, leaving the ship at 7:15 by bus for the airport.... It was a Sunday so it was quiet and almost deserted....Kay noted, and I agreed, that even a solo traveler who was uncomfortable in a foreign airport would have NO trouble travelling with Viking..... they did not leave the airport until each of us had a boarding pass and knew where our gates for the planes were.... VERY efficient...



Nuremburg Souvenirs 



Never Enough EXTRA Baggage to Shop! 

Kay Gets a Little Exercise Before Boarding



Catching Up After Our Vacation

After a brief stay in Paris we were on an Air France plane headed for D.C.   A large staff tried to make the 8 hour trip palatable.... quite a task..... complimentary wine helped a little....

NOT captured in photos are the 7 children under the age of 3 travelling in our section of the plane, the 6 foot tall man with broad shoulders who sat in the seat next to us (covering his head with a blanket for most of the trip and placing his long legs under my seat), the hairy rear end of one of the harried parents who reached for his child's toy on the floor revealing LOTS right at about John's eye level nor the French lady in a window seat SHOUTING in rapid French into her cell phone LONG after it should have been turned off..........a memorably awful flight home.....


The French Open on a Big Screen in Paris Airport 

Complementary Wine and Snacks 



Great Memories of a Fabulous Trip

Nuremberg - Germany - WWII Tour

John, Garry and Don took a tour with local guide, Alexander that visited significant Nazi party sites within the city. It included the Zeppelin Field (used as a Rally location), the Palace of Justice (location of Courtroom 600 in the Nuremberg Trials) and the Documentation Center (location of the Nazi Party Congress now a Memorial).

Documentation Center (Memorial) 

Alexander Showing Historic Photos 

Display Inside Documentation Center 

The Zeppelin Field in Use (Nazi Rally) 

Zeppelin Field Today (Used for Concerts) 

Nuremberg - Germany -Neef Confectionary

While the 3 ladies were ogling some fabulous sweets, some kind gentlemen told us we could NOT pass this shop without trying something yummy. They were right!

Candy Modeled After a Sausage Sandwich 

The Bakery 

Exquisite Cakes in the Window 

Nuremberg - Germany - Toy Museum

After our walking tour we strolled around the colorful city.  We had enough time to squeeze in a short visit here.....

Model of  Town 

Amazing Detail in the Doll House Rooms 

Nuremberg - Germany

Our last stop on the trip...... the dock was in a VERY industrial port of Ehrlagen.... but the beauty of the city was worth the bus ride.....

Local Guide and Part Time Comedian 

View from the Medieval Castle 

Beautiful Display in the Market 

So many beers.... So little time...

Margaret Buying Gingerbread 

Ahhhh.... Gingerbread 

Strolling Around the Town

Margaret and Kay Comandeer the Tour Lollipops

On Board - Theme Dinner

The second to the last evening on the ship featured a "theme" dinner... Bavarian specialties..... including plenty of beer and schnapps!

Two of our FAVORITE Servers! 

Authentic Entertainment 

The Beer was Flowing Freely 

Schnapps for Toasting 

Yummy Desserts 

Beer, wine, music and fine food with life-long friends.... Ahhhhh, life is good!

Regensburg - History Museum

Not too far from where Viking's walking tour ended,  we were able to find the History Museum of the city of Regensburg.  It is located in a former Minorite monastery.  It houses a collection of the history, art, and culture of eastern Bavaria from the Stone Age to the present.
They do not have too many explanations in English. They offer headsets but even they only give you information for less than a quarter of their holdings. As with other museums however, it was very inexpensive.....Our guess is that many of these items will eventually be housed in the new Museum of Bavaria that is under construction near the Stone Bridge .......

Landscape of City Hall