As We Saw It

Friday was my birthday so Dan surprised me with a trip. “Guess where I’m taking you for your birthday weekend,” he said. “Here’s a hint: It’s in the Caribbean.” “Cuba?” “No, but that’s a good guess.” “Aruba?” “No, further north. …

We spent our last Swiss morning packing, then went out to have a sushi lunch nearby … the restaurant was closed. We soon discovered that most shops are closed on Sundays. Fortunately, the Turkish sandwich shop across from the hotel …

Basel (bah-zl) is the farthest one can navigate up the Rhine, so that’s where Viking told us to go to start our Rhine River cruise. To make sure we’d get there on time we decided to stay there the night …

With four full days between Ireland and the beginning of our Rhine River cruise it wasn’t hard to figure out that we should spend it in Switerland, since the boat leaves from there. The largest city nearby is Zurich, so …