Category Archives: Viking

Main River

Posted on March 27, 2026 by LBcruiseshipblogger

The Main River is the largest tributary of the Rhine. It runs from headwaters in the Fichtel Mountains of northeastern Bavaria as the White Main and the Fränkische Mountains in Franconia as the Red Main, which join to form the … Continue reading →

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Madame Tussauds Wax Museum

Posted on March 17, 2026 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Madame Tussauds Wax Museum in Amsterdam is not just a place to look at lifelike wax figures, though it is full of them. The journey starts in an elevator with a countdown on the ceiling as to when it will … Continue reading →

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Bamberg Walking Tour

Posted on February 20, 2026 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Bamberg, Germany Bamberg, Germany spreads over 7 hills where the Regnitz and Main rivers meet. Each hill has a church on top, mirroring ancient Rome. It is known for the historical buildings in the old town with buildings from the … Continue reading →

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Amsterdam Van Gogh Museum

Posted on February 14, 2026 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Vincent Van Gogh was born March 30, 1853 in Zundert, Netherlands and died July 29, 1890 in Auvers-sur-Oise near Paris, France. He was the oldest of 6 children. Working as an art dealer’s apprentice starting at 16 brought about admiration … Continue reading →

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Food on Viking Skirnir

Posted on January 16, 2026 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Some of the food on our European river cruise on Viking Skirnir was quite good, but some not so much. Partly that’s the food, but sometimes it’s a matter of opinion. For example, the veggie burgers that were on the … Continue reading →

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Amsterdam Canal Light Tour

Posted on December 31, 2025 by LBcruiseshipblogger

There are a lot of canal tours available in Amsterdam in a variety of tour boats. We saw a lot of the sort we went on in Copenhagen with the glass tops and sides that hold a whole lot of … Continue reading →

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European Christmas Decorations

Posted on December 24, 2025 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Throughout the areas in Europe where Christmas markets flourish, those markets provide a lot of festive decoration for the areas where they reside. Some of them get quite creative. Even the market stalls are sometimes festive. Nearly every Christmas market … Continue reading →

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Nuremberg, Germany

Posted on December 5, 2025 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Nuremberg, Germany Nuremburg is located on the Rhine-Main-Danube canal. This 106-mile-long canal connects the Main River (a tributary of the Rhine) to the Danube allowing ships to pass between the North Sea and the Black Sea. Now an important waterway … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving on Viking Skirnir

Posted on November 27, 2025 by LBcruiseshipblogger

We weren’t sure if Thanksgiving would be celebrated or not on our Viking cruise since it is a European cruise line in Europe where that’s not even a holiday. Many of the passengers on our cruise were from the USA, … Continue reading →

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Anne Frank House

Posted on October 31, 2025 by LBcruiseshipblogger

At some point in my childhood I read a book called Anne Frank, Diary of a Young Girl so I knew of the story of Anne Frank and her family during World War 2. Though not fresh enough in my … Continue reading →

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