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Scenic Rhine Highlights River Cruise 17-24 June 2019 |
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MS Scenic Jasper Colleen ready to board |
Colleen and Denis Amsterdam |
Canals and Bridges Amsterdam |
Centraal Station From Scenic Jasper Northside of Canal IJ From Scenic Jasper |
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Colleen Safely Drill |
We are sailing near Arnhem on the Rhine River |
Cathedral Cologne, Germany |
Ruined Burg Drachenfels Castle, Germany |
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Schloss Drachenburg Castle |
MS Scenic Jasper in Koblenz (Note Fortress) |
Ehrenbretstein Fortress Koblenz |
Learning about wine making Weingut Gohlen Winey |
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Grape vines and sundial Weingut Gohlen Winey |
Old part of Koblenz. Germany |
Colleen viewing Castle's from the Ship's top desk |
Castle and Church Cruising the Rhine River |
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Castle and historical buildings. Rhine River |
Castle and Wind Farm in the background |
Castle and Church Cruising the Rhine River |
Castle Cruising the Rhine River |
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Centre of Heidelberg (Heidelberg Castle background) |
Colleen and Denis Heidelberg, Germany |
Heidelberg Bridge Monkey (Mirror as a symbolic reminder) |
River Neckar, Heidelberg (Looking East, Castle on right side) River Neckar, Heidelberg (Looking West, Old Town left side) |
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MS Scenic Jasper Rhine River near Rastatt |
Entering one of the River Locks on the Rhine River |
Room for another ship with care! |
Water pumped in to the lock to lift the ships |
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Kurhaus Casino Baden-Baden with with Gas Liights |
Old Roman Baths Baden-Baden |
Colleen waiting outside the Roman Baths |
Colleen and Denis Baden-Baden, Germany |
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Rastatt Palace for some opera Rastatt Palace for some opera |
Denis at the Rastatt Palace for some Opera |
Colleen at the Rastatt Palace for some Opera |
MS Scenic Jasper Rhine River near Rastatt |
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Black Forest Open Air Museum Farm House |
Animals in winter live also in the Farm House |
Colleen and Denis (Black Forest Open Air Museum) |
Black Forest Cake ready for our morning tea |
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Scenic Switzerland 24-29 June 2019 |
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On bus at Basel to start our Switzerland Tour |
Old Town Vevey |
Charlie Chaplin World Vevey |
Overlooking Montreux, the Alps and Lake Geneva Overlooking Montreux, the Alps and Lake Geneva |
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Montreux-Fairmont Hotel Montreux, Switzerland |
Colleen and Denis enjoying Breakfast at the Hotel |
Cog (Rack) Railway Montreux |
Working the Vineyard Overlooking Montreux |
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Chillon Castle Shores of lake Geneva |
Vineyard overlooking Lake Geneva/Montreux |
Funicular Railway Montreux/Lake Geneva |
Denis and Colleen riding the Funicular Railway |
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Poppies growing in a Church Yard, Montreux |
Colleen and the Swiss Bear |
Le Chalet lunch stop in Chateau d Oeux |
Making the cheese for Lunch Le Chalet |
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Cheese just about ready for Lunch, Le Chalet |
Tour enjoying a wine while the cheese is made |
Colleen and Freddie Mercury in Montreux |
Swiss Village in the Alps Col de la Croix 1778m |
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Swiss Alps from Col de la Croix 1778m |
The Passage of Wolves Col de la Croix 1778m |
Swiss Alps from Col du Pillon 1546m |
Swiss Alps from Col du Pillon 1546m |
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Swiss Alps from Col du Pillon 1546m |
Swiss Alps from Col du Pillon 1546m Swiss Alps from Col du Pillon 1546m |
Denis with a Swiss Bear Gstaad (The Place) |
Gstaad in the Alps (fashionable mecca for the jet-set) |
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Bellevue Palace Hotel Bern (Swiss Capital) |
Dinner in the Streets of Bern |
Clock Tower and Water Fountain in Bern |
Albert Einstein lived here in Bern from 1903-05 |
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Aare River flows on three sides of Bern |
Aare River flows on three sides of Bern |
Lion to the war dead Lucerne |
Chapel Bridge Footbridge in Lucerne |
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View from Chapel Bridge Lucerne |
Clock Tower Lucerne |
Schwerzererhof Hotel Zurich |
Tour Farewell Dinner Zurich |
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