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Tag: Germany

A ‘Grimm’ Time in Bremen

Posted on August 21, 2017April 1, 2022 by bollingerbabe

We got up around eight o’clock this morning as we were booked on a half-day tour of ‘Panoramic Northern Germany’.  In the Palms Café we said good morning to Roy and Joanie, and found out that Joanie hadn’t gone to bed until 02.45 this morning!!  So it was surprising that they were up this early…

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Bound for Bremen

Posted on August 20, 2017April 1, 2022 by bollingerbabe

Early this morning the Balmoral departed Hamburg and set off back down the Elbe River to the North Sea bound for Bremen.  We were not due to arrive until around eight o’clock tonight, so once again we had a relaxing day on the water.  😊 We didn’t really do much today to be honest.  We…

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A Day of Mixed Emotions

Posted on August 19, 2017July 1, 2022 by bollingerbabe

We were up at eight o’clock this morning as we were leaving for an excursion at 9.00.  But maybe “excursion” isn’t the right word for it, for it certainly wouldn’t be a pleasure trip.  Today we were booked to visit Bergen-Belsen, the notorious Nazi concentration camp. Of course, the actual camp buildings don’t exist anymore,…

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Kiel Canal to Hamburg

Posted on August 18, 2017April 1, 2022 by bollingerbabe

At 7.00am this morning the Balmoral entered the Kiel Canal again, for our return journey to the North Sea.  We got up about 8.30 and enjoyed a good breakfast before going out on deck for a look around.  Although the weather was dry, it was fairly dull and cloudy and the brisk breeze still had…

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Lübeck and Marzipan

Posted on August 17, 2017April 1, 2022 by bollingerbabe

Today we woke up in Wismar.  We had to be up early this morning (at 7.00am) as we were due to go on an all-day tour to the pretty little town of Lübeck, on the River Trave.  So after enjoying our breakfast we assembled in the Neptune Lounge to await the call for our excursion…

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The Baltic Coast & Laboe Naval Memorial

Posted on August 16, 2017April 1, 2022 by bollingerbabe

When we woke up this morning we found ourselves about to dock in Kiel, Germany.  We hadn’t been here before so we were looking forward to exploring.  We didn’t have an excursion until this afternoon, so our time this morning was ours to spend as we pleased. After breakfast we went up on deck to…

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North Sea to the Kiel Canal

Posted on August 15, 2017April 1, 2022 by bollingerbabe

We awoke this morning to a flat-calm North Sea with the sun tentatively peeping out from fluffy white cumulus clouds.  We were up at 8.00am, and off we went to the Ballindalloch restaurant for our breakfast.  As tonight is a formal evening, we found the usual bottles of cava next to the fruit juices, so…

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Wunderbar Warnemünde!

Posted on July 12, 2013April 14, 2022 by bollingerbabe

When we woke up this morning the sun was already bright with barely a cloud in the sky, so we just knew it was going to be another lovely day.   🙂 We found ourselves docked in Warnemünde, in the former East Germany and near to Rostock, which we’d visited on a Baltic cruise on…

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