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
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,…