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Aaron Boltman
Jul 7, 20191 min read
New Orleans Day 4
Last day in New Orleans. Walked down Bourbon Street to Jean Lafite's blacksmith shop (now a bar). Enjoyed a leisurely stroll down to the...
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Aaron Boltman
Jul 4, 20191 min read
New Orleans - Day 1
The drive from Houston to New Orleans was mostly uneventful. I first stopped for lunch at Prejean's in Lafayette. I couldn't wait to get...
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Aaron Boltman
Apr 27, 20193 min read
River Cruise - Day 20 [Flight to Houston through Chicago]
Well today started out like Charlie Brown kicking a football. I took a picture of the I amsterdam statue since no one was there. I took...
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Aaron Boltman
Apr 25, 20191 min read
River Cruise - Day 19 [Day 15 of Cruise - Disembarkation in Amsterdam, Netherlands]
This morning I finished packing. We left the room at 8:30 AM and had breakfast. After breakfast I checked out the damage to the ship. I...
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Aaron Boltman
Apr 24, 20191 min read
River Cruise - Day 18 [Day 14 of Cruise - Amsterdam, Netherlands]
This morning we took a short bus tour and made a photo stop at a windmill. The bus tour took us around quite a bit of the city. After the...
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Aaron Boltman
Apr 24, 20191 min read
River Cruise - Day 17 [Day 13 of Cruise - Rhine Gorge and Koln, Germany]
This morning we arrived in Koln in Germany, our last stop before arriving in Amsterdam. Our waking your started at 09:00. We walked...
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Aaron Boltman
Apr 22, 20191 min read
River Cruise - Day 16 [Day 12 of Cruise - Rhine Gorge and Koblenz, Germany]
We were delayed a couple of hours this morning because of a malfunctioning lock. They did a good job getting our schedule re-arranged....
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Aaron Boltman
Apr 21, 20192 min read
River Cruise - Day 15 [Day 11 of Cruise - Wertheim and Miltenberg, Germany]
This morning after breakfast I was setting up my GoPro on the back of the ship and the door was quite difficult to open on the deck. Only...
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Aaron Boltman
Apr 20, 20192 min read
River Cruise - Day 14 [Day 10 of Cruise - Wurzburg and Rothenberg, Germany]
Last night the ship was held up for quite a while at a lock that malfunctioned (lock wouldn't open). As soon as we arrived in Wurzburg...
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Aaron Boltman
Apr 19, 20191 min read
River Cruise - Day 13 [Day 9 of Cruise - Bamberg, Germany]
We arrived in Bamberg early this morning, but since it was a 30 minute walk from the dock I waited until they took us by bus to the city....
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Aaron Boltman
Apr 18, 20191 min read
River Cruise - Day 12 [Day 8 of Cruise - Nuremberg, Germany]
Today was another afternoon arrival. We sailed through a few locks and even were inside a viaduct (bridge for water) over a road. The...
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Aaron Boltman
Apr 17, 20191 min read
River Cruise - Day 11 [Day 7 of Cruise - Regensburg, Germany]
This morning we had a (scheduled) late arrival in Regensburg, Germany. Before arriving we passed by Valhalla. Our guided tour started at...
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Aaron Boltman
Apr 16, 20191 min read
River Cruise - Day 10 [Day 6 of Cruise - Salzburg, Austria]
This morning the ship arrived briefly in Aschach, Austria. I walked around a few minutes before getting on a long bus ride to Salzburg,...
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Aaron Boltman
Apr 15, 20191 min read
River Cruise - Day 9 [Day 5 of Cruise - Durnstein and Melk, Austria]
This morning we arrived in Durnstein, Austria. They brought us through the old town and gave us an optional hike up to the castle ruins....
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Aaron Boltman
Apr 14, 20192 min read
River Cruise - Day 8 [Day 4 of Cruise - Vienna, Austria]
This morning out ship sailed through Vienna and docked in Nussdorf. It is a little distance from the city. After breakfast we left the...
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Aaron Boltman
Apr 13, 20191 min read
River Cruise - Day 7 [Day 3 of Cruise - Bratislava, Slovakia]
This morning I took a bit of rest, the ship will not arrive until the afternoon, so the tour of Bratislava is scheduled for after lunch....
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Aaron Boltman
Apr 12, 20192 min read
River Cruise - Day 6 [Day 2 of Cruise - Budapest, Hungary]
This morning I woke up and had breakfast, it was nice to have an American breakfast for a change. Eggs, bacon, sausage, toast. It was all...
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Aaron Boltman
Apr 11, 20191 min read
River Cruise - Day 5 [Embarkation Day - Budapest, Hungary]
This morning I planned to visit the national archives, but when I arrived I was told it was closed. I walked around Castle Hill a little...
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Aaron Boltman
Apr 10, 20192 min read
River Cruise - Day 4 [Budapest, Hungary]
I started this morning doing some research on places to visit. Then I went and had a quick breakfast at the hotel. My plans started to...
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Aaron Boltman
Apr 9, 20192 min read
River Cruise - Day 3 [Budapest, Hungary]
So against my common sense I decided to start the day with a 8:15 AM tour of the Hungarian Parliament. Too early for a tour on vacation....
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