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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...

Aaron Boltman
Jul 7, 20191 min read
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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...

Aaron Boltman
Jul 4, 20191 min read
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![River Cruise - Day 20 [Flight to Houston through Chicago]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f15e02_ffe28bec202c4664be9b98632f9b9b48~mv2_d_3349_2226_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/f15e02_ffe28bec202c4664be9b98632f9b9b48~mv2_d_3349_2226_s_2.webp)
![River Cruise - Day 20 [Flight to Houston through Chicago]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f15e02_ffe28bec202c4664be9b98632f9b9b48~mv2_d_3349_2226_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/f15e02_ffe28bec202c4664be9b98632f9b9b48~mv2_d_3349_2226_s_2.webp)
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...

Aaron Boltman
Apr 27, 20193 min read
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![River Cruise - Day 19 [Day 15 of Cruise - Disembarkation in Amsterdam, Netherlands]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f15e02_da94ab1b2ed743678174190742175ef2~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/f15e02_da94ab1b2ed743678174190742175ef2~mv2.webp)
![River Cruise - Day 19 [Day 15 of Cruise - Disembarkation in Amsterdam, Netherlands]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f15e02_da94ab1b2ed743678174190742175ef2~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/f15e02_da94ab1b2ed743678174190742175ef2~mv2.webp)
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...

Aaron Boltman
Apr 25, 20191 min read
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![River Cruise - Day 18 [Day 14 of Cruise - Amsterdam, Netherlands]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f15e02_493c75040287496b9638b953c31af2c3~mv2_d_3360_2240_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/f15e02_493c75040287496b9638b953c31af2c3~mv2_d_3360_2240_s_2.webp)
![River Cruise - Day 18 [Day 14 of Cruise - Amsterdam, Netherlands]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f15e02_493c75040287496b9638b953c31af2c3~mv2_d_3360_2240_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/f15e02_493c75040287496b9638b953c31af2c3~mv2_d_3360_2240_s_2.webp)
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...

Aaron Boltman
Apr 24, 20191 min read
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![River Cruise - Day 17 [Day 13 of Cruise - Rhine Gorge and Koln, Germany]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f15e02_d0083e91f42e465f87b311017d40c6d4~mv2_d_3359_2236_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/f15e02_d0083e91f42e465f87b311017d40c6d4~mv2_d_3359_2236_s_2.webp)
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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...

Aaron Boltman
Apr 24, 20191 min read
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![River Cruise - Day 16 [Day 12 of Cruise - Rhine Gorge and Koblenz, Germany]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f15e02_e202b68a47f34d0c8afc7dce18eb0392~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/f15e02_e202b68a47f34d0c8afc7dce18eb0392~mv2.webp)
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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....

Aaron Boltman
Apr 22, 20191 min read
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![River Cruise - Day 15 [Day 11 of Cruise - Wertheim and Miltenberg, Germany]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f15e02_4796a0d57d9745f58e49e1f6843dd620~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/f15e02_4796a0d57d9745f58e49e1f6843dd620~mv2.webp)
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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...

Aaron Boltman
Apr 21, 20192 min read
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![River Cruise - Day 14 [Day 10 of Cruise - Wurzburg and Rothenberg, Germany]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f15e02_2a1fbf861d214df7ab9393e350d2b53d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/f15e02_2a1fbf861d214df7ab9393e350d2b53d~mv2.webp)
![River Cruise - Day 14 [Day 10 of Cruise - Wurzburg and Rothenberg, Germany]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f15e02_2a1fbf861d214df7ab9393e350d2b53d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/f15e02_2a1fbf861d214df7ab9393e350d2b53d~mv2.webp)
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...

Aaron Boltman
Apr 20, 20192 min read
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![River Cruise - Day 13 [Day 9 of Cruise - Bamberg, Germany]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f15e02_8dba4d312fc74a23add4b9c89f4816d8~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/f15e02_8dba4d312fc74a23add4b9c89f4816d8~mv2.webp)
![River Cruise - Day 13 [Day 9 of Cruise - Bamberg, Germany]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f15e02_8dba4d312fc74a23add4b9c89f4816d8~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/f15e02_8dba4d312fc74a23add4b9c89f4816d8~mv2.webp)
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....

Aaron Boltman
Apr 19, 20191 min read
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![River Cruise - Day 12 [Day 8 of Cruise - Nuremberg, Germany]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f15e02_036e70911b2a46e1a5847b2368ee376f~mv2_d_3354_2234_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/f15e02_036e70911b2a46e1a5847b2368ee376f~mv2_d_3354_2234_s_2.webp)
![River Cruise - Day 12 [Day 8 of Cruise - Nuremberg, Germany]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f15e02_036e70911b2a46e1a5847b2368ee376f~mv2_d_3354_2234_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/f15e02_036e70911b2a46e1a5847b2368ee376f~mv2_d_3354_2234_s_2.webp)
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...

Aaron Boltman
Apr 18, 20191 min read
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![River Cruise - Day 11 [Day 7 of Cruise - Regensburg, Germany]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f15e02_7853ba296a6f4e59b9c34fcb9bb691bd~mv2_d_1968_3354_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/f15e02_7853ba296a6f4e59b9c34fcb9bb691bd~mv2_d_1968_3354_s_2.webp)
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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...

Aaron Boltman
Apr 17, 20191 min read
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![River Cruise - Day 10 [Day 6 of Cruise - Salzburg, Austria]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f15e02_4d0a7d49039b4968aa5a4d2f9f563260~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/f15e02_4d0a7d49039b4968aa5a4d2f9f563260~mv2.webp)
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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,...

Aaron Boltman
Apr 16, 20191 min read
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![River Cruise - Day 9 [Day 5 of Cruise - Durnstein and Melk, Austria]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f15e02_1ae7015b2efc42fb9c1d87dc67d19c35~mv2_d_2018_2853_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/f15e02_1ae7015b2efc42fb9c1d87dc67d19c35~mv2_d_2018_2853_s_2.webp)
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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....

Aaron Boltman
Apr 15, 20191 min read
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![River Cruise - Day 8 [Day 4 of Cruise - Vienna, Austria]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f15e02_7b7cc7b9311540c7a882a71c3b7e1c30~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/f15e02_7b7cc7b9311540c7a882a71c3b7e1c30~mv2.webp)
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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...

Aaron Boltman
Apr 14, 20192 min read
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![River Cruise - Day 7 [Day 3 of Cruise - Bratislava, Slovakia]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f15e02_4be4f3b8d1994290991de97c8307108e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/f15e02_4be4f3b8d1994290991de97c8307108e~mv2.webp)
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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....

Aaron Boltman
Apr 13, 20191 min read
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![River Cruise - Day 6 [Day 2 of Cruise - Budapest, Hungary]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f15e02_00a95fdfb3e0432e93ca35b89a2eed4a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/f15e02_00a95fdfb3e0432e93ca35b89a2eed4a~mv2.webp)
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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...

Aaron Boltman
Apr 12, 20192 min read
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![River Cruise - Day 5 [Embarkation Day - Budapest, Hungary]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f15e02_675861e348a545d3b355027da99d4539~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/f15e02_675861e348a545d3b355027da99d4539~mv2.webp)
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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...

Aaron Boltman
Apr 11, 20191 min read
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![River Cruise - Day 4 [Budapest, Hungary]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f15e02_15337456bed84f83a7cfec7d8ba95954~mv2_d_3359_2235_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/f15e02_15337456bed84f83a7cfec7d8ba95954~mv2_d_3359_2235_s_2.webp)
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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...

Aaron Boltman
Apr 10, 20192 min read
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![River Cruise - Day 3 [Budapest, Hungary]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f15e02_b46d77f7fcfd4e7f9c0d966044bcac3f~mv2_d_3360_2236_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/f15e02_b46d77f7fcfd4e7f9c0d966044bcac3f~mv2_d_3360_2236_s_2.webp)
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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....

Aaron Boltman
Apr 9, 20192 min read
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