MS Swiss Ruby (Looks little on the outside) |
We were notified when the bus was available and we all walked outside. The luggage was staged and we were to identify our luggage, watch it as it was put in the bus, check our name off of the list and board the bus. I did end up taking my backpack with me because I had the laptop and my cameras and felt better putting it under the seat than in the belly of the bus. We drove past the Brandenburg gate and other sites as Monika described life and the history of the sites that we saw.
The bus dropped us off about 200 feet from the boat and we all boarded with ease. I think that this is like the Harry Potter tents: looked small on the outside (what did I get myself in to???) but when we entered it was spacious and roomy. The room was on the upper deck with a nice sliding door. The bed is a Murphy bed, tucked in to the wall, and so we have a spacious living room area. We divided the space and unpacked. The first event was tea from 4-4:30. Had coffee and a desert. Hope that this is a daily event!
We were to be back in the room by 5:30 so that Monika could give us an hour long presentation on Berlin/The tale of two cities. She gave a from the heart presentation about what happened, and how it had effected people. She was very inclusive about the roles played by politicians from different countries. I really enjoyed this part of the trip and found that it peaked my interest in visiting Berlin again although I had done a walking tour. Back to the room to freshen and dress up a little for the cocktail reception and early dinner. Nice glass of red wine, tried some fish appetizers and some beef roll ups. Met Nancy and Anthony from Maine.
The dining room is downstairs. Nancy and Anthony sat at our table. We had a light salad, asparagus soup, chicken with broccoli and rice, and cheese plate/chocolate fluff for desert. Drank my fair share of the free red wine, which tasted pretty good. We are ending the dinner early because tomorrow is a long marathon day and we start early. To bed by 9:30 with the alarm set for 5:30.
Nice, large rooms More details on the rooms in later posts |
Wide variety of bridges on the Elbe River |
Bridge for the "Bridge Collection" |
Homes along the river |
2 comments:
Nice to see some posts from you again and enjoy looking at the pictures. Glad that the boat turned out to be a nice arrangement. Can't wait to hear more!
After Easter vacation at the North Sea, I am finally getting around to look at your travel blog and I am happy to hear that you liked my talk on Berlin! It was a really nice time with the tour group in Berlin. Monika
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