Author: Chris Walker
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Day 8 – Dresden (2/5/23)
Our day started with about an hour’s coach drive around the city of Dresden, with over half a million population. We were then dropped off right in the middle of the city (Theatre Square), whence we were led by Andrea. Picture alert! Lots about the Zwinger Palace, commissioned by Augustus the Strong. This a huge…
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Day 7 – Meissen (1/5/23)
Nice leisurely start to the day, as our included tour of the Meissen China museum wasn’t until 1.30 p.m. The coach took us on a quick tour around this pretty, small town before our guide, Gerold, took us into the porcelain museum. Meissen is known worldwide for the quality of its porcelain. The main ingredient…
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Day 6 – Wittenberg (30/4/23)
Good night’s kip in a comfortable bed and awoke – glory be! – to glorious sunshine, but a chilly wind. The included excursion was a walking tour around the attractive town of Wittenberg, renowned for the teachings of Martin Luther and the Reformation. In our case, this was led by a very knowledgeable lady named…
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Day 5 – To the Elbe (29/4/23)
Woken rudely by the alarm at 6.45 a.m. in time for me to put our suitcases outside our room to be collected by 7 a.m. Didn’t happen. Blearily got ourselves ready to leave the room, aided by the usual lemon and ginger tea, and descended to find chaos on the ground floor. Loads of luggage…
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Day 4 – Final day in Berlin (28/4/23)
After an excellent night’s rest, I was a changed man. I even managed a bit of breakfast! Made it to the coach in time for our Panoramic Berlin tour. To my dismay, the 52-seater coach was rammed, with very little legroom. I was forced to sit in the middle at the back so I could…
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Day 3 – More of Berlin (27/4/23)
Today did not get off to a great start. I was suffering from the collywobbles during the night, which is a very rare event – my digestion is usually bulletproof, to the extent that Jean says she’s going to leave it to science! Must have been something to do with the meal I ate last…
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Day 2 – Walk around Berlin (26/4/2023)
Not a bad night’s sleep, although the room seemed a bit warm, despite the aircon being turned to about 15 degrees! Made it reasonably comfortably to breakfast, to be confronted by a vast buffet. Neither of us were particularly hungry after last night’s blowout, but managed to force down some sustenance and coffee to prepare…
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Day 1 – Start of trip proper (25/4/23)
Reasonably decent night’s kip in a very decent room with a decently comfy bed. Result. Managed to exit the hotel expeditiously and found our way to the check-in, having previously sussed it out last night. Checking the bags in was speedily accomplished and – then, Security, the bit I hate most about air travel. This…
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Start of Travelling
Well, just down to the Sofitel hotel outside Terminal 5 at Heathrow….. We were collected by Paul in his nice Audi at just before 5.30 p.m., so we had plenty of time to finish packing, check the oven thirty times, shut the windows, etc. However, Jean decided that she needed to rearrange her suitcase, so…
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Intro
The Walkers are off on their travels again! On Tuesday, 25th April 2023, we fly to Berlin for the start of another journey organised by Viking, our favourite (well, actually, only) river cruise operator. We booked this nearly two years ago, so it’s been a long time coming. The rough itinerary is a few days…