We went on our own this day and it was an amazing adventure! Toured Speyer, caught a train to Heidelburg to see the castle, then caught up with the ship in Rudesheim via Frankfurt. A fantastic day! ...
Great walking tour and guide. When we exhibited interest in the ruined Jewish quarter, she volunteered (at the end of the regular tour) to take us there and facilitated getting a little discount on the entrance fee (there was a small group of us) and accompanied us, explaining as she went. What service! Just another example of the stellar quality and kindness of staff, whether full-time employees ...
The review is more about Rudesheim. We did the Dine in Rudesheim excursion. Everyone in our group enjoyed this. There was music and dancing and good food. We wanted to visit the Cathe Wahlfarht Christmas store in Rudesheim so we left the ship as soon as we could and walked (about 15 minutes) to the store which was just around the corner from the dinner spot. We rode the mini-train back to the ...
One of the better surprises on the cruise. Interesting town and not damaged by bombings during the 2nd WW, so old houses are intact and not rebuilt. There were very few straight streets in Speyer. ...
So interesting to see where Martin Luther's trail was. Went on to Heidelberg and visited the castle. This extra tour was so interesting and worth the extra cost. ...
