On the Rhine
Beneath me flows the Rhine, and, like the stream of Time, it flows amid the ruins of the Past. -- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow I've never been good on the open water. I am afflicted with motion sickness that can only be assuaged by strong medication that puts me to sleep. Therefore open water cruises are not my thang (apart from an Alaskan cruise which sailed within the Inside Passage... only the first day was icky). We've often talked about taking a river cruise. The downside is that, as they are smaller boats, they have a smaller capacity for passengers, and are therefore more expensive. But we decided late last year that, if not now, then when? We booked a five-day cruise on the river Rhine, leaving from Frankfurt, Germany and ending up in Basel, Switzerland. After being in the hubbub of London, I was very much looking forward to gliding along on the boat with no need to navigate public transport or large crowds. And while it took a train ride, a plane ride, and a long walk d
