European River Cruise - Romantic Rhine and Rüdesheim, Thursday 2010 August 19
August 19th 2010 Our whole morning was spent sailing along the Rhine seeing castles every few kilometers or less. The day was sunny, starting windy and cool but finishing with a warm afternoon. Yvonne, the Cruise Director, delivered a live commentary so we could follow the list she gave us and get good photos. Fortunately I ceded all the videoing on the cruise to Ian, so Deirdre and I were free to concentrate on s
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