Tag: viking

Travel9 Comments

AMA Waterways Rhine River Cruise Review

Kongo

satwiwa-field-trip-1-of-1

Kongo recently took a river cruise — The Enchanting Rhine — aboard AMAWaterways™ AMASonata from Amsterdam to Zurich.  This trip included a 7-night water cruise with two day land excursions to both Lucerne and Zurich.  If you’re thinking about a river cruise in the near future Kongo hopes you read on.

Continue reading “AMA Waterways Rhine River Cruise Review”

Travel8 Comments

Frescoes at Stein am Rhein

Kongo

stein-am-rhein-10-of-24

Of all the charming, enchanting medieval villages Kongo visited this month while in Europe, none match the little Swiss hamlet of Stein am Rhein.  Located in northern Switzerland where the Rhine River empties from Lake Constance this village of 3,000 dates back to Roman times but it really got on the map all the way back in 1007.

Continue reading “Frescoes at Stein am Rhein”