The Polite Adventuress

What an interesting day! Sailing the high seas on historic waterways… ones I have not explored before now. Nestled between Central and...

Just some fun facts about Berlin collected along the way! Museums Over 175 museums in Berlin… more than the number of days of rain in the...

Zoom! We are off to the West side of Berlin. Along the way we passed the striking Holocaust Memorial. This large, outdoor memorial...

An early start for us! We had a two-hour train ride to Berlin from Warnemünde. But, it gets exciting before we even leave. First, the...

It was disappointing to miss our stop in Copenhagen, Denmark because of the Kiel Canal kerfuffle. But, it left time to discover this...

Between Brunsüuttel and Kiel, Germany, the remarkable 61-mile Kiel Canal links the North Sea and the Baltic Sea. This canal slices...

I was able to experience one of the great Spring wonders of Europe today. The Keukenhof Gardens are the largest bulb-flower park in the...

What a treat to be back in Holland after so many years! It was a lazy morning enjoying the port activity from the stateroom balcony. The...

Another day of cruising and enjoying the blissfully warm European Spring! The English Channel is about 350 miles long and separates...

It was an early arrival into the port of Le Havre, France. Nestled beside the Seine River estuary, Le Havre is France’s second largest...