Sad to Say, It’s Over

As we departed Kinderdijk shortly before 5 PM on Tuesday July 16th, we were struck with the fact that our river cruise was coming to an end. Our Viking Daily newsletter indicated there’d be a Captain’s Cocktail Party at 6:30 for farewell toasts; one final Port Talk from Program Director Leonard; and one last review…

The Netherlands at Last!

The Viking cruise we booked can be taken from Amsterdam to Budapest, or as we did, from Budapest to Amsterdam. There are merits to both based on what I read in advance of our trip, but for us, it meant that on day 14 (Tuesday July 16th), we finally made it to the Netherlands, the…