Spring Sojourn

Zurich to Dublin

Celeste Walz

We traveled approximately 3200 miles (not including flights) via ship, train, tram, bus, boat, zodiac, car, bike and feet. We walked about 45 miles over the course of the trip in guided tours, explorations and hikes. We climbed about 800 flights of stairs including 40 or so the day we visited Mont St Michel.

Zurich to Paris

Rapperswil and Liechtenstein

Zurich

Basel

Strasbourg and Alsace

Speyer

Mainz

Schloss Vollrads

Middle Rhine

Koblenz

Cochem

Bernkastel

Trier

Luxembourg

Reims

Paris

Bordeaux

St Emillion

Bordeaux to Dublin

Cognac

Brest

Mont St-Michel

St Malo

Jersey

Guernsey

Penzance

Tresco

Holyhead

Dublin

Northern Ireland

Dublin Suburbs

Zurich to Paris

The first part of the trip was on Viking River's "Paris to the Swiss Alps" tour (which we did in reverse).

Rapperswil and Liechtenstein

Our first full day in Zurich we took a bus tour to Rapperswil, Heididorf and Vaduz  Pictures 

Zurich

Lots of walking and a boat cruise on the lake.  Pictures 

Basel

Amazing City Hall  Pictures 

Strasbourg and Alsace

Cathedral, Medieval town, Wine  Pictures 

Speyer

Mainz

Gutenberg Museum and printing demonstration.  Pictures 

Schloss Vollrads

Wine tasting and vineyard hike.  Pictures 

Middle Rhine

Cruising by castles in the fog.  Pictures 

Koblenz

The 'German Corner'  Pictures 

Cochem

Reichsburg Cochem  Pictures 

Bernkastel

Amazing medieval village  Pictures 

Trier

The Black Gate  Pictures 

Luxembourg

American Military Cemetery  Pictures 

Reims

Cathedral with Chagall windows  Pictures 

Paris

Bordeaux

Wine. History. Friends.  Pictures 

St Emillion

E-bike tour through the countryside to taste the wines of St Emillion.  Pictures 

Bordeaux to Dublin

Onboard the NG Resolution

Cognac

Brest

Abbey and Lighthouse  Pictures 

Mont St-Michel

St Malo

St Malo lock videos:  Timelapse  of the lock gates closing behind us, and the road re-opening.  Timelapse  of the gates opening as we exit the lock.

Jersey

Mont Orgueil  Pictures 

Guernsey

Castle Cornet  Pictures 

Penzance

Cornish mine history.  Pictures 

Tresco

Gardens  Pictures 

Holyhead

Anglesey Coastal Path  Pictures 

Dublin

City tour. Pubs. Museums.  Pictures 

Northern Ireland

Belfast, Dunlace Castle, Giants Causeway  Pictures 

Dublin Suburbs

Howth, Malahide, Dalkey  Pictures