Cruise to Northern Europe
Cruise to Northern Europe This chilly winter cruise only visited 4 ports but each port visit was an overnight stay so we could arrange our own visits without having to worry about departure times for Arcadia. Hamburg Our trip at the start of the visit was a guided tour of the historic harbour and the significant redevelopment in the last 80 years (I have no idea why?) followed by a leisurely steam powered boat trip on the lakes formed by the Alster river. An ideal way to pick out things to see later in the day. The First World War Memorial Having had the Rathaus Christmas Market (one of many) pointed out on the tour we had to go back and visit. The shuttle bus dropped us off right by the Rathaus (Civic Centre). We wandered in and tried the Glühwein which was not as good as we had remembered it to be. Naturally, we found the inflatable dancing bear. The colonnades of the Alster Arcade. Our walk took us back to the lake where we saw the steam powered river cruiser again. On the banks of ...