River cruise and land tour map.
Relaxing in the United Club Lounge in San Francisco.
An all day pass is $59 for the United Club Lounge.
Lots of food and refreshments available.
Ready for a train ride from Zurich to Lucerne, Switzerland!
Train ride to Lucerne
Train ride to Lucerne
Train ride to Lucerne
The Kapellbrücke (Chapel Bridge), a covered wooden footbridge spanning the river Reuss.
View from Chapel Bridge
Lunch in Lucerne
Optional Folklore Dinner
Shopping in Lucerne, Switzerland
Cruise in Lake Lucerne
Chapel Bridge, Lucerne
Funicular ride up to Harder Kulm (mountain top of Interlaken).
Harder Kulm, the top of Interlaken
Andy and Yvonne
Steve & Sunirat
On to train ride #3, the GoldenPass Panaramic Train to Montreux.
Train ride #4 to Lausanne, Switzerland.
Zermatt, Switzerland. Zermatt is a mountain resort renowned for skiing, climbing and hiking.
Walking tour of original Zermatt Town
Up to Gornergrat to view the Matterhorn!
Made it!
Matterhorn views
Matterhorn views
Gornergrat
The Matterhorn
Virtual reality air gliding!
Later in the day, you could see the Matterhorn from Zermatt.
Zermatt views
Zermatt views
Taking a walking tour of Basel, Switzerland.
Tinguely Brunnen water fountain in Basel.
Time to check in to the Avalon Vista ship! Our guide Tina was well organized and knowledgeable!
A glimpse into some of the river views.
Excited for the river cruise ahead.
But first, lunch!
Enjoying the Avalon Vista views.
Landed in Freiburg, Germany!
Freiburg Cathedral, a gorgeous medieval gothic cathedral.
Freiburg, Germany
Freiburg, Germany
Freiburg alligator
Docked in Strasbourg, France.
Walked the city and we were amazed at how beautiful the stained glass windows were inside of the Cathedral.
Stasbourg Cathedral
Cathedral stained glass
Gongs of the astronomical clock
Strasbourg group pic
Storks!
Stork nesting in the tree.
After the city tour, we returned back to ship for a BBQ lunch on deck 4.
Heidelberg Castle, Germany
The world's largest wine barrel, Heidelberg Tun, can be found in the castle holding a massive 58,124 gallons of wine.
Stairs to the top of the barrel.
Aloha from the top of the wine barrel.
Andy biking around Heidelberg.
Winzerexpress Rudesheim train ride in Rüdesheim, a town in the Rhine Valley, Germany.
Winzerexpress Rudesheim
Rüdesheim am Rhein is a German winemaking town.
Taking a guided tour of the incredible Mechanical Music Museum for a one-of-a-kind instrumental experience.
Mechanical Music Museum
Mechanical Music Museum
Mechanical Music Museum
Mechanical Music Museum
Enjoying a tasting of the authentic Rüdesheimer coffee.
Pouring the coffee.
Rüdesheimer coffee
Rüdesheimer coffee
Rüdesheimer coffee
And dessert!
Seilbahn Rudesheim cable cars
Top notch crew!
Back on the Avalon Vista, en route to Koblenz, Germany.
Avalon Vista
Congrats!
Celebrated two birthdays on board at dinner time with sparklers on the cake!
Happy Birthday!
Sailed through the Rhine Gorge (a UNESCO World Heritage site) with breathtaking views of ancient castles perched on cliffs 400 feet above the water.
Sailed along the Rhine and saw many many Castles and vineyards along the way!
This day was a walking tour in North Rhine in Cologne, Germany.
We visited the enormous Cologne Cathedral, an UNESCO World Heritage site and one of Germany's most famous landmarks.
Here is the entrance.
It is one of the most beautiful examples of Gothic and Neo-Gothic architecture in the world.
Inside the cathedral.
Beautiful stained glass windows.
Enjoyed a special farewell dinner to end the day aboard the Avalon Vista. The highlight was lobster and beef tenderloin, broke da mouth!
Can't forget dessert!
The service was awesome on the Vista and made me feel like a king. Every staff member, and I do mean every member, always say "Hi", calls you by your name, and always asks if everything is ok and if you need anything.
Last stop before we head home, Amsterdam!
Exploring the iconic waterways of Amsterdam on a Guided Canal Cruise past stately homes of Amsterdam’s “Golden Age.”
Canal cruise
Canal cruise
Canal cruise
Visiting local stores and found a cheese shop!
Anyone need clogs?
Taking a bike ride around Amsterdam.
Biking adventures
Some of the sights on our biking tour
Such beautiful weather.
What a great adventure! Now back to Honolulu!