Three years after the event, the Carpenter-in-Chief and I are heading to Switzerland, for a short Rhine cruise to celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary. That happened during Covid, so no celebration of any kind in person was possible, sadly. The 2 years after the restrictions were listed, the C-in-C was heavily re-involved in Refugee Resettlement programs, as people who had been waiting for travel restrictions were once again able to leave, and we just couldn't take the time at that point.
But now, it is happening. One fun part for me will be on the Rhine Canal, which in The Netherlands is raised above the level of both the highway and the railway. Both the C-in-C and my older daughter traveled by rail with me below this, much to all our amusement, and now we will be on the upper level.
There is a snowstorm right now, and we have to drive close to 500 km to get to the airport. Also, there are transportation strike actions going on in Germany, and we have to fly to Basel from Frankfurt. Keep your fingers crossed for us, that there will be no hitches!
Along the way, I hope to see a couple of wonderful medieval sites; a castle above the Rhine which has never been destroyed, and Colmar in France, full of medieval buildings with pastel paint jobs on the plaster areas between the timbering. If our travel permits, we may fit in a quick visit to the Puppenhaus Museum Basel, but that depends on the planes being on time. They have superb miniatures there.
There should be stories (of one kind or another!) when I get back....
