Today I am sharing the final three days of our 12-day Viking River Cruise from Prague to Paris. We went to Cochem and Bernkastel in Germany, then we spent our last day in Luxembourg before arriving in Paris. Be sure to check out Part 1 and Part 2 of our cruise in case you missed it! :)
Here is a link to the exact cruise we took.
Cochem
Today started with a scenic cruise through the most beautiful stretch of the Rhine Valley. There were castles on hiltops everywhere we looked.
We had lunch on the ship, then arrived in Cochem, Germany.
We took a walking tour of the city, then made our way up to Reichsburg Castle.
Castles always have the best view!
We got to take a tour of the castle as well.
So pretty!
After the castle tour we had free time to explore the town.
Loved this mosaic tower.
Narrow, cobblestone pedestrian shopping streets…
All around the main square were cute shops and cafes.
Loved these colorful buildings!
Seriously the cutest square.
Make sure to be in the square on the hour to hear the bell chimes!
Bernkastel
The next morning we woke up in Bernkastel!
I love how quiet these towns are in the morning, so we rushed off the boat right after breakfast.
Tiny crooked house!
We had the whole place to ourselves.
We walked up and down every street.
Such a neat experience.
And such a beautiful town!
At some point we found a staircase going up into the vineyard.. Of course we had to explore!
Luxembourg
On the last day of the cruise, we left the ship and made our way to Paris. We stopped in Luxembourg along the way! We had a guided toured of Luxembourg City, then had lunch and free time before continuing on to Paris.
Loved that we got to check this small country off our list!
We also had the opportunity to visit the American Cemetery in Luxembourg, where we paid our respects to the thousands of soldiers who lost their lives during World War II at the Battle of the Bulge.
In case you are curious about the ship itself, I thought I’d share a quick overview of the ship on Friday. Stay tuned!!
Also, don’t miss these other related posts:
Prague
Where to Eat in Prague
Viking River Cruise (Prague to Paris) Part 1
Viking River Cruise (Prague to Paris) Part 2
Viking River Cruise (Prague to Paris) Part 3
Paris
Here is a link to the exact cruise we took.
Thanks so much for reading!! See you next time!! xoxoxo
Came to your site to because of one of your recipes. The I checked your travel site and then saw that you visited Cochem the city were I grow up.
I went to the school close to the Reichbug Castle. Pretty sure you recognized that building.
I’m glad you liked my home region. Hopefully you got to taste some of the delicious wine .By the way: The Dark chocolted salted carmal Oreo pie was really delicious.
greeting from Germany,
Matthias
What a magical summer!
What time of year did you visit? Your weather seems amazing each day!
We went at the end of June :)
Viking River Cruises…..sigh. LOVE the idea. My mom keeps telling me the Viking River Cruises are for old people and then she’ll show me that commercial that features super trendy old people. And I always am tempted to respond….”But mom, you’re in your 70’s and they look like hip and cool old people!!!!…so I STILL want to go. Dang….if I can dress that cool and look that slim in white pants when I’m 80 then put me in coach, I’m ready to play!!! Your pics are stunning and always such vibrant color!!!
There were lots of young people on the cruise as well! It was about half and half. We were not the youngest couple on the ship :)
Love those little houses!
your pictures are wonderful, as always. You do such a great job that I always want to add your same itinerary to my bucket list. thanks for sharing! Do you scrap all the photos that you take of your various trips?