The Viking Spirit left Wertheim in the early afternoon, and we sailed towards Mainz. The afternoon was picture-perfect, and most of the passengers stayed on the top deck and marveled at the colorful countryside. Each bend of the river brought a round of gasps as we saw another bright splash of orange or yellow.
Viking Spirit European River Cruise Journal - Budapest to Amsterdam - Part 2
By Linda Garrison, About.com Guide
Autumn Cruise on the Main River of Germany
Autumn Cruise on the Main River of Germany
Main River Picture (c) Linda Garrison
Autumn is a wonderful time for a European river cruise. We saw some spectacular fall scenery along the Danube, Main, and Rhine Rivers when we were there the last two weeks of October. The hillside vineyards were particularly colorful, with their green, yellow, orange, and red palettes.
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- Bamberg, Germany - UNESCO World Heritage Site on the Regnitz River
- The Bishops' Residenz at Wurzburg, Germany
- Rothenburg - Medieval German Village
- Wertheim, Germany - Old Town on the Main and Tauber Rivers
- Autumn Cruise on the Main River of Germany
- Mainz, Germany - Home of Gutenberg Museum
- Rudesheim, Germany - Siegfried's Mechanical Music Cabinet
- Cruising the Rhine River
- Cologne, Germany - A Visit to the Cologne Cathedral
- Amsterdam in the Netherlands - Disembarkation Point on Viking Spirit Cruise
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