Aug 16, 2012 - Glassblowing & Miltenberg

It rained last night but not enough to lower concerns about low rivers. Each day they monitor the water levels and hope we can continue without putting us and our luggage on buses to reduce the weight on the boat so it can ride higher and not drag bottom. This morning we had a treat – a humorous master glass blower who brought ½ of his shop and his torch set up to discuss and show us his art. To my delight we learned he buys his glass tubes (the best he says) from Corning Glass, and he has worked with Dale Chuhuly in his Seattle factory as...

Oct 29, 2011 - Miltenberg

The morning is sailing to Miltenberg allowing us to catch on a few things like these entries, a little on-line banking and the washing. Miltenberg is a very nice town with a lot of the original houses. The guided was quite amusing and tried to give us an idea of what living in this town would have been like in the past. She had lots of stories about witches and how the houses are owned by multiple people. The shopping was a little disappointing as it was Saturday afternoon in a small German country town. They closed up while we had tour....

Oct 29, 2011 - Miltenberg and Wertheim

Today we cruised from Miltenberg to Wertheim. We entered the Main River (the snake). The winding river is smaller than the Rhine. Along the banks we saw so many quaint villages. We stopped to explore two of the region’s most picturesque places. Wertheim seems like a fairy-tale village, right out of a picture book. Miltenberg’s main street is full of cute little half-timbered houses. Both beautiful little towns where you could spend a few days exploring.