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Gopherpharm

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    Europe, Alaska

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  1. I’ve been having a lot of fun (and sometimes been frustrated by) this game lately, in case you haven’t heard of it: https://worldle.teuteuf.fr/
  2. @Host Jazzbeau beautiful! Did you take the airboat ride or bike around the fields at all?
  3. Hope this helps @worldtraveller99 Germany: No testing or proof of vaccination required masks required at some sites (example: indoors at Heidelberg castle, inside a pharmacy) compared to the other countries we visited, there was more masking in general by locals/tourists (Example: wait staff at some restaurants wore masks) France: No testing or proof of vaccination required we did not witness anywhere that required masks and overall low mask usage Switzerland: No testing or proof of vaccination required we did not witness anywhere that required masks and overall low-medium mask usage Swiss airlines requires masks on board
  4. @worldtraveller99 I can tell you what the requirements were as of two weeks ago if that’s helpful. We just returned last week from Amsterdam, the Rhine and Switzerland.
  5. @Host Jazzbeau are the tulips blooming now? Two weeks ago it was just hyacinths and daffodils. I loved the orchid show in the Beatrix pavilion.
  6. @CPT Trips great news I hope you have an excellent cruise!
  7. Hope you are negative! It would be the worst to test positive and not be able to cruise. My advice is to wear masks indoors, even when not required, and see if you can be at least 6 feet away from others when eating or drinking indoors.
  8. I’m guessing on a charter they wouldn’t mask on the ship or social distance. I do think that makes a difference!
  9. @TFree No, we were not required to show any kind of negative test to board. We were required to show our original vaccine cards.
  10. @ak1004 the trains are pretty straightforward, the ticket machines are in English and as long as you allow plenty of time we found it easy. Just to tempt you further, Lucerne is simply and we spent a whole day at Mt. Titlis which was also unforgettable:
  11. Of the 111 on our Amsterdam to Basel cruise, around 50 tested on the ship because they were flying directly home. Of those ~50, 3 were positive. We are in our 30s, triple vaxxed and I had covid in December. We were very diligent about masks indoors and only shared a dinner table a couple times the whole trip. We kept our distance from everyone while having drinks on the ship, etc. Having littles at home and jobs to get back to meant having to quarantine in Switzerland would’ve particularly disastrous for us.
  12. Lucerne was incredible and we did it on our own after our Amsterdam to Basel cruise. It was easy to do on our own so you could always consider that. Plus Uniworld may be offering the Lucerne extension (we just weren’t looking to spend what they were charging for it).
  13. Adding to the opinion of Uniworld’s decor - just off the SS Antionette. Wouldn’t decorate my home like that but it did not feel gaudy in person - just fancy and elaborate. I like the idea of each ship being different - it seems like both ships and hotels are becoming indistinguishable from each other these days (modern but sterile and dull). The service was incredible and there was only 1 dinner we didn’t find fantastic. The first night the bar told us to stop coming there to get drinks to take elsewhere on the ship; to please call and they will bring to us wherever we are. As somewhat of a wine-induced series of events, we mentioned we really liked the succulents on the ship. The next day we had one in our room. We felt so spoiled.
  14. As far as unique excursions, Uniworld offers a couple exclusive experiences (included in cruise fare): Schloss Vollrads which is a tour of the castle and wine tasting. They only grow Riesling grapes, but dry wine people will be happy to know that the tasting included a trocken (dry), a semi-dry and a semi-sweet Riesling. The second was Doktorenhof vinegar estate tour and tasting. Very interesting (and I thought tasty, my husband disagrees)! My favorite part was the plague mask…they used to stuff the “beak” with vinegar soaked cloth to protect those caring for plague victims. And to think people complain about modern masks! The vinegars made here age for a long time, most for 4-10 years if I recall correctly (most mass produced vinegar is aged for 1 day)! The cellars were very memorable
  15. We are just back from our trip up the Rhine from Amsterdam (then 2 nights in Lucerne). The weather was a bit challenging but we had a fantastic time regardless. I have some Easter decoration pics from Kaysersberg: No clue why this is uploading upside down:
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