From Wesel Germany

  Evening greetings from Wesel, Germany. We arrived in Wesel right on time. We had an included excursion scheduled to Xanthen but decided not to go after a discussion with one of the other passengers. The place we were going was a re-creation of an ampitheatre from Roman times and did not really excite us. We decided to walk into the town center to explore on our own. The walk was only 1.2 km from the boat and was easy. We were hoping to see more quaint buildings and cobblestoned streets but instead walked through a modern shopping area, a few blocks filled with stores and restaurants. If there was a historic area, we missed it. We have become quite good at making the most of situations and so we did. We were in a luggage store and saw some very lightweight travel umbrellas. I brought a travel umbrella with me but it liked the bus we took from Brussels to Antwerp so much that it stayed behind and who knows where it is now. I do hope that it has found a happy home and will be able to continue to keep someone dry when it rains. Patti and I liked the umbrellas so much we both bought one. One thing in the favor of the shopping area in Wesel is that it is for regular people because the stores have more affordable prices, quite a change from the stores we have seen in other cities we have visited on this trip. We decided sinde we are in Germany we needed to have bratwurst and apple strudel, and so we did; and the food was delicious. After our snack, we returned to the boat. There is a gathering in the lounge exclusively for people who have traveled on Viking more than once, and so we will go to that at 6:15 since we are among the (probably quite) many who qualify on this cruise. We continue to have fun and meet new people from the USA, Canada, and England. 

  Happy Trick Or Treating to all.