France and the Rhine River

I took a month off to travel with my parents to France, Germany, and Switzerland. We spent 10 days in Paris and Normandy, and then joined a Tauck River Cruise to visit a number of Christmas Markets along the Rhine River.

Photos

After the trip...

Itinerary

1. Detroit to Paris - december 2

   Delta flight

2. Paris, France - december 3

   Hotel la Bourdonnais, Paris

3. Paris, France - december 4

   Hotel la Bourdonnais, Paris

4. Versailles, France - december 5

   Hotel la Bourdonnais, Paris

5. Paris, France - december 6

   Hotel la Bourdonnais, Paris

6. Chartres, France - december 7

   Hotel la Bourdonnais, Paris

7. Bayeaux, France - december 8

   Hotel Reine Mathilde, Bayeaux

8. Lisieux, France - december 9

   Hotel Reine Mathilde, Bayeaux

9. Normandy D-Day Tour - december 10

   Hotel Reine Mathilde, Bayeaux

10. Bayeaux to Cologne - december 11

    Breslauer Hof Am Dom, Cologne

11. Cologne, Germany - december 12

    MS Esprit

12. Cologne and Aachen, Germany - december 13

    MS Esprit

13. Rüdesheim, Germany - december 14

    MS Esprit

14. Heidelberg, Germany - december 15

    MS Esprit

15. Baden-Baden, Germany - december 16

    MS Esprit

16. Strasbourg, France - december 17

    MS Esprit

17. Riquewihr and Colmar, France - december 18

    MS Esprit

18. Basel, Switzerland - december 19

    Steinenschanze Stadthotel, Basel

19. Frankfurt, Germany - december 20

    Hotel Spenerhaus, Frankfurt

20. Trier, Germany - december 21

    Hotel Spenerhaus, Frankfurt

21. Frankfurt to Detroit - december 22

    At home in Ohio