Ship arrived at 7:00 am in Kiel, Germany. It is warm and sunny today, about 73 degrees.
Our excursion is to Schleswig-Holstein: Castles, Lakes and Churches with our guide, Angela. Stunning countryside, charming castles, gardens and churches plus a boat ride on a beautiful lake created a fairytale atmosphere. We began, via bus, through the countryside to the town of Eutin. We visited the Eutin Castle and Gardens. The interior was not open to the public, but the exterior was nice. The brochure says, "Great hall, tower room or chapel can be rented for events like marriages, concerts or executions." Our guide ensured us that no executions took place in Germany, that is was a "typo" on the brochure, but you know those guide can tell us anything!
From Eutin we continued by bus to Plon to view another castle and to board our boat for Dersau. It was about a 40 minute ride to the other side of the lake. It was very picturesque and the lake had many swans. There were many houses with thatched roofs and beautiful flowers. We arrived in Dersau and had lunch at a local café. We were served salad, meatloaf and potatoes, and fruit sauce with vanilla cream, and a beer. After lunch, we toured an old church and cemetery.
We returned to the ship just in time to taste the Obazda, a cheese spread infused with various spices served with German breads, made by Samantha the culinary host. She was so nice, she gave us a butter-filled pretzel also.
From here we hurried to the disembarkation briefing. Cruise Director Eric told us what would be happening the rest of the trip and entertained us with a comical dance routine followed by a farewell song by a large group of the staff.
Our final dinner in the dining room was just wonderful. The staff was entertaining and the food was served by special locations the cruise line serves. Lois had Scandinavian-Style Seafood and Potato Chowder, Asparagus and Fontina Cheese Risotto with Sautéed Cod, and the Mohr Im Hemd (chocolate nut sponge cake, coated with cognac laced chocolate sauce and topped with whipped cream). I had the Brie in Phyllo with Apple-Cranberry Chutney, Chilled Pumpkin Soup, Orecchiette with Italian Sausage and Escarole, and the Baked Alaska.
The show for this evening was the finale of the Dancing with the Stars at Sea. We headed for our room to finishing packing for the trip home.
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