Traveling along the Elbe River in March - Rick Steves
2024年8月4日 · I can't speak to the cruises or all places along the Elbe, but I can say that March can be really anything. Here in Hamburg there is typically a day in late March or early April where it snows for the day--just a day, just flurries. But we also have our first spring weather with days in the 50s and even 60s.
Elbe river info - Rick Steves Travel Forum
2016年4月19日 · We are to take a river cruise on the Elbe as part of a tour. We have heard that the water level on the Elbe can be a problem (a cruise turns into a bus trip...). We are going in mid-May and are hoping that spring water levels are more reliable. Does anyone know how to check on water levels? The only sites I've found are in German which I don't ...
Viking River Cruise not worth the time or money - Rick Steves
2024年2月2日 · Amsterdam has 5 river cruise ports, because of the number of river cruise ships now in use. But at the main one, between the Ocean terminal and Central Station, it is quite usual to see vessels breasted up for embarkation and disembarkation. On peak days there are probably more river cruise passengers in Amsterdam than Ocean cruise.
Would Roman Empire borders on the Elbe/Carpathian Mountains …
2017年8月8日 · The counter-arguments seem to be: 1) it's a lot more expensive to maintain troops on a mountain ridge than a river, due to overland and uphill transportation costs; 2) Germany couldn't really be farmed until the heavy plow was invented in like 600AD, so the value of a lot the territories would be minimal; 3) the concentration of troops on the ...
DRESDEN: 1-2 hour Elbe River Cruise Recommendation
2018年5月18日 · Our tentative itinerary begins with us leaving North Hessen at 8:00 AM, and arriving in Dresden HBf around 11:30 AM. It should be enough time to take in some of the landmarks in Alt Stadt. But after seeing a Rick Steve clip on Dresden, the group wants to go on a short river cruise. Any cruise recommendations or websites would be appreciated.
Would Roman Empire borders on the Elbe/Carpathian Mountains …
2017年8月8日 · Here's a map: blue lines are river borders, red lines are land. The shortest border, and the one with basically no land border, would be Vistula/Dniester (Tyras), but good luck getting that. Next shortest land border is the actual Roman Empire border (minus Dacia).
Vienna to Prague by boat - Rick Steves Travel Forum
2012年6月6日 · The Vltava river, which flows through Prague, flows north, into the Elbe. There is a range of mountains between the Vltava and the Danube. A lot of Danube cruises start in Prague, but you land to l Regensburg, on the Danube, where the boat part starts.
Scenic Train Travel from Prague to Berlin - Rick Steves Travel Forum
2024年1月16日 · From Berlin to Prague, take a train that goes through Dresden. Do yourself a big favor and spend a couple of days in Dresden--a most beautiful and classy city. The Saxony region of Germany outside of Dresden is incredibly beautiful with …
roman empire | alternatehistory.com
2024年11月23日 · Now I'm not an expert on Roman history, but I do know that under Augustus, the Romans briefly occupied Germania up to the Elbe river. This occupation ended in the disastrous Battle of Teutoburg Forest, which made the Romans withdraw back to the Rhine, never to reach the Elbe again. Let's say...
River Cruises - Rick Steves Travel Forum
2022年2月19日 · The recent droughts in Europe once again made visible the "Hunger Stones" in some Czech and German rivers. These stones were used to mark desperately low river levels that would forecast famines. This one, in the Elbe river, is from 1616 and says: "If you see me, cry"