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joyed the way (Viking does) it. We met several nice couples and Passengers came from Canada, the U.S., all over the United
knew instantly that we would be seeing more of them.” Kingdom, Australia and even China.
Our fellow travelers on this particular Viking cruise We had all chosen this winter adventure down the Rhine,
ranged in age from their 20s to their 80s, with groups of Germany’s longest river and the second-longest, next to
friends traveling together, couples celebrating important the Danube, in Central and Western Europe, to shop at
milestones, cohorts toasting various birthdays and mothers the many different Christmas markets. These wintertime
and daughters and mothers and sons making memories to- crafts and food festivals originated in this region of Europe
gether. A few of us braved the experience on our own, and and fans of the holiday will find more collectible keepsakes
we were each quickly adopted by welcoming new friends. than they ever imagined.
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