Day #2: I'm on a boat!

.....and a very nice boat at that. After an hour-long ride from Zurich to Basel, the boat was ready and waiting. Have you seen the scene in The White Lotus when the staff was lined up on the docks to greet the arriving guests? Yup, kinda like that. After we checked in and got our keys the next staff member in line walked us to our room and gave us a tour. Pictures are downloading very slowly, I'm hoping to be able to post them once I've finished typing. 

What makes me smile: I've been "adopted" by four ladies from the West Coast. Two sisters and two who have been friends since the 4th grade. We road the bus over together, and they've decided I'm now part of their group. Very kind. 

Today was getting acclimated, learning how the ship works, and the most important fact - don't stick your head out of the balcony, especially at night. We go through multiple canal locks, so I don't want to imagine the reasons why that rule is in place. Tomorrow we visit Breisach and Neuf Breisach. Part German, part French. We're told most things will be closed down because it's Sunday, but we'll get a good tour of the city regardless. 

The boat takes off (takes off? starts moving? what's the correct term here?) at 9:45 tonight. I'll be interested to see what that's like - sleeping on a moving vehicle. More tomorrow! 

The main lobby area of the ship. Very understated but elegant. 

The balcony area of my room. The top half of the window slides down to create the balcony, then slides back up when I just want a window. 

Tiny swimming pool. It can open and close - they also have morning yoga and movie nights here. I have NOT gotten up early enough for yoga.  :) 

The sky deck of the ship. It's open most of the time, but closed when we go under low bridges, etc. Beautiful place to get some sunlight. 

Church across from the ship (taken from my balcony). The smaller towns seem to each have a church  that's been built with extra care. They're usually the highest point in the town, so easy to spot.