QueenofEverything Posted January 27, 2021 #2126 Share Posted January 27, 2021 I would vote no on the Thames. As the original intent (correct me if I am wrong) was to focus on locations reachable by river cruises (that is the topic of this forum after all), I would prefer for us to focus on that. Otherwise, where do you draw the line? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Coral Posted January 27, 2021 #2127 Share Posted January 27, 2021 17 minutes ago, notamermaid said: For the future: Do we include the Thames? I am not sure. Check and send votes please! The river needs at least three yes-es to enter the quiz! Thank you. I say yes. I would also include areas where ferries can go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Coral Posted January 27, 2021 #2128 Share Posted January 27, 2021 2 minutes ago, QueenofEverything said: I would vote no on the Thames. As the original intent (correct me if I am wrong) was to focus on locations reachable by river cruises (that is the topic of this forum after all), I would prefer for us to focus on that. Otherwise, where do you draw the line? We are able to include cities which are not on rivers but excursions where people can go to on river cruises. I went to Munich on my river cruise as an excursion - should I be able to do that? Other lines do not go to Munich. It is just too hard to draw a line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canal archive Posted January 27, 2021 #2129 Share Posted January 27, 2021 (edited) I’m sure they are not running at the moment but there are several hotel boats that use our little River Thames, yes I admit we don’t have huge rivers, basically we don’t have the room. The hotel boats are either wide beam boats like the ‘English Rose’ or a pair of narrow boats there used to be at least two pairs working the route. The narrow pairs would use the Thames ply through London, Regents Park, Little Venice, Grand Union etc., the Oxford canal and the Kennet & Avon Canal along the River Avon ( we have loads of those) to Bristol. The wide beam would ply the Thames and the K & A to Bristol. Hope this helps to make it just about legal(ish) CA Hampton Court I should have realised the Royal palace on the Thames apart from the Tower. CA Edited January 27, 2021 by Canal archive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnhaltER1960 Posted January 27, 2021 #2130 Share Posted January 27, 2021 I think we have missed to draw a line earlier. We have tolerated open sea pictures of the Atlantic Ocean near Lisbon with the closest river cruise port some 200 km away. But probably an excursion and/or start/end of a river cruise package. So is London in the programme of some companies. Following that logic plus the assumption that we will have to continue here for a while, leads me to an "aye" to to Thames. Though I wasted some time today by ruling out England and searching on the continent :-), Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueenofEverything Posted January 27, 2021 #2131 Share Posted January 27, 2021 On 10/13/2020 at 9:26 AM, dogs4fun said: RULES: Name what is in the photo. First guess the river. After that name the town/city/place. The person one who first guesses correctly gets to post the next photo! Please, DO NOT POST any PHOTOS unless it is your turn. Here you go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare notamermaid Posted January 27, 2021 Author #2132 Share Posted January 27, 2021 13 minutes ago, Renmar said: Yes you are correct. This picture was taken by myself from inside the courtyard of Hampton Court Palace. These gates are only used when Royalty guests arrive(d) by way of the Thames river (so we have been told during our tour). Your turn @notamermaidI posted this picture because I thought it was within the loosely enforced 😉rules as posted in the first post. You can post any photo of a place on a river or cnanal navigable by river cruise ships anywhere in the world. I would include in that the few inland bodies of water that are suitable. Theo Yes, that is what I said indeed. At the time I did not think of all rivers and have also learnt as we went along. I was thinking of the Jisselmeer and the Stettin area and the Kiel canal and some other unusual places. As per definition of river cruise ship I was thinking of 64m and above. As per definition navigable means one could sail the Thames, but the ships right now are smaller I think. Borderline still, but I am tempted to give in. Any more votes? Ferries I would prefer to exclude as they are on salt water, or do not sail on fresh water overnight. River cruise means staying overnight on a ship in jargon, i.e. have cabins like hotel rooms and travel to take you along for leisure rather than to get from A to B as is normally the purpose of a ferry. If you have taken an excursion from a river cruise or a have done a typical post-stay like near Basel or Munich or places like Colmar or Cesky Krumlov, that is fine. They are all recognizable by our combined expertise. notamermaid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare notamermaid Posted January 27, 2021 Author #2133 Share Posted January 27, 2021 Right, cannot think anymore as my stomach is asking for dinner. Shall be back with a decision later. Thanks for discussing, so far. notamermaid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Host Jazzbeau Posted January 27, 2021 #2134 Share Posted January 27, 2021 Well you'll all know that I'm a lawyer (and a Jesuit sympathizer) now as this is quite casuistic, but there it is. Noble Caledonia offers a good selection of river cruises in which they charter a whole ship for their British custom. These trips start in London with a Eurostar link to the ship in Amsterdam. So that should squeeze Hampton Court into @notamermaid's rules! E.g.: https://www.noble-caledonia.co.uk/tour/2241/spring-flowers-&-the-golden-age-of-dutch-art/itinerary/?search_url_id=9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renmar Posted January 27, 2021 #2135 Share Posted January 27, 2021 1 hour ago, notamermaid said: For the future: Do we include the Thames? I am not sure. Check and send votes please! The river needs at least three yes-es to enter the quiz! I vote yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogs4fun Posted January 27, 2021 #2136 Share Posted January 27, 2021 (edited) Well, if we loosen the rules to include small sight-seeing cruises and the like it is my opinion that almost any river ( or at least parts of the river) could be included. Casting too wide IMHO. Edited January 27, 2021 by dogs4fun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisi Posted January 27, 2021 #2137 Share Posted January 27, 2021 I think we should stick to the original plan, with excursions that are common to the various lines. As @dogs4funsays, you could end up with areas that are to hard to guess at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Coral Posted January 27, 2021 #2138 Share Posted January 27, 2021 I was on a river cruise that sailed on a Lake? Can that be included? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renmar Posted January 27, 2021 #2139 Share Posted January 27, 2021 As this tread was started by @notamermaid she should have the last say in this. In the meantime I apologize for posting pictures that might have been in the "Grey area". Theo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vada_9 Posted January 27, 2021 #2140 Share Posted January 27, 2021 I have been on a river cruise on the Thames. 5 nights out of Mapledurham. We cruised round trip between Wallingford and Henly. The boat was the African Queen, a converted barge and she had 11 cabins. There is another barge which also ends up in Henly from the other direction. Here is a photo of her. We booked through an English River Cruise company -which was the only way to book at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Host Jazzbeau Posted January 27, 2021 #2141 Share Posted January 27, 2021 5 minutes ago, vada_9 said: I have been on a river cruise on the Thames. 5 nights out of Mapledurham. We cruised round trip between Wallingford and Henly. The boat was the African Queen, a converted barge and she had 11 cabins. There is another barge which also ends up in Henly from the other direction. Here is a photo of her. We booked through an English River Cruise company -which was the only way to book at the time. The African Queen! Did you have to push it through the reeds and leeches??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljandgb Posted January 27, 2021 #2142 Share Posted January 27, 2021 "We have tolerated open sea pictures of the Atlantic Ocean near Lisbon with the closest river cruise port some 200 km away." For some reason I can't figure out how to quote here. If that was directed at me, we've done a few Lisbon centered locations, with the rationalization that Lisbon is a frequent inclusion in the total Douro river cruise package. Cabo da Roca is 39 km from Lisbon, an easy bus ride, and a frequent tourist stop. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisi Posted January 27, 2021 #2143 Share Posted January 27, 2021 @ljandgb, click on the word "Quote", not the "+" symbol. Quote is for one quote, the + is for a multi-quote. Mind you, it also may depend on how you access the forum. Sorry, just trying to help if I am saying something you already know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljandgb Posted January 27, 2021 #2144 Share Posted January 27, 2021 15 minutes ago, Daisi said: @ljandgb, click on the word "Quote", not the "+" symbol. Quote is for one quote, the + is for a multi-quote. Mind you, it also may depend on how you access the forum. Sorry, just trying to help if I am saying something you already know. Well, that was easy! Thanks. 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canal archive Posted January 27, 2021 #2145 Share Posted January 27, 2021 Jazzbeau your not wrong, never seen leeches but I believe there are some but loads of reeds. I’d be completely lost with pictures from Russian, Asian or American rivers in fact anywhere but Europe even then I’m a bit of a failure but I love seeing all the pictures and I can then dream of where to go when we can. CA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare notamermaid Posted January 27, 2021 Author #2146 Share Posted January 27, 2021 Okay: river - yes large canal - yes inland body of water (lake) - yes popular pre-cruise close to river - yes popular post-cruise close to river - yes close to river is kind of up to two hours one way maximum river cruise meaning overnight stay on the ship river cruise ship meaning notable size that is more than a barge - I would reduce this to around 45m length 2 hours ago, vada_9 said: I have been on a river cruise on the Thames. 5 nights out of Mapledurham. Thanks for the photo. Lovely boat. This still leaves the African Queen shorter than a ship. But the company calls it a river cruise. The Thames is navigable for a very long stretch and at least the last lock before London is big enough for a river cruise ship. You could do a proper three night river cruise on the Thames on a small river cruise ship. The Thames in London is an international waterway. You have indicated that a few people are running out of photos... But most importantly: following my request for opinions the Thames has got enough yes votes! So the river is eligible for the quiz. Now, I believe we are on the photo by QueenofEverything in post #2131. Thanks everyone. notamermaid 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canal archive Posted January 27, 2021 #2147 Share Posted January 27, 2021 Thank you Notamermaid on behalf of ‘Old Father Thames’. I do have loads of pictures of European rivers but lots of them I haven’t the foggiest of their true names maybe I can use you all as an aid memoir. CA 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare notamermaid Posted January 27, 2021 Author #2148 Share Posted January 27, 2021 (edited) Just to make it clearer: above I mean river suitable for river cruise ships and canal suitable for river cruise ships and that includes their excursions nearby. Too late to edit the above. There are quite a few rivers... Would you believe that we have had very few photos from the Moselle, hardly any from the Neckar, none from the Loire I believe and definitely none from the Guadalquivir. And there is the Oder and the Po... Now everyone get their atlases out and see if you have been on a land trip to those river areas. If you have recently joined: you can post a photo from a land trip of course as long as it follows the river cruise theme as posted above. Now, I have no idea where that photo of QueenofEverything could be but that roof is quite intriguing. Hmmm, Southern Europe? notamermaid Edited January 28, 2021 by notamermaid added info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jpalbny Posted January 28, 2021 #2149 Share Posted January 28, 2021 (edited) That picture is in Mosingshof (AKA St. Michael), Austria - a church in the Wachau Valley along the Danube, with seven animal figures atop the peak of its lower roof. I thought that I remembered our CD saying that they were rabbits but they don't really look like rabbits. The church is called Wehrkirche St. Michael. We passed by on our 2016 Danube cruise, in a driving rainstorm! I snapped a few pictures before getting drenched, and didn't realize what I'd photographed until I got home and reviewed them a few weeks later. Your picture is a much better close-up than the ones I have. And well-cropped, so if you don't know it from the statues you have no chance! (PS - sorry for breaking the rules and posting the Bamberg pictures out of turn) Edited January 28, 2021 by jpalbny 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljandgb Posted January 28, 2021 #2150 Share Posted January 28, 2021 (edited) So...Portugal had various animals at the roof corners, different animals (or figures) symbolizing different blessings or protections. Asian countries generally use dragons, and use the corners and roof leading up to it. I found a mention of clay bulls used in the Andes on the top of the roof, so maybe somewhere near the Amazon?? I was typing as jpalbny posted. His makes more sense! Edited January 28, 2021 by ljandgb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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