70th Birthday Cruise
Photography/Story By Deborah O’Mara
Recently I had the opportunity to surprise my husband, Charlie, on his 70th birthday with an extended cruise on the SS Catherine (Saone River & Rhone River) & SS Antoinette (Rhine River). The trip was organized by Pat and Randy Lyon, Realtors at Berkshire Hathaway through their company, Cruise Planners. We had a group of 28 (14 couples) and it was truly amazing! I even visited with two clients in Amsterdam! If I can share one thing about River Cruises, it’s like being at the Ritz Carlton 24/7. I was very fortunate to have three agents watch over my business at Michael Saunders which enabled Charlie and I to be away for three (3) weeks, the longest vacation ever. You too should consider a River Cruise, you deserve it! All aboard as we share our wonderful experience with you.
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Photos
1 Randy and Pat Lyons, Realtors at Berkshire Hathaway organized the trip, their company: Cruise Planners
2 3 4 Deb with her clients in The Netherlands, Lauraine and Tom Newman and Theo Peters
5 Captains Night on a river cruise, SS Catherine
6 Place des Terreaux, town square in Lyon, France
7 Basilica of Notre Dame in Lyon, France
8 Scarf store in Lyon with silk weaver in previous picture
9 Deb purchasing scarfs directly from silk weaver in Lyon, France
10 Deb and her new friend, Mimi, from Taiwan watching the ship go through the locks
11 Going through the locks at Gervans, France on the SS Catherine
12 Truffle farm in Grignan, France
13 Concert in Viviers, France at Viviers Cathedral
14 Vers Pont du Gard, the aqueduct
15 Avignon market
16 Avignon, France cathedral
17 Charlie’s birthday
18 Charlie’s 70th birthday party with cruise staff
19 Second cruise up Rhone River south of France on the SS Catherine
20 Deb and Charlie with Kathy and Linda from California, our cruising buddies
21 Roman Praetorium, Cologne, Germany
22 Marksburg Castle, Braubach, Germany
23 Fabulous Reisling, never liked it until I experienced this one
24 Wine tasting at castle in OestrichWinkel, Germany, Randy Lyons of Berkshire Hathaway in the picture
25 Heidelberg Castle
26 Deb making friends with Nancy Graves, Realtor from New Jersey in Heidelberg, Germany
27 Strausberg, Germany
28 Uni-World’s SS Antoinette
29 30 Madison Zimmer Winery, Riquewihr, France
31 Room on SS Antoinette heading up the Rhine
32 All aboard the SS Antoinette
33 Mount Titlis in Switzerland, elevation 10,623 ft
34 Lake Lucerne outdoor dinner, fur coats provided
35 Lake Lucerne, Switzerland mountainside
36 House of Hats my favorite accessory in Lake Lucern, Switzerland
37 Louis Vuitton in Zurich
38 Fraumunster Church in Zurich built in 853 by Louis the German for his daughter, Hildegard
39 Kirsche, St Peter in Zurich
40 Walking over bridge in Zurich
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