Bamberg and Passau, Germany

The homes and buildings in the historic section of Passau were all beautiful pastel colors and very well cared for.  Above you have a fountain which pays tribute to the three rivers that flow through Passau.  Every blog and article ever written in history about Passau comments that this is the city of three rivers,  Why should I be any different?  These three rivers are the Main, Danube and the Ilk.  We cruised the Danube and the Main when visiting Bamberg and Passau, Germany.

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Panama Canal, Views from a Cruise Ship

The Liberian oil tanker Socrates enters the Panama Canal, empty of cargo.

The Panama Canal was completed by the United States in 1914.  The French worked on the canal for 13 years, but gave up after they incurred 22,000 deaths and the construction firm went bankrupt.  Completed by the USA in 10 years, it is considered one of the seven engineering marvels of the world.
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