COLOGNE RIVER CRUISE

Like a typical tourist, I took a 1-hour Rhine River cruise. I figured, what the heck – it was a beautiful day out, and the cruise would be relaxing. Wrong! Things would've been different if I had not waited until the last minute to buy my ticket and board. While waiting in the long line for my ticket, I saw that all the good seats on the open air deck were already filled. By the time I boarded people had set up chairs everywhere, practically on top of each other. I got stuck downstairs with all the other slackers, but at least there were window tables. I was one of the few people stuck at a middle table, with not only no view but people smoking all around me. If I hadn’t worried about getting arrested or drowning in the strong currents, I probably would have jumped overboard. KD River Cruises: €6.80 ($8.65).