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Tell us about the highlights of travelling together on this festive journey. Jo: is is the first time we've travelled together by ourselves. We've done an ocean cruise, but we had Dad there as well. is worked really well and it was a really nice experience. We had a great deal of fun together. It was nice to go away as a multi- generational mother and daughter. In fact, there were several others on the ship who were doing the same thing, maybe because of the attraction of doing the shopping at the Christmas markets. Jennie: It was the first time I had taken my mobility scooter as I hadn't had it that long. So it was quite an adventure for me to see how much I could do. And I felt so liberated going on this holiday because I could take part in the tours with everybody else. e holiday affirmed how lucky I am to have Jo, my friend, my carer and my daughter. e most positive influence on my life. Where did you sail to and did you and your mum have a favourite destination? Jo: Definitely Freiburg in Germany. at was really beautiful. e cathedral was in the centre of the Old Town and to go in there and listen to the organ was absolutely incredible and really moving. e other places that we enjoyed were Rüdesheim because at the time it was evening and it was full of local families having a really lovely time. Jennie: Yes, it had a lovely market there. Jo: Speyer was really nice as well. e cathedral there was just spectacular, wasn't it? Jennie: I think it's the largest Romanesque church in the world. Jo: But I think the best market was the Rüdesheim one because it was the friendliest. It has a little street with a square, and then you go down another street and there's another square, with markets scattered around. So you felt like you'd explored the whole town. Strasbourg was so impressive too. It was a cold, frosty and slightly snowy day that day – really beautiful. e trees were all covered in frost and snow, so it felt like Christmas. What did you enjoy most about the Viking excursions? Jennie: ey were great. e guides were exceptionally good. ey were involved and you could ask them questions. Jo: ey didn't mind stopping if you found something interesting, and they'd usually have a little nugget of information about it. Certainly with our group, they were very conscious that we Viking guest Jo Stubbs tells us about her journey with mum, Jennie, on their first-ever Christmas on the Rhine sailing together Festive BONDING viking.com 15 15