Gathering Information

In order to get the most out of our trip, I always do a lot of research on the towns and villages we'll be passing through.  One of the valuable materials we have used in the past was a book about the waterways of different European countries written by Tom Sommers.  He has all of his different waterways books on one CD, which I have ordered.  Ordering the CD gives me access to a website also containing the same information.  It's filled with extremely useful details such as the heights of various bridges, and even the phone numbers to call ahead for the bridges to open.  He also includes distances, interesting sights along the way, size and depth of canals and size of locks.  I have already printed up some of this to pore over in my spare time!