As I recall, there's not much awareness of travelling upstream or downstream because the huge number of locks on the route tends to create a river that's more like a canal. I can't resist also mentioning, being very familiar with that popular piece of classical music by Johann Strauss, The Blue Danube, that I was rather shocked and dismayed to discover that the Danube is in fact a rather
muddy river.
The cruise ship I was on, passed through almost all the locks on the route during the night. I was surprised to learn just how many locks there are. I can't remember the exact figure but certainly dozens. I recall seeing only a couple or so, during the day time.
I attach a few snapshots showing the sort of locks one will encounter. These are not meant to be great works of art of course, but merely documentary shots.
However, those who are concerned about the ethics of photo manipulation might notice an apparent perspective distortion in the images due to the use of a wide-angle lens. This manipulation and apparent change in perspective is entirely the fault of the lens manufacturer. I am blameless.
Of course, I could have revealed the
true and
real perspective by cropping the images more, but have desisted.