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The Rhine Valley Scenic Towns and Castles Economic Super-Highway German Cultural Heritage Overview - The Rhine River Bacharach Frankfurt am Main Bacharach am Rhein Central Square in Bacharach Our Apartment and Balcony Our Kitchen Our Sitting Room Rhine View Opposite Rhine View North Rhine View South St. Werner Wine Cellar Travel Planning - Apartment Getting Acquainted Transportation – Frankfurt to Apartment Travel Validation, Private Shuttle Orientation – St. Goar via Local Train On-Site Contact, Idyllers, Lunch Maps, Timetables, Schedules, Sights DB Trains, KD Boats, Other Rhine Valley Overview Street Scene – St. Goar Orientation – St. Goar Ray, Dave & Barbara – St. Goar En Route to “Castle Rheinfels” Outer Wall - Burg Rheinfels Parapet - Burg Rheinfels Towers - Burg Rheinfels Reward! View Over St. Goar Downstream to Koblenz • First Trip on KD Boat • Riverside Towns and Castles • Lorelei Rock and Legend • “German Corner at Koblenz First Rhine Cruise Bacharach to Koblenz Rhine Valley Overview River Traffic Near Kaub Burg Gutenfels - Kaub Schönberg Above Oberwesel Castle & Church - Oberwesel The Lorelei Rock Die Lorelei Burg Maus - St. Goarshausen Burg Katz “German Corner” Mosel Rhein Old City Walls - Koblenz View from Deutsches Eck Mosel River - Koblenz St. Castor Basilica - Koblenz Tour to Cochem am Mosel Mosel flows into Rhine at Koblenz More peaceful, pastoral river Lock system for flood control Center for viniculture – Reisling Mosel River Train to Cochem am Mosel Alte Reichsburg - Cochem Half-timbered Houses - Cochem Tower in Hauptplatz - Cochem Entering Reichsburg - Cochem Artillery Parapet - Reichsburg View of Mosel - Cochem Old Town Wall - Cochem St. Martins Church - Cochem Waiting for Boat - Cochem Views Above Bacharach Werner Kapelle – now only ruins Burg Stahleck - now Youth Hostel View of our apartment below Views of the Rhine from on high Map of Bacharach Our house Burg Stahleck - Bacharach Marktplatz - Bacharach Burg Stahleck Werner Kapelle - Bacharach Youth Hostel - Bacharach Our Apartment - Bacharach Apartment Parapet View - Bacharach View from Burg Stahleck Burg Stahleck - Bacharach Marktplatz - Bacharach GC “River Concert” - Bacharach Upstream to Roseneck Rhine trip to Assmanshausen Chairlift up to Hillcrest, Overlooks Level Walk to Neiderwald Monument Chairlift down to Rüdesheim Rhine River Overview Chairlift Over Assmanshausen Rhine Above Assmanshausen Outlook over Assmanshausen Burg Rheinstein Outlook over Bingen Neiderwald – “Germania” Heroic Figures - Neiderwald Das Wacht Am Rhein View From Neiderwald Parapet Neiderwald Over Rüdesheim Roseneck over Rüdesheim Drosselgasse - Rüdesheim Fountain of Youth _ Rüdesheim Trip to Trier am Mosel Trier – the “Paris” of its time Ancient Roman Gate Ancient Roman Amphitheater St. Gangolf Church Architectural Admixture Mosel River Town Square - Trier Marktplatz - Trier St. Gangolf Church - Trier History of St. Gangolf Church Porta Nigra - Trier City Hall & Gardens - Trier Roman Amphitheater - Trier Roman Amphitheater - Trier Visit to Marksburg Castle Boat Cruise to Braubach Walk Through Town Hike up to Castle Guided Tour of Interior Rhine Valley Overview Burg Maus Marksburg - Braubach Marksburg - Braubach Artillery Battery - Marksburg Knights of Old - Marksburg Rhine View South - Marksburg Visit to Boppard Horseshoe Bend in Rhine “Four Lakes” view Sampling Local Custom Vineyards, Hotels, Markets Rhine Valley Overview Rhine Horseshoe - Boppard Vierseenblick - Boppard Zwei Pils, Bitte! - Boppard Toasting The View - Boppard Big Bend - Boppard Ruine Sterrenberg - Bornhoven Chairlift Down to Boppard Hotel in Boppard Market Square in Boppard Upstream to Bingen First-Century Roman Settlement Fifth-Century Christian Community Burg Klopp – Landmark Destroyed/Rebuilt Many Times Rhine Valley Overview Hildegard Von Bingen Burg Klopp - Bingen Roseneck from Castle Neiderwald Denkmal Roman Columns - Bingen Town Square - Bingen Ruine Ehrenfels – Opp. Bingen Mäuserturm at Binger Loch Reichenstein - Trechtinghausen Burg Sooneck - Neiderheimbach Ruine Furstenburg – Ob. Diebach Café Rusticana - Bacharach Ray Making Trip Notes Visit to Cologne First-century Roman Settlement Cornerstone of Roman Empire Charlemagne – Holy Roman Empire Cathedral- Unmistakable Landmark Magnificent Cathedral - Cologne Old Town Hall - Cologne Football Rally - Cologne Cheerleaders and Avid Fans Bank Ad - Cologne Farewell Dinner - Winnegin Rosemarie Körper – Vintner Family Vineyards am Mosel Vineyard – Now a Museum Reisling – King of Local Wines Winnigen am Mosel Half-timbered Haus Towers & Castle - Winnigen Viniculture & Roman Roots Vintner’s Gasse Retired Vintner Rosemarie Vintner’s Museum Helen & Ray Ute – Our Idyll Guide Bottled Wine Storage Idyllers at Luncheon Just One More Taste! Day of Relaxation • Bacharach Riverside • River Views Downstream • Upstream via “Goethe” • Visit to Rudesheim • Return at dusk Street Scene From Balcony Scenes of Bacharach Street Plan - Bacharach Behind Marktplatz - Bacharach Street Scene - Bacharach Burg Cafe Ramparts - Bacharach Marktturm Downstream From Bacharach Pfalzgrafenstein - Kaub Schönburg - Oberwesel The Lorelei Burg Katz – St. Goarshausen Burg Rheinfels – St. Goar “Hostile Brothers” - Bornhoven Upstream on Steamship “Goethe” Typical River Cargo Barge Vineyards - Lorchhausen Ruine Fürstenberg Kurmainz Heimburg - private “Goethe” Crankshaft “Goethe” Dining Room Burg Sooneck - Burg Reichenstein - Reichenstein – Castle Hotel KD “Lorelei” - Assmanshausen Chairlift - Assmanshausen Burg Ehrenfels – Binger Loch Bingen Schloss & Kapelle Chairlift & Tower - Rüdesheim Dancehall - Drosselgasse Burgerhaus - Rüdesheim Rüdesheim to Bacharach Our Apartment & Balcony Relaxing at End of Trip! Sunset on Balcony Rhine View North Rhine View North Leaving Bacharach • Walk Through Town • Last Views of Landmarks • “Our” Café Rusticana • Farewell to Bacharach Clear Morning on Balcony Early Risers on Main Street Main Street – Elementary School Main Street Shops Main Street – Munzplatz Marktplatz – Alte Haus Water Powered Mill Shops Church of Saint Peter Markt Tower & Gate Main Street – Café Rusticana Main Street from Bahnhof Farewell to Bacharach
