After a reasonable sleep (with a light on all night cause Daniel was a bit scared sleeping in a castle), we headed downstairs for our free buffet breakfast. It was a typical German breakfast- cereal, bread rolls, slices of cheese and meats. Paul was in his element. He is dying to have some German sausages....he will get the chance!!!!!
Back to our room to prepare ourselves for the day and then off to park the car near the Rhine for our cruise. Our cruise with KD boats took us from Bacharach to St. Goar. This is a very spectacular part of the river. First we went passed Oberwesel which was a Celtic town in 400B.C, then a Roman military station. It has some of the best Roman-wall and medieval tower remains on the Rhine. It also is where Schonburg Castle is. Next we past the Loreley. It is a steep rock that is 450 feet high. Because of the reefs just up stream, many of the ships never made is to St. Goar. Sailors blamed their mistfortune on a wunderbares Fraulein whose long blonde hair covered most of her body. The sailors were so attracted to her, they forgot where they were going and alas they drowned. There is a statue of the Loreley on one of the small islands.
Next we passed Burg Katz. Burg Katz and Rheinfels Castle have a clear view up and down the Rhine, effectively controlling the traffic. Burg Katz got attacked by Napoleon in 1806 and was rebuilt in 1900. In St. Goar is Rheinfels Castle. It's a beautiful town apparently named after a 6th Century monk. The castle was once the biggest on the Rhine, built in 1245. It withstood a siege in 1692 of 28,000 french troops, but in 1797 during the french revolution, it was destroyed. It is now a ruin but has some awesome mine tunnels. Paul was very smart and brought a flashlight with him. Once up the mountain by a mini-train, we searched for some tunnels. Some of the tunnels were a bit dark and scary and even though Daniel was freaked out, he wanted to find more. It was a great place to explore and the boys really enjoyed themselves. Once we caught the train back down, we found a lovely restaurant and had pommes frits, coffee and apfelstrudel. The boat trip was very relaxing on the way and finally the sun came out.
After a short rest back in our room, we headed back down to the town to catch up with Gregor, one of Paul's friends from Opel, who he met when we were living over here. We had Dinner at a little German cafe, and afterwards had desert a little ice-cream shop. Josh was excited as he got to have "Spaghetti Ice" - Yum!
After a reasonable sleep (with a light on all night cause Daniel was a bit scared sleeping in a castle), we headed downstairs for our free buffet breakfast. It was a typical German breakfast- cereal, bread rolls, slices of cheese and meats. Paul was in his element. He is dying to have some German sausages....he will get the chance!!!!!
Back to our room to prepare ourselves for the day and then off to park the car near the Rhine for our cruise. Our cruise with KD boats took us from Bacharach to St. Goar. This is a very spectacular part of the river. First we went passed Oberwesel which was a Celtic town in 400B.C, then a Roman military station. It has some of the best Roman-wall and medieval tower remains on the Rhine. It also is where Schonburg Castle is. Next we past the Loreley. It is a steep rock that is 450 feet high. Because of the reefs just up stream, many of the ships never made is to St. Goar. Sailors blamed their mistfortune on a wunderbares Fraulein whose long blonde hair covered most of her body. The sailors were so attracted to her, they forgot where they were going and alas they drowned. There is a statue of the Loreley on one of the small islands.
Next we passed Burg Katz. Burg Katz and Rheinfels Castle have a clear view up and down the Rhine, effectively controlling the traffic. Burg Katz got attacked by Napoleon in 1806 and was rebuilt in 1900. In St. Goar is Rheinfels Castle. It's a beautiful town apparently named after a 6th Century monk. The castle was once the biggest on the Rhine, built in 1245. It withstood a siege in 1692 of 28,000 french troops, but in 1797 during the french revolution, it was destroyed. It is now a ruin but has some awesome mine tunnels. Paul was very smart and brought a flashlight with him. Once up the mountain by a mini-train, we searched for some tunnels. Some of the tunnels were a bit dark and scary and even though Daniel was freaked out, he wanted to find more. It was a great place to explore and the boys really enjoyed themselves. Once we caught the train back down, we found a lovely restaurant and had pommes frits, coffee and apfelstrudel. The boat trip was very relaxing on the way and finally the sun came out.
After a short rest back in our room, we headed back down to the town to catch up with Gregor, one of Paul's friends from Opel, who he met when we were living over here. We had Dinner at a little German cafe, and afterwards had desert a little ice-cream shop. Josh was excited as he got to have "Spaghetti Ice" - Yum!
3 comments:
well we can tell you back to familar ground and back to your element.
since the purpose of this trip is education for the boys, am sure this will be the making of them but unfortunately you just have to suffer in the meantime with them!!!!!!!!!
dad s.
how are the sausages ? Judy
oh wow you got your spaghetti icecream. sweet!!! everything looks so spectacular and you're having the best time. loving the pics. the scenery is fantastic!
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