Your Ramblers hit the Romantic Rhine today, the middle portion of the river that is very rural, very picturesque and very old.
Oberwesel is a very small town on the west side of the Rhine. We took bikes and rode about 10km (see--turning Euro already) back down the river from the direction we had sailed (and back). Excellent roads and bike paths, at least along this part of the Rhine. In the afternoon we climbed to one of the many towers in the area above the town of Bacharach (spelled like Burt, pronounced in German like hocking a loogie.
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| Rail tunnel disguised as a castle |
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| The famous Lorelei, which highlights a particularly dangerous stretch of the river. |
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| Water view of Oberwesel |
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| Doesn't The Tour de France start today??? |
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| Riesling vineyards. Very steep slopes. |
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| A castle at the edge of Oberweisel |
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| View #1 from our hike destination |
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| View #2 from our hike destination |
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| Back in town after the hike downward |
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| Pretty little stream running right through town |
After we returned from our hike, our ship sailed up river to Mainz (pronounced "mines", not like the plural of the state in the US). There we got off and wandered with our new friends Jay and Becky. Some very fancy dancing was going on along the river bank as evening came.
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| Tango-esque dancing along the Rhine |
The World Cup was ongoing during our trip and that night the Russians and Croatians were playing. Mainz seem to have a population of each. Croatia won.
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| They used mini Stay Puft Marshmellow Men for crossing signs |
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| Stately Church - it is Europe, after all. The Protestants call this one home. |
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| St. Peter's Church--Catholic church and Rococo architecture |
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| Museum, but wow the horse |
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| New friends Becky and Jay |
After three towns, one 20k bike ride, a hike up a very steep hill, and carousing in Mainz it is time to go to bed and get ready for Frankfurt tomorrow.
As the saying goes, mach weiter (keep on rambling).
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