On the road again towards Rudesheim
Gee, do you think we'll see swans?
Vineyards were planted along the Rhine Valley as early as the 6th century.
Part of the Burg Reichenstein complex
Reine Furstenburg, above Bacharach, on the west bank of the Rhine.
Burg Stahleck above the vineyards
Pfalzgrafenstein, with Schonburg in the background.
Schonburg, above Oberwesel on the west bank.
Burg Katz, above St. Goarshausen, on the east bank of the Rhine.
Rock outcroppings sprinkle the hillsides.
The town of Boppard, as seen from our ferry.
Looking back at the east side...
Cherry blossoms in Boppard.
Feindliche Bruder (the "Enemy Brothers"), Sterrenberg on the left and Liebenstein on the right.
The Feindliche Bruder above the pilgrim town of Kamp-Bornhofen.
Burg Maus (originally known as Peterseck), standing above St. Goarshausen.
Burg Katz, as seen from Burg Rheinfels. Katz is not open to the public.
The town of Bacharach, as we approach from the north. Schonburg can be seen on the hilltop.
The ruins of the Wernerkappelle, Bacharach.
The church was destroyed in 1689 by the French.
After walking up to the Wernerkappelle, we turned around and headed back north to Koblenz, stopping along the way at the Konigsstuhl above Rhens.
Lahnstein across the Rhine
The Konigsstuhl (King's Chair) marks the site where the king of Germany was elected in the 13-14th centuries.
Cherry orchards above Rhens.
