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Sep 01
River Crusie – Miltenberg an Schloss Lowenstein
Miltenberg The River Princess docked in Miltenberg. A small town on the Main river. With a local castle, as appears to be customary in south western Germany: Scholss Lowenstein and wine tasting Family Lowenstein was once a once princely family (Furst zu Lowenstein–Wertheim-Freudenberg). The family Lowenstein now holds some titles (with I suspect, much wealth) …
Aug 31
River Cruise – Heidelberg and Aschaffenburg
Heidelberg Heidelberg is located on the Neckar river, which is a major tributary of the Rhine. It is generally agreed that there has been a Roman fort and a relaed settlement in this area as far back as 40AD. The modern city was founded 1169. In 1386, Heidelberg University was founded by Rupert I, Elector …
Aug 30
River Cruise – Castles of the Middle Rhine
Koblenz to Bingen The stretch of the Rhine between Koblenz and Bingen is called the “Romantic Rhine” and it is littered with ruins and 19th century Romantic Movement inspired copies of older castles… Here are some of them: Some of the castles Schloss Stolzenfels: – A toll station since 1200’s. Destroyed in 1698 by the …
Aug 30
The River Cruise – Koblenz and Marksburg (castle)
Koblentz Koblenz lies at the confluence of the Rhine, Moselle and the Lahn rives. This is where the Romans took over an ancient hill fort on the Festung Ehrenbreitstein hill which overlooks the confluence of the Rhine and Moselle from the eastern bank of the river. A stone Roman bridge over the Rhine was also located …
Aug 29
The River Cruise – Moselle Valley – Moselle wine tasting
About Traben-Trarbach After lunch the river took us past some small towns, villages nestled amongst very steep vine covered hills. After passing some locks, we finally arrived in the twin city of of Traben-Trarbach. Traben is on one side of the river and Trarbach on the other. Traben-Trarbach is a wine and boat racing city. …
Aug 29
The River Cruise – Moselle Valley
Bernkastel-Kues Overnight the River Princess has sailed downstream from Trier to Bernkastel-Kues. Bernkastel-Kues is situated in narrows of the valley, and is overlooked by castle left in ruins by a fire, and never rebuilt. With the colder weather the morning mists make for breathtaking views. Some History First written records of a settlement on the …
Aug 28
The River Cruise – Moselle – Trier
Morning – Transit The morning is the transfer to the river cruise ship. She is waiting for us in Trier. So the group was taken by but about 4oo-ish or so KM east from Paris to Trier (Treves). The route took us through the Champangne region countryside, skirting around Riems, Verdun, Metz and finally heading …
Aug 27
Paris – Day 6 – Chateau de Versailles and the palace gardens
Morning Sleep in. Go for a walk and look in local stores. Afternoon – A trip to Chateau de Versailles. Versailles, built 12 miles from Paris, was the residence of Kin Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI. The first phase of building works took place between 1664 and 1710. Each king the enlarged, enhanced …
Aug 26
Paris – Day 5 – Expedition by metro and on foot
Sunny again. This means we made another walking tour of Paris: A quick trip by metro to Hotel de Ville and then a nice tour of Ille-de-Cite, including the Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral, and a visit to the Latin quarter on the left bank of the Siene. We has some lunch in Latin Quarter. …
Aug 25
A rainy day in Paris.
Rainy day in Paris A very good day to sleep in, organise a little. In the evening, a get together with Bart, the cruise manager and listen to the initial briefing.