Blogs from Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Europe - page 3

I left the hotel and headed towards Koblenz and parked up. What a beautiful city with lovely little squares everytime I turned a corner. As It was saturday there were things going on all over the place. Stages with music and in one a fantastic medievil market where all the stall holders were dressed up, a punch and judy show and a juggler. A wonderful sight. I really did'nt so much sight seeing as it's a bit of a pain with a back pack and leathers on, I'm starting to think that I'll need a few days for somewhere like this. I headed off on mz waz to Aschaffensburg - well, as the theme is starting to emerge, I didn't make it!!!! LOL I stopped for some dinner in a lovely little place in the middle ... read more

Geo: 50.3567, 7.59948 GUN 8 GUNLERDEN CUMA Ikinci şarap yolunun son durağı olan Koblenz' e vardık. Koblenz (Fransızca Coblence, Türkçe Kavşak) Almanya'nın Rheinland-Pfalz eyâletinde bir kent. Bonn'un yaklaşık 60 kilometre güneyinde yer alan Koblenz, 1992 yılında 2000. kuruluş yıldönümünü kutlamıştır. İsminin kökeni, Latince Confluentes den "bir araya akmaktan" gelmekte ve bundan Koblenz'de kavuşan Moselle ve Ren nehirleri kastedilmektedir. Festung Ehrenbreitstein · Deutsches Eck · Alte Moselbrücke / Balduinbrücke · Deutschherrenhaus / Ludwig-Museum · Alte Burg / Stadtbibliothek · Ehemalige Stiftskirche St. Kastor · Ehemalige Stiftskirche St. Florin · Liebfrauenkirche · Mittelrheinmuseum / Altes Kaufhaus / Schöffenhaus / Bürresheimer Hof ... read more

We were picked up this morning at our hotel in Frankfurt by our driver, Peter, in a VW van at 8:00 AM. It was about a 1-1/2 hour drive to Rudesheim, where we would board our cruise boat on the Rhine River. About halfway to Rudesheim, we entered the Rheingau area. Rheingau and the Rhine Valley is the wine growing area of Germany. There were vineyards for miles and miles and all along the Rhine during our cruise. This area is most famous for white wines. We arrived in Rudesheim a little early, so Peter drove us up to The Niederwalkkenkmal Monument overlooking the Rhine and the town. It was a lovely stop with great views. The Niederwalkkenmal Monument (pronunciation test when we get back!) commemorates the German victory over France in the Franco-Prussian War in ... read more

Not only did we rise early enough for breakfast, but we were the first guests there. We smiled and attempted some German, but not all too successfully. Luckily two more guests joined us and Rob and I were able to relax. We asked if we could stay one more night and offered to pay, however, the owner would not let us. Arriving at the car, I was somewhat bemused to hear that Rob had forgotten the car keys. Fortunately (perhaps) Rob had also forgotten to shut the drivers side window. Even more lucky was that his spare key was within an arms reach. After a bout of relieved laughter, we headed off in search of the Rhein. The drive to Koblenz along the Mosel took us through lots of pretty villages and plenty of vineyards. There ... read more

Guten Tag, I vus in Germany for zee weekend and I saw many different things jah! Ok, enough with the atrocious German accent. Late on Thursday, we got on the bus, slogged through the traffic and arrived at Schloss Hachenberg 3 hours later than anticipated. It was pissing with rain when we arrived but dinner was waiting so I didn't mind too much. However, the beef (I think it was beef. It was dead whatever it was) was a trifle salty. And when I saw a trifle salty, it must have been marinating in the Dead Sea for a month prior to comsumption. That being said, the meat was much better than the mushy peas, which most certainly did not start off the night as mushy peas! I finally got the key to my room but ... read more