Blogs from Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Europe - page 4

Hello! I've joined together Germany and Switzerland for this blog as we're running out of time to write them! We left Amsterdam on a day train so that we could see the view and because it wasn't quite as far to our next destination, Koblenz in Germany. We were trying to get to the black forest and there isn't an easy route across so we decided that a stop off in Koblenz by the River Rhine would be nice. Koblenz In Koblenz we had a little look round with our bags trying to find the youth hostel (which is on a hilltop in a fortress accessed in summer by seat lift) - we were actually trying to find the ferry across the river to save us a 1.5km walk but shall we say that signposting and ... read more

It all happened faster than the eye could comprehend. One second Christie was behind me, the next she was on the ground. The thing was, I caused it and that wasn't so good. Before today we'd only had one puncture, now we'd had a puncture and crash ... things were looking up! Christie had decided this morning that I go to slow (hard ot argue with given an everage spped of around 17kms an hour) and that I'm always stopping (also hard to argue with because I like taking photos) so she decided to go ahead a bit today. The section of cycleway form Bacharach to Koblenz was exceptional, flat, right on the Rhine, castles everywhere ... just magnificent. Teh sun peke dit's head through the clouds frequently enough that we were warm, and so ... read more

So last night was a great celebration in honor of our 5 year anniversary. We were able to spend a wonderful day visiting the Louvre and Musee Rodin. I can't believe we got to see Mona Lisa, The Thinker, and The Kiss, all on our special day! I definitely won't forget it! We left in the evening to celebrate our anniversary in Paris, and got to eat dinner at that lovely cafe that we had spent the day prior. We had a great dinner, and I had view of two of my favorites in the world: my husband and the Eiffel Tower. It was a great setting, we had great food and great conversation. We left to go see the Tower at around 7:30, even though I was worried we would miss the sunset. We made ... read more

Just a very short post to tell you that we are back in Koblenz, until August 14th. Sunday, we are making a nice little day trip down to Heidelberg to see Juliana, my close friend and roommate of 3 years from college. She lives in Germany working with a youth group on a military base in Ramstein. Then, we will be heading for Paris to celebrate our anniversary and to say, "Au revoir!" to Europe. We fly home on August 19th. Chet will probably post a blog sometime today.=) K... read more

Today was a great day, full of rest. We woke up at 11 a.m., and were able to do a little resting, reading and even yard work with Grandma. It rained, and was a perfect day to just lay inside and read. Grandma fed us well, which is always nice upon returning from rigorous travel, to have a homecooked meal. Wednesday, we leave for our southern Germany trip. Because of the unexpected effect of the pound ($$$$)on our British Isles trip, and different licensing rules for driving among the Czech Republic and Austria, we are "changing" our destinations a little. Our trip will be down to see Bavaria, Switzerland, and some Germany. The trip will, nevertheless, be a wonderful trip, filled with many places we were hoping to see. Prague and Vienna will have to wait ... read more