We took a wonderful river cruise on the Rhine today from our hometown of Bacharach to the nearby town of St. Goar. You can cruise the Rhine all day long, but the "romantic Rhine" is much shorter, and we just did the best part of that. In 40 minutes on the boat we saw 6 castles! They stand on the upper ridge of the land and I just can't believe I'm seeing such a fantastic and historical landmark! Some are now hotels, and some you are able to tour. When we landed at St. Goar we hiked up to their castle, which is ruined but open for tours. Sadly, Rheinfelds castle was once the largest and most important on the river before it got "Napoleoned" in a battle against the French long ago. We loved seeing its dungeons, storage cellars, holes to dump boiling pitch on invaders and impressive tower views. After heading back to Bacharach we went on a fun bike ride along the river and saw swans, ferries carrying cars across the river and adorable but minuscule little river houses with gardens that we suspect nearby homeowners come down to enjoy when the weathers good. And I'll say again that our town is like an adorable fairytale land!
We finished our night with the best dinner we've had in a long time-who knew you could find a gourmet restaurant in a tiny German town? We feasted on wild boar with spartzel (German little potato cake?) with a rich sauce and pan fried trout with almonds and the most amazing roasted potatoes. But dessert was even better-spicy jalapeño raspberry sorbet, a selection of rich but delicate mousses and excellent creme brûlée! YUMMY!!!
And then we hiked to the castle above us to help work off the calories!
Getting ready for our last adventure-Amsterdam!
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