After a stop for breakfast and showers at the Lufthansa Welcome Lounge, we picked up our three door Ford Fiesta, now packed with our luggage. F took the navigator's seat.
We made our way through the traffic, eventually settling on a trek along the west bank of the Rhine. Every twist and turn lead to wonderful views of villages on the banks and castles guarding from above.
Lots of cruisers go by the section of the Rhine by Lorelei.
In Koblenz, we got out to walk toward Deutsches Eck, where the Moselle flows into the Rhine.
My picture by the Josef Goerres statue. I haven't read up on the philosopher, but the statue with woman and eagle was powerful.
We had to stop for ice cream and coffee to fortify ourselves. Remember this is the first day after flying overnight. It is the longest day of your life and you mustn't fall asleep.
At the point is a huge statue of Kaiser Wilhelm. All the flags of the state of Germany are flying.
I'm not sure how this will look. The Moselle is flowing from left into the Rhine, downstream upper right.
And here the Rhine is flowing lower right toward the top.
The park is quite extensive. It includes three sections of the old Berlin Wall. Can someone help me with the translation?
After Koblenz, we drove up the Moselle. It was lovely.
We stopped for a bit of dinner in Cochem. Many tourists gather to hear the bells toll.
After dinner we headed overland to Vianden, Luxembourg.
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