Entered Rhine Gorge this morning and finished at Rudesheim in the afternoon. This place has more castles per square inch than anywhere else I know. All very beautiful and all that but just how many do you need? They should share them around a little, then everyone can enjoy them. Not only that but all the little spaces between the castles are filled with vinyards. I guess that is a good thing. Maybe better if the castles swapped with vineyards then there would be more wine.
At Rudestheim there is a collection of musical automata, pianola's fairground organs and so on. Really cool when the frauleins demonstrate them. Then we tried the local Ausbach coffee - brandy and sugar burnt in a mug then doused with black coffee and cream. Tastes better than it sounds. Now on the Main river hearing into Bavaria where they drink copious quantities of beer, not a bad thing to my way of thinking. I'll let you know if I like it.
Looks amazing over there. Bring on the beer! Frankfurt in the next day or two?
ReplyDeleteI really never would have associated castles with Germany. Surprised any are standing as I would have expected they would have made good fortification during the wars and therefore been bombed from existence
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