Posted September 25, 2001 07:06 | Category: Germany (2001) | #
From Bingen, I rode the Köln-Düsseldorfer ship from Bingen to Koblenz. The day started out with partly cloudy skies, but got progressively cloudier and wetter, and by the time we reached Koblenz it was pouring down rain.
Next: Düsseldorf & Ratingen
Previous: Bingen
On board the Köln-Düsseldorfer boat MS Godesburg, departing Bingen.
Rüdescheim.
The Rhine has many navigational hazards...
Burg Reichenstein can be seen over the heads of the passengers.
Burg Rheinstein.
Lorch.
Approaching Bacharach on the river.
Peering past the ship's bridge at Bacharach.
The ship can be steered using an auxiliary helm located on each side. [more]
Leaving Bacharach, the K-D dock is visible. [more]
One last glimpse of Bacharach, over the heads of the passengers.
There is a lot of shipping traffic on the Rhine. [more]
Another passenger cruise ship, heading upriver.
Burg Gutenfels sits on the hill overlooking the rhine. [more]
A close-up of Pfalz Castle. [more]
Here you can see Gutenfels more clearly.
Castle Schoenburg overlooking the town of Oberwesel.
Oberwesel.
Heading into the Lorelei gorge.
The statue of Lorelei, dedicated to the legendary mythical woman who lured sailors to their deaths.
Saint Goar is one of the main tourist destinations of the area. [more]
More St. [more]
Still more St. [more]
I went to the aft section of the ship to view St. [more]
Another container ship heading upriver.
Not sure which castle this is, perhaps St. [more]
The pride of the K-D fleet, the Goethe is a steam paddlewheel ship. [more]
A closer view of the Goethe.
The Goethe is on her way.
Next castle is Burg Maus.
On board the ship is a nice restaurant.
Also, a bar.
Burg Sterrenberg and Burg Liebenstein were owned by warring brothers. [more]
The town of Boppard. [more]
Yet another container ship. [more]
The bridge of this ship is capable of "telescoping" to make it possible to pass under low bridges.
Marksburg.
Marksburg Castle.
The town of Rhens.
More Rhens.
Burg Lahneck.
Schloss Stolzenfels.
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Re: Rhine by Boat Dan Wade wrote on Fri, 08 Jul 2005 12:36 |
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rhine-boat-26-st-goar-rheinfels-castle-maybe#pic Yes, that is Rhinefels... very awesome...and this is a fraction of the size it used to be. Takes about 5 hours to really explore it. At one point it withstood 22,000 French attacking it |
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