Germany - Day 7 & 8 Part I - More Rudesheim

Day 7 was actually a rest day so there are no photos. You need a lazy day every so often or you don't enjoy the sightseeing nearly as much.

On Day 8, we began to make our way towards Sigrid's sisters home near Frankfurt. We were disappointed at the short time we had in Rudesheim during the Rhine River Cruise, so we decided to stop in again to really enjoy the scenic and photogenic town.

As we walked from the parking area, we passed the Asbach visitors center. If you know your German Brandy/Chocolates, this name should be familiar.

Carl Jung is a well known wine producer and also located in Rudesheim.

Yes, Rudesheim is a tourist town and they dress it up for all the international visitors.

If you can't find a good photo op here, there is something wrong with you.

If you are wondering about the extra blue sky......I have my polarizing filter on today aside from the fact that it was a beautiful day for starters.

By the way, we are "drive by - walk by" photograhers. We don't use a tripod and we don't wait for the right moment to take photos.....that would slow us down too much. Our trips are about seeing and doing and the photos mostly document what we did so we will have memories in our old age and so we can share what we saw with friends and family.

We are on the Drosselgasse again today.

An old Nash auto.

A train takes tourists around town....we walked.

This is the second Cafe Edel we saw on the trip. We will send our good friend Edel a copy of the photo. She will really enjoy it.

It was a little warm, so ice cream (Eis) hit the spot.

The kids enjoyed it as well.

Some of the entrances to pubs and restaurants are very elaborate.

A really yellow house.

The fire house.

We walked up the hill from town to get a good view of the town and to check out the vineyards.

There is a lift that takes you up to the memorial if you don't want to walk (see last post).

A panoramic view of Rudesheim and the Rhine.

Old Rudesheimer Restaurant and Cafe.

Next up in Part II, we spend the night at an old family winery.

Germany - Day 6 Part II - More Rhine River Cruise and Rudesheim

In Europe, the old and new are a perfect fit and every city has both.

Arriving at the City of Bingen.

Up on the hill overlooking the Rhine, is the Niederwald Monument with the bronze statue called "Germania". The monument celebrates the re-establishment of the German Kaiser Reich after the conclusion of the Franco-Prussian War in 1871.

Just across the river from Bingen is Rudesheim. We will get off here to look around town and get something to eat. It is late afternoon and we haven't eaten since breakfast.

Rudesheim is a big tourist draw and is famous for its wines and other liquors.

Probably the most famous location in the city is Drosselgasse. A "strasse" is a street and a "gasse" is a narrow alley. Drosselgasse is also known as "wine alley". The gasse is lined with restaurants and shops selling wines and other touristy stuff.....and it is narrow and crowded.

A guy dressed as a chimney sweep patrolled the crowds trying to make eye contact or catch you taking his photo whereupon he would become your best friend and stick his hand out for money.

After checking out the town, we found a good looking restaurant and settled in for a meal.

After studying the menu and the schedule for the ship, we realized that we only had 20 minutes to get back to the docks or the boat (the last one of the day) would leave without us. It was not in our plans to spend the night in Rudesheim, so set headed back to the boat at "mach schnell" pace. As we arrived at the boat, they were in the process of removing the mooring lines but we were able to get back on the boat.

Fortunately, they served food on the boat and it was actually pretty good.

There were way too many castles, cities, and interesting sights for me to detail in this blog. If you want more information, I am sure that you could web search on the "mid to upper Rhine (Rhein)" or Goggle Earth the river betwwen Braubach and Rudesheim. We got back down river much quicker than the trip up but it was still dark when we got back to the car. What a great day!

More to come on Day 7.