Travel Blogs from Koblenz, Germany
Driving along the Rhein Valley
With sadness and fond memories we left Holland and crossed the border back into Germany. Just across the border we stopped at a roadhouse for lunch. We got the hugest and most delicious burger ever and at a very low price. One burger ...
Charming hotel, picturesque city, great cruise
... , took in the views of the intersection of the Rhine and Mosel rivers, but rather than explore, I headed back to town. Koblenz was charming: cute architecture, great little churches and quiet streets. I spotted my dinner restaurant, but took in the ...
Zurück in Deutschland
Bin heute nach genau 380 Tagen in der großen, weiten Welt wieder wohlbehalten in Koblenz angekommen. Arme und Beine sind noch dran und auch der Kopf sitzt noch da, wo er hingehört. Von ernsthaften Krankheiten bin ich glücklicherweise ...
Ernst to Koblenz
Today I complete the stretch of the Mosel river to where it flows into the Rhine river at Koblenz, logging 57 kilometers. All in all, the past three days, I've biked 195 kilometers. This equates to 122 miles and my sore legs can attest to it. My luggage ...
Koblenz - highly recommended
... absolutely amazing - the ride up to the fortress in a chairlift added to the thrill, (3) the beauty of the countryside where Koblenz decided to park. We also walked up the Mosel a while and discovered a lock. We spent a while to watch it ...
Koblenz
The other Bonnie has a friend from camp from many years ago (a former camper) whose family lives in Koblenz, so Bonnie decided to contact Eva and see about a get together! Well, we were definitely in store for a treat. We ventured forth on the train to ...
Amazing sunset in Koblenz - Sleep in a castle!
After our cruise up the Rhine we arrive in Koblenz. We are sleeping in the huge fort across the river from the town. We get there too late to catch the chair lift up the hill, so instead have to walk almost up a cliff for 20mins to reach the top, but its ...
Lost in translation
Yeah..turned out Koln and Koblenz were different places 100km apart...whoops..anyway..I went into the ticket office and asked how to get to Munich for 23.45 (when my train for Zagreb left), he told me that I would have to take a train to Mannheim, then ...
Koblenz, Germany
We left Bacharach this morning for a River Rhine cruise to Koblenz, Germany. This stretch of the River Rhine is the most picturesque and studded with castles. We had a lovely sunny day for a cruise and it was a nice change from the clickety-clack of ...
Koblenz, where the Mossel and Rhine meet
... night we had sliced ham, potatoes, a herb soup, and asparagus. I did not know that asparagus grows wild in Germany!! I kicked in a bar of chocolate with dessert. The next morning, Frank dropped me off at the train station, Skip, had a ...
Floating up the River Rhine
... -Am-Rhine but the time seemed to go so quickly. Then the next day we once again boarded the public ferry to go as far as Koblenz. This was a two night stay as Koblenz is at the join of the Mozelle River and the Rhine. A large town. At the ...
Rhine River Castles to Koblenz, Germany
This weekend we took a drive along the Rhine River in Germany to look for Castles. We drove past Bingen then towards Koblenz. We saw many castles, most of which were closed due to the winter. It was an amazing drive and visit to ...
Marksburg Castle
Never destroyed, the best preserved castle of the valley. Very interesting to ...
Dragon boats!!!!
We arrived in Koblenz with only one goal. Take the ferry ride down the Rhine Valley as it was free with our rail passes. The city itself is small and so beautiful. It is located right on the Rhine and there is a huge fortress on the hill. Where the ...
Aussies into Germany
... and of course there were hills. We had sandwiches for lunch which Anne had prepared the night before and we arrived in Koblenz about 4 o'clock. Now this was a nice town. Even the bus/ train station where we were set down was spotless, cobbled ...
Another castle & a couple rivers coming together
... so good that I photographed them for you all to see :) The large statue is a monument to German Emperor William I of Germany. This was destroyed during WW2 and was rebuilt. Once again, another great day trip. Enjoy the pictures! If ...
Weekend Seven: Koblenz
... because this weekend was not a rushing around trying to see everything weekend, it was very relaxed, and very nice. The train ride to Koblenz was beautiful, you are driving along the river the whole time and you pass by a lot of vineyards and hills, so ...
Spitters, saintly souls, and soggy sojourners
... the town each time the hour strikes! Another interesting statue, donated to the town for the millennium, depicts 2000 years of Koblenz history. Our guide spoke about the different levels of the statue and explained their meaning, as she put it 2000 years ...
Settling into German life
... amount of Flor de Cana (and some other miscellaenous rum that came in gallon jugs and was dubbed 'Duncan'), so I arrived in Koblenz with several more smuggled bottles. Koblenz is a fairly nice German town of around 100,000 with a small university. On ...
German Country Side
After leaving Munich- which I really wish we had more time... 2 hours to see the city is not nearly enough! Our first stop was Dachu Concentration Camp. Dachu was used during WW2... and for the most part has been ruined, but parts are still intact for ...
Castles
... on the Middle Rhine to escape destruction and ruin. We appreciated that its medieval character was maintained. We met up with the ship in Koblenz. This 2000 year old city is located picturesquely at the confluence of the Rhine and Moselle ...
Actually still in Amsterdam...
Hello All! Amsterdam...What a city! We finished our Rhine River cruise yesterday, many kilos heavier than a week ago I'm sure...Luckily D-M has given us some sound advice in this department...You only live once and one can always buy the next size ...
I'm a pack mule!
... spare! So, I'm listening to music ... And people watching ... Seriously the people watching here is great ... My train ride to Koblenz is beautiful - I have the Rhine River on my right and then small little towns on my left. As we pass Rudesheim - ...
Night visit - too cold for me!
... safe and sound but his pictures were quite dark, but there are a few for viewing. The ship spent the night docked at Koblenz but we didn't wake up in time to get any day pictures. There are three pictures of Bonn plus some shots of Remagen ...
The romantic Rhine and the enchanting Moselle
... in Koblenz, we checked in at our hotel. For the evening, we strolled along the Moselle and headed to the Deutches Eck - the point where The Rhine and The Moselle meet. From here we went to Koblenz city center (altstadt-old ...

