Hotel Continental Pfalzer Hof Koblenz

... So viel ist schon passiert, so wenig habe ich bisher erlebt. Neue Freunde, eine 2te Familie und ein ganz anderes Leben erwarten mich hier. New York, meine neue Liebe! <br><br>Jetzt, mit mehr Zeit und Muse widme ich mich dem langersehnten Lebenszeichen. :) <br><br>Viel Spaß beim lesen!<br><br>

... Reinfels Ruins, which was once the greatest castle in all of Germany. We even tried to go down to the mine tunnels, crawling underground with just a flashlight to guide the way. Unfortunately we hit one too many dead ends and so we didn´t get too far. Just as we were leaving, the rain started up again. After huddling together for our ¨picnic on the Rhine¨ underneath one of the signal towers, we decided to brave it back to Bacharach. We were ...

This is not a great adventure, more a welcome back.<br><br>It is great to be back in Villiprott to visit our old friends since the 70ies. Now I have been staying with them for two weeks and we have done a lot of different things. This part of Germany have many interesting places to visit, both nature and culture.<br>

So well I on my way to Bremen I had a 2 hour stop in Koblentz and it was 11 at night. I wish I could say I went and partied hard but I didn't. I tried, I followed some spot lights in the sky but those were to far to walk to so I just walked around a few blocks and found a dinner/bar and had a few ...

... middle of town. So amazing and I see why it was highly recommended in the travel book. The pictures and movies I have do it no justice. Yet after I arrived at Koblenz I had to switch trains for Trier and then traveled down the Mosel to Trier and the Mosel River was just as beautiful with many more vineyards and rolling hills. I really love traveling by train.

... At every firework event about 50 large cruise boats shipping in thousands of spectators, and colorfully lit up with chains of lights from head to stern. Those who arrive by cruise boat also enjoy a dinner on the boat while gazing at the fireworks. Those who arrive by car, will have to first look for suitable parking space on the overcrowded river shore, if such can at all be ...

... and Amsterdam in Netherlands. Philip and Lawrence both took their cars over for the tour, with highlight of the Nürbergring racetrack. As they say, what happens on tour stays on tour, but we had a brilliant time. Here's a few pictures and video's from the Germany part of the trip, courtesy of Elias, who had the commonsense to bring a camera.

... then there is a steep 10-minute walk downhill to the castle. When you finally catch the first glimpse of the castle, it is breathtaking. Once we got there we asked about the English tour which would start in 30 minutes. You can not enter the castle without an organized tour. Just seeing the exterior is worth the trip, but the interior was fascinating, so I'd recommend taking the tour (&#8364;8 per person). While we waited MB had a beer ...

... left Mieke and I in town as he wasn't feeling well. We caught a very full bus home later. Saturday was a special trip in just for Italian Eis (Ice). Apparently it's a must. Sunday, I sat through a German church service. It was much like home except all in German. There were a couple of English songs sung not that I knew them. After lunch we headed to Bad-Ems, which is a famous bath town on the river Ems. The Russian Zar and the Dutch Royal family used to come down here. There is a ...