Kleiner Riesen Koblenz

... from with educational stands of animals, seeds and crops as well as meat and beer. So the ease of a good meal was at every other stall with lots of Charcoal fire pits after much thought we ended up with HUGE rotisseried Ham cobs and a couple of beers. <br><br>We then spent the day meandering the cities shopping district before going down to the river and returning to the coach station at 4pm, for the long trip back.<br><br>

... drenched by the time we got back, so needless to say it was time for another glass of wine!<br>Our last day we spent exploring our little town, which is just starting to close up for the winter months, not to mention its harvest season so everyone who actually lives there is busy more important things! We even ventured across the river to Kaub, another cute medieval town.<br>Then we boarded another train to head to the airport... and off to Barcelona!

... whose age ranged from about seven to thirteen. They all seemed to be from the same school, and they did not seem to know much English neither did they seem so friendly when I spoke to them in German. <br><br>As we were sailing through vineyards in a famous winegrowing area, we shared an excellent glass of German white wine (Riesling) from the Bingen region. The Rhine was busy with water traffic ...

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 ...

So on the way to Trier, the train traveled right besides the Rhine River. It was AMAZING! The trip between Mantz and Koblenz was the most beautiful scenery I have ever seen. There were boats just traveling up and down the river and plenty of vineyards on the rolling hills along with river. Also every 4 minutes there was another town and a larger church in ...

... So, for those who do not want to afford the expensive cruise, bus or train would be the preferable mean of transport. <br><br>Another point, I would like to make: the Rhine, especially between Bonn and Koblenz is home to dozens of large and little castles and fortresses. This fortresses are for the most part in private ownership, but on the Rhine in Flames event, this ...

... in the air, there&#8217;s a certain serenity that just about anyone could get used to. Replacing the daily chug to work on dirty, over-crowded trains, salvation comes from your GT; noble steed and companion throughout the city. Two thousand years of history, and bridal saddle now sits on aluminium, but there&#8217;s no less adventure on two wheels than for the equestrian Kaiser Wilhelm. If home is where the heart is, there&#8217;ll be a piece of mine left somewhere in this Rhineland city of Kings.

... 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.

... was built. This was later enlarged to a fortress<br> <br>Castle 7 - Stahleck Castle - Is now used as a youth hostel. Was first mentioned in 1145, was blown up in 1869 by the French. Was reconstructed in 2 phases 1925-1927 and 1965-1967 <br>Castle 8 - Pfalzgrafenstein Toll Station - Is located on the rhine island at Kaub. Was built in 1327 and used as a toll station until 1866<br><br>Castle 9 - Gutenfels Castle - Overlooks Kaob. is now used as a hotel, was built around 1257 and ...

... The views of European countryside flew right past at 186 mph. I only got 2 hours of the country before I was in Brussels' Midi station. Midi station is massive, a hub for most Western European train services. From Brussels, I hopped on a train to Koblenz, my first official stop in Germany. I arrived in Koblenz at 9:30pm, just enough time to secure my reserved bed at the "Jugendherberge Festung Ehrenbreitstein" hostel in Koblenz.