Pension Lettie Bacharach

... it was about 25 degrees up there and brutal.<br><br>We left the park around 3pm; we had planned to go biking on this trip, but the icy weather put the kibosh on that. (in fact, this is the first day I'm warm- I bought a long-sleeved shirt so now I am not a frozen Jonesicle anymore.) So we headed to wine country early. Now, our guidebook saId that "zimmer frei rooms for rent abound, so you don't need reservations for a hotel." So at 5pm ...

... 8217;s dinner and I enjoyed every course. Dessert was the traditional Baked Alaska with a flaming procession by all the kitchen staff. It took almost three hours to finish dinner so it was almost bedtime by then.<br>I stayed up, though, and watched the ship pull in to Cologne. Very pretty sight. St. Martin&#8217;s church and the Cologne Cathedral were illuminated and stood out against the dark sky.<br><br>

... br>Tel. +49 171 319 7777<br><br>This Budget hotel offers room only (17&#8364;90 pppn) with breakfast as an add-on option (7&#8364;50 each). <br><br>Rooms are clean and bright ours had twin beds and en-suite shower, and a large drinks fridge. Some rooms are noisier than others; the ones at the rear are quieter<br>Alcoholic drinks are available from reception at reasonable prices but even cheaper from the supermarket around ...

... of course) and the Castle is on top of a huge hill (of course). Did I mention the cab was a brand new Mercedes?<br>At any rate, we got to our wonderful Castle and were hoping for no rain the next day so we could take a boat trip... no such luck. The rain has returned on our trip. Instead, we took the train up to Koblenz. The entire river is littered with castles. Most have them have been converted into hotels it seems. And the towns along the ...

... Mrs. Carpenter) was ill last night with diarrhoea and vomiting and our guide (Lode) was very helpful in taking her to the hospital and getting her fixed up. She joined us for the tour and it was great to see that she had all but recovered.<br><br>We had a pleasant morning walk through gardens down to the Rhine to catch our river cruise boat. I was surprised to see a war memorial dedicated to ...

... to make 4 different transfers in order to get up to the Rhine Valley, and my next one was in the town of Wurzburg. So when we were almost there I heard an announcement in German that I assumed was next stop Wurzburg (because I heard blah blah blah "Wurzburg" blah blah blah). So I got ready to get off the train, and we quickly stopped at a small station. I saw a sign outside the window that said Wurzburg Hbf (abbrev. for Hauptbahnhof, or central station), so I got off ...