Sympathie Htl Fuerstenhof Bad Kreuznach

... village, pArk outside A vinters estAte, waltz in, And Ask to taste. you get a few glAsses of wine, chAt, And move on....for free. my kinda place. we hit About 5 wineries today. germAny hAs some rocking reislings And my tummy is full of them.

After our housing debacle yesterdAy, we used hostelbookers.com to find a room for 2 nights in wiesbAden,A cute little town neAr mAinz on the rhine. the hostel haD just 1 review- it ...

... 8 hours until 6pm and see if there are any no-shows or go to Vogelweh. Vogelweh was a more expensive option but a sure thing and I could have it immediately.

We weighed all the factors and decided that in our exausted condition, Vogelweh was the best option so we picked up our rental car and headed out.

We’re docked at Rudesheim and scheduled for a different type of tour today. A little fake train took us to where we boarded two-seated gondolas for a cool and breezy ski lift type of ride to the top of the hill (600 meters) where we visited the monument to the original unification of Germany under Bismarck. From this vantage point we had a great view of the town below and the Rhine River.
After ...

... fries are all extra). The Mexican restaurant only had a couple of Mexican dishes on the menu, and even I can mix a better Mojito.

The hotel is almost always full and the drivers are always busy they operate a regular service from 4am to 10am and reception is open 4:30am to 1am everyday.

We took the Bohr/Ryanair shuttle to Frankfurt en Main. (16€ return) a two hour trip along a road that is being ...

Seriously. A real medieval CASTLE. The Rhine Valley is freakin´ adorable. But it wasn´t easy to get to...
Instead of shelling out 100 Euro for a train from Munich, we were lucky that our new friend Matias was heading back north, so we got to experience the Autobahn. I think we only got up to about 180 km/hr. So we got to see some of the countryside, and then they dropped us off at a random train station pretty much in the middle of nowhere. From ...

... 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.

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 ...

... Rhine river, which usually has a width of 300 - 400 meters, narrows down to 145 meters. In addition, strong currents and dangerous rocks below the surface increase the risk to shipping ever since the Rhine river has been used for shipping. At St. Goars, the Rhine broadens to 250 meters. Still, the valley remains very narrow with high verticle rock faces leaving very little room for ...

... more civilised uses of paint). After our dose of culture for the day we headed in central Bacharach, having a look around this old and very beautiful city. And buying gifts of flowers from a deluded old lady with the taste of an architect living in the 50s in East Germany. After detaining us for half an hour with crazy talkk in a crazy accent she presented us with with a pile of mulch, saying (proudly) that it really couldnt be made ...

... Gerechtigkeitsbrunnen (such a long word!!), which is the fountain of justice and in 1612 it ran with red wine. Between the buildings I could see the Frankfurter Dom (cathedral). The tower is 15th century Gothic style and one of the few structures to survive the bombing raids. Just to be pedantic, it has never been a real cathedral as there has never been an archbishop here. But it is still a lovely building, pink and ...

... customs. Evidently "custom"s is not related at all to "custom"er service, because they were not friendly! I wanted to take a picture of the Indian customs sign, but Pam told me not to because people would all turn and look at us. It's a good thing I didn't, because come to find out, the armed guards there don't like that so much. It took us a LONG time (near an hour, maybe) to get Pam's last bag, and then we walked out into a sea of brown faces and signs to find the ...