Woke to the sun rising over picturesque Cochem - with the Mosel barge and ferry traffic plying their trade along the river. Sun shining - what a great start to the day.
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| Panorama of Cochem with the Cochem Imperial Castle on the right |
Starting to be a little pressed for time - needing to be be near the Black Forest by Tuesday. But what a great drive along the Mosel again this morning - past Castle Eltz - and many other castle ruins and vertical vineyards on the way.
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| Deutsche Eck - Koblenz - the confluence of the Mosel and the Rhine |
Arrived in Koblenz late morning- parked and took a walking tour of the city guide by our iPhone! We were here 34 years ago - we try not to revisit - but still very enjoyable - wandering though the old town and the. Down to the Deutsches Eck,
or “German corner”, the headland
is presided over by a giant
equestrian statue of Emperor
Wilhelm I. Behind it, the
Deutschherrenhaus was once the 13th-century head-
quarters of the Teutonic
Knights,
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| Rhine at the Loreley |
We prepared ourselves for a leisurely drive down the left side of the Rhine setting our GPS for Castle Marksburg - setting out we quickly discovered that all roads on both sides of the Rhine we closed to cars for a cycling festival. These closures extended for 80 km from 10 am to 5 pm!
So at Braubach we pulled over - after a very obliging policeman gave us a map as to where we able to go. - parked up for lunch and a four hour wait until the roads open again! Meet a couple of Brits in the same situation so we had a good afternoon exchanging thoughts and experience.
After 5 pm we headed on the road again - wandering along the left bank of the Rhine. The Rhine is the Rhine - not quite the same romance as the Mosel. Still much evidence of the floods that were here a few weeks ago. The sun was out on it was a very pleasant late afternoon with many of the cyclists left over fro the cycle day around the Rhine. Many enjoying the first load of sunshine for many weeks as well as wines and beers at the many bars set out for this purpose.
We arrive in the pretty village of Eltville for for our overnight.
So at Braubach we pulled over - after a very obliging policeman gave us a map as to where we able to go. - parked up for lunch and a four hour wait until the roads open again! Meet a couple of Brits in the same situation so we had a good afternoon exchanging thoughts and experience.
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| The Hilton on the Rhine |
After 5 pm we headed on the road again - wandering along the left bank of the Rhine. The Rhine is the Rhine - not quite the same romance as the Mosel. Still much evidence of the floods that were here a few weeks ago. The sun was out on it was a very pleasant late afternoon with many of the cyclists left over fro the cycle day around the Rhine. Many enjoying the first load of sunshine for many weeks as well as wines and beers at the many bars set out for this purpose.
We arrive in the pretty village of Eltville for for our overnight.
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