This
morning we were up early to be ready to leave Rudesheim and travel through the
Rhine Valley past all the castles on the way to Cologne. Unfortunately, when we
went up to the sun deck just before 7.00am, there was a light sprinkling of
rain & it was very overcast! This was not what we were expecting! After a
light breakfast in the lounge, of tea & toast, we braved the sun deck –
with rain jackets (to keep the wind off as well as any rain), beanies, gloves
and scarves! There was no more rain, but we had our umbrellas just in case! It
was freezing cold! But we stayed up on deck to see all the castles in the next
60 – 70km! Petra had given us a list of 22, but there were another 3 not on the
list, so we saw 25 castles and palaces or ruins in the short stretch along the
river. It was very overcast and foggy, so not the best conditions for seeing
the sites, but we were glad we got to see them. Keith & I enjoyed a couple
of cups of hot chocolate or coffee to help keep us warm and Alison reluctantly
stayed with us up on deck. She would have preferred to have been in the lounge,
but didn’t want to go there without us, so had to stay out on deck with us.
The
last of the castles came into sight just before lunch. By this time we were
freezing cold and pleased that there was some soup on the menu for lunch! The
dining room was nice and warm too!
After
lunch, we stopped at Bonn so ready to board coaches for a guided walking tour
of Cologne. Alison and I decided to stay on board and cruise while Keith went
on the tour. Ali is very tired and needs to just veg out for a while!
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| one of the towns along the Rhine |
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| some of the railway tunnels were made to look like castles during WW11 so they would not be bombed |
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| that is me, rugged up against the cold wind! |
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