European Heritage Tour - Rhine River
July 12th, 2008Friday morning we traveled south along the Rhine from Brühl, Germany to the “German corner” in Koblenz located at the confluence of the Mosel and the Rhine Rivers. Some of us climbed up inside under the horse of the equestrian statue of Emperor Wm. I (dating from Roman times).
A southbound cruise on the Rhine, which flows north, provided photo ops of medieval castles, old churches, villages and vineyards on steep slopes on both sides.
John Ruth once again directed our bus driver to “places unknown to buses” on a futile attempt to obtain a relic with the name “Kolb” (discovered it no longer exists).
The hotel at Alzey looked good to all.
~ Audrey Voth Petkau
