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- Day 28
- Saturday, July 16, 2016 at 11:42 AM
- ⛅ 20 °C
- Altitude: 164 m
GermanyMarienberg49°47’18” N 9°55’36” E
wurzburg dock n river
July 16, 2016 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Tied up next to sister ship lunching then tour to Christmas village oldest one in Europe
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- Day 28
- Saturday, July 16, 2016 at 1:00 PM
- ⛅ 21 °C
- Altitude: 176 m
- GermanyMarienberg49°47’13” N 9°55’41” E
Wurzburg
July 16, 2016 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
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- Day 29
- Sunday, July 17, 2016 at 8:14 AM
- ☀️ 18 °C
- Altitude: 169 m
- GermanyTauber49°45’42” N 9°30’36” E
Cruising the Main River
July 17, 2016 in Germany ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
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Another castle nestled amongst the trees, reminding us this area is steeped in history.
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- Day 29
- Sunday, July 17, 2016 at 12:59 PM
- ☀️ 26 °C
- Altitude: 129 m
- GermanyFreudenberg49°45’16” N 9°19’12” E
Fruedenberg
July 17, 2016 in Germany ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Lunch then bus tour to treasure hunt in Miltenberg.
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- Day 29
- Sunday, July 17, 2016 at 1:42 PM
- ☀️ 25 °C
- Altitude: 142 m
- GermanyGrau-Berg49°41’58” N 9°15’14” E
Miltenberg, Germany
July 17, 2016 in Germany ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Another authentic medieval town. These places must be beautiful in winter with snow...
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Part of the old city wall in the background. The arched alcoves were prisons for women thought to be witches, held there awaiting "trial". They'd have been shaven, naked and starved. 168 witches were executed in Miltenberg between 1626 and 1629.
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Apparently, a witches house from the 1600's, this wee cottage is owned by Barbara, an 84 local lady who tends the garden daily. Two rooms...on the right for the animals, on the left for the owner, each no bigger than 2.5m x 2.5m I'd say...
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- Day 29
- Sunday, July 17, 2016 at 2:30 PM
- ☀️ 24 °C
- Altitude: 140 m
- GermanyGrau-Berg49°41’58” N 9°15’8” E
Half-Timber Buildings Miltenberg
July 17, 2016 in Germany ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
A very high concentration of these half-timber houses here in Miltenberg, Bavaria. The colored timber frame is erected and provides all the strength in the building. The white areas are then filledRead more
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Zoom in and checkout the detailed carving in these timber frames...
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The oldest guest house in Miltenberg, Zum Riesen (The Giant) dates from 1158, although this current building was a erected in 1590 and renovated several times since. Some famous guests - Elvis Presley (!), Napoleon Bonaparte and Frederick the 1st sometime in the 1100's.
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No levels or plumb-lines here...been standing maybe 400 years, tho. This is a typical residential home, as are the two on either side. Three storeys, stone ground floor, half-timber upper floors.
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- Day 30
- Monday, July 18, 2016 at 1:39 PM
- ⛅ 26 °C
- Altitude: 79 m
- GermanyRüdesheim am Rhein49°58’33” N 7°55’2” E
Rudesheim, Germany
July 18, 2016 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
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Rudesheim foreground, Bingen (more modern town) over the river. No bridge ...
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- Day 30
- Monday, July 18, 2016 at 1:57 PM
- ⛅ 26 °C
- Altitude: 50 m
- GermanyOhligs-Berg49°59’47” N 7°51’37” E
castle on rhine
July 18, 2016 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
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- Day 30
- Monday, July 18, 2016 at 2:00 PM
- ⛅ 26 °C
- Altitude: 72 m
- GermanyTeufelskadrich50°0’25” N 7°51’30” E
another castle on the rhine
July 18, 2016 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
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- Day 30
- Monday, July 18, 2016 at 2:06 PM
- ⛅ 26 °C
- Altitude: 82 m
- GermanyTrechtingshausen50°1’10” N 7°50’7” E
castle no 3
July 18, 2016 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
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- Day 30
- Monday, July 18, 2016 at 2:23 PM
- ⛅ 27 °C
- Altitude: 43 m
- GermanyBacharacher Werth50°3’57” N 7°46’29” E
no 5
July 18, 2016 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
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- Day 30
- Monday, July 18, 2016 at 2:28 PM
- ⛅ 27 °C
- Altitude: 51 m
- GermanyPfalz50°4’60” N 7°46’0” E
Ice Cream on deck
July 18, 2016 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Nothing like an ice cream treat while cruising at 35C on the Rhine River!
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- Day 30
- Monday, July 18, 2016 at 2:31 PM
- ⛅ 27 °C
- Altitude: 48 m
- GermanyKaub50°5’17” N 7°45’29” E
Kaub castle
July 18, 2016 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Two castles here ... one mid river!
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- Day 30
- Monday, July 18, 2016 at 3:02 PM
- ⛅ 27 °C
- Altitude: 63 m
- GermanyNochern50°10’6” N 7°41’44” E
Castle Maus
July 18, 2016 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
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- Day 30
- Monday, July 18, 2016 at 3:24 PM
- ⛅ 28 °C
- Altitude: 47 m
- GermanyKamp-Bornhofen50°12’52” N 7°37’24” E
Castle Steiberg Castle Liebensteim
July 18, 2016 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
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- Day 30
- Monday, July 18, 2016 at 3:36 PM
- ⛅ 27 °C
- Altitude: 33 m
- GermanyHirsch-Kopf50°14’14” N 7°34’45” E
Filsen
July 18, 2016 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
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- Day 30
- Monday, July 18, 2016 at 4:00 PM
- ⛅ 28 °C
- Altitude: 38 m
- GermanyBraubach50°16’21” N 7°38’27” E
Marksburg Castle
July 18, 2016 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
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- Day 30
- Monday, July 18, 2016 at 4:01 PM
- ⛅ 28 °C
- Altitude: 37 m
- GermanyBraubach50°16’21” N 7°38’28” E
Marksberg castle
July 18, 2016 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
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- Day 30
- Monday, July 18, 2016 at 4:14 PM
- ⛅ 28 °C
- Altitude: 27 m
- GermanySchloss Stolzenfels50°18’13” N 7°35’42” E
Stolzenfels
July 18, 2016 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Another amazing castle!
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- Day 30
- Monday, July 18, 2016 at 4:43 PM
- ⛅ 29 °C
- Altitude: 69 m
- GermanyMoselle River50°21’54” N 7°36’20” E
Alstadt
July 18, 2016 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
Nip into the Moselle River, now we can say we were on 3 rivers today...also Rhine and Main. Monument is King Wilhelm 1st ...
Took a walking tour around the town square - very typical old buildings inRead more
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Actual pieces of the Berlin wall, re-erected here as a memorial to its fall 7 Nov 1989. Eerie.
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- Day 31
- Tuesday, July 19, 2016 at 9:52 AM
- ☀️ 23 °C
- Altitude: 51 m
- GermanyAndernach50°26’32” N 7°24’27” E
July 19th at Andernach
July 19, 2016 in Germany ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Docked to depart to Namedy Castle for lunch then walking tour of Bonn.
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- Day 31
- Tuesday, July 19, 2016 at 10:55 AM
- ☀️ 25 °C
- Altitude: 71 m
- GermanyNamedy50°27’18” N 7°21’18” E
Namedy Castle
July 19, 2016 in Germany ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Private residence of Princess Heide von Hohenzollern where we had a tour then a massive lunch and Concert by an up and coming pianist
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Date shows 1353 ... that was when the castle was first built. It's since had additions and expansions.
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This was the moat in times when hostile visitors might arrive at any time.
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- Day 31
- Tuesday, July 19, 2016 at 4:02 PM
- ☀️ 31 °C
- Altitude: 57 m
- GermanyBonn50°44’7” N 7°6’9” E
Bonn Germany
July 19, 2016 in Germany ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
Wouldn't hv thought this city wld be of interest but Beethoven was born here and the steps of the Rasthaus (city hall) had the honour of JFK and the disolution of the USSR was announced here byRead more
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Hitler set fire to a huge pile of books right here in the square, in front of those steps you see going left and right. There are memorial paving stones on the ground with book symbols, "standing up to the tyranny".
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The Beethoven Monument. Unveiled Aug 1845 to honour Beethoven's 75th birthday.
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Several of these in the pavement, designed to look like the spine of a book. To remember the huge Hitler bonfire that tried to destroy western literature by burning books en masse.
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- Day 31
- Tuesday, July 19, 2016 at 10:01 PM
- 🌙 25 °C
- Altitude: 32 m
- GermanyFlehe51°11’6” N 6°46’54” E
Passing Dusseldorf
July 19, 2016 in Germany ⋅ 🌙 25 °C
Passed by late in the evening
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- Day 31
- Tuesday, July 19, 2016 at 10:31 PM
- 🌙 24 °C
- Altitude: 31 m
- GermanyDüssel51°13’18” N 6°45’12” E
Fun Park at night
July 19, 2016 in Germany ⋅ 🌙 24 °C
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River view from front of Amastella
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ancient lookout tower
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first stone laid in 1201 for this fortress