Last year, while we drank our way along the Rhine in Germany, one of our stops was in the lovely town of Bacharach. While we decided to stay at a hotel in the town, we did make our way up to the hostel at Burg Stahleck (known as the Jugendherberge Burge Stahleck) just to see [...]
Jugendherberge Burg Stahleck, Bacharach Youth Hostel on the Rhine
September 23rd, 2010 · No Comments
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Romantic Rhine River Cruise (Plus Two Castles!)
August 13th, 2009 · 5 Comments
Today, we had the plasure of floating down the Romantic Rhine, known as the Der Romantiscer Rhien in German. We spent the night in Bacharach at the Hotel am Markt. We chose this since the part of the Rhine between Bacharach and Boppard is known for its beauty. The Rhine was the main route for [...]
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Spending the Night in Bacharach
August 12th, 2009 · 1 Comment
After our day in Koln, we made our way to the sleepy town of Bacharach. Bacharach was once the biggest wine trading points on the Rhine because reefs up the river forced boats to unlead cargo up the river and reload them here. We spent the night of July 29th, 2009 in Bacharach. We arrived [...]
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A Quick Snack on the Banks of the Rhine
August 12th, 2009 · No Comments
After climbing up the 509 stairs of the Koln Cathedral, Martha and I were in the mood for a little rest, a little hefeweizen (of course!) and a little snack. We walked down to the Rhein garten, a walking and biking path that tracks the Rhine River, for a little stroll and to find a [...]
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