Europe - 2016


Day 26: Mannheim to Rhine Gorge Mon Aug 1, 2016

Our first stop today was in Mainz, located in Germany’s renowned Rheinhessen wine region. We took off on our own to walk through the centre of town rather than take a guided tour of the town. After Mainz we returned to the ship for the cruise through the Rhine Gorge on the way to the Moselle River.

Old Roman gate into Mainz Debbie in Mainz St Peter's Church, Mainz A golden horse Mainz Orthodox Church of Saint Martyrs Christopher Mainz Cathedral Mainz Cathedral
Mainz Cathedral Entrance to Mainz Cathedral 1793 Mainz monument 1793 Mainz monument Houses around Mainz main square Mainz Cathedral detail Old and new side by side
Gargoyle fountain St Bonifatius St Bonifatius Cathedral detail Odd restaurant decor Mountain climber perhaps Cologne riverside
Schloss Biebrich Weisbaden Riverside mansion near Weisbaden More riverside mansions near Weisbaden Nesting storks Another riverside mansion Electoral Castle, Eltville Mansion with vineyard
Mansion with vineyard Manor house with vineyard Electoral Castle, Eltville Views from the river Matheus Muller Winery, Eltville Deb sitting on the top deck Mal all set to be creative
Views from the river Followed by a drone Monastry on a hill Rhine valley vineyards Village in front of vineyards Church on the hill Ruedesheimer Panorama
Niederwalddenkmal monument - birth of the German Empire Riverboat entering the Rhine Gorge Mäuseturm (Mouse) tower Ehrenfels Castle (Hesse) Hollenberg Hollenberg panorama Castle Rheinstein
Castle Reichenstein Castle Reichenstein Trechtingshausen Niederheimbach Windfarm on the ridge Furstenberg Castle ruins Burg Stahlecks
Burg Stahlecks above Bacharach Pfalzgrafenstein Castle Beyond Pfalzgrafenstein Castle to Burg Gutenfels Burg Gutenfels Pfalzgrafenstein Castle Schönburg Castle Oberwesel to Schönburg Castle
Oxen Tower Oberwesel Vinyards on the steep slopes of the gorge German flag Loreley Burg Katz above St. Goarshausen Loreley monument Burg Katz
St Goar St Goar St Goar below Burg Rhinefels Rear of Burg Katz Burg Rhinefels Burg Maus Burg Maus
Ehrenthal Church Burg Maus above Ehrenthal Hirzenach Burg Sterrenberg and Burg Liebenstein Burg Liebenstein Burg Liebenstein Kamp-Bornhofen
   
Kamp-Bornhofen below Burg Liebenstein Kamp-Bornhofen Boppard Spey Braubach Castle    

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