October 11, 2022
This morning was very foggy, but we boarded a bus and drove to the city of Koblenz, seeing some sites and hearing a lot about the history of the city from our guide Julia. Once there, she gave us a tour of her hometown before giving us an hour to explore on our own.
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| An artist’s interpretation of Koblenz’s history! Really cool fountain. |
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| The 24 windows on top of the town square act as an advent calendar during December. I would love to see that! |
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| Many of Koblenz’s historical residences, including the three grandsons of Charlemagne who divided up the realm after his death while here in Koblenz. |
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| A bronze statue of Wilhelm I at the Deutches Eck (German corner) where the Rhine and the Mosel rivers meet. |
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| Three slices of the Berlin Wall honoring those who died defending freedom. |
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| Marksburg castle and Koblenz |
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David in a town square where Johan Lutter (Augen Roller) lost his head in 1536. He supposedly rolled his eyes and stuck out his tongue before he was beheaded for robbery. His face is on a clock and the eyes go back and forth and every 15 minutes he sticks out his tongue.
After our tour, we got back on the ship and found some chairs at the bow of the ship for the stretch of the Rhine where 26 (?) castles line the river bank.
The ship docked in Rudesheim and we walked into town. Unfortunately most shops were closed or closing. But the town is precious. We had a planned traditional dinner at the Drosselhof restaurant. Lots of fun with German folk songs.
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