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| Kaub castle |
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| Kaub Castle |
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| another castle up the hill from Kaub castle |
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| some of our group...where's Gary? |
We stopped at the Loreley which is a statue of a lady. The legend goes that she would sing and thereby lure sailors toward the shore where they would crash and drown.
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| A map of the Rhine, Chris is pointing to Rudeshime where we started that morning |
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| Chris likes maps |
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| The track out to the Loreley statue was rough and piggy got chained up |
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| Family of geese |
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| The Loreley |
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| what a seductive temptress |
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| Piggy tried to visit the geese but they ran away |
We drove along the auto-bahn.
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| Piggy admiring the pretty streets |
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| The Auto-Bahn |
We caught a train into Koln and visited the cathedral - it was huge and kind of ugly, very gothic.
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| on the train |
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| they sell alcohol, very cheaply, in petrol stations |
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| at the train station |
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| Piggy guarding the luggage and the van |
We had a pretzel. Went to an Italian restuarant for dinner and had pizza.
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| this gold box contains bones over 2000 years old which (supposedly) belong to the wise men |
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| A memorial to some saint inside the cathedral |
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| the patron saint of travelers (Christopher) |
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| the patron saint of travelers - St. Christopher |
We stayed in a town called Langenfeld about 25km from Koln. Today was also hot (27) but rained in the evening as we were returning to Langenfeld.
Our accommodation was a bed and breakfast. Our room was huge with a kitchenette and a bidet in the bathroom.
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| Naughty piggy getting into the holy water |
The beds in Europe are intriguing, they are composed of 2 single mattresses pushed together and made up with separate sheets and separate quilts. Evidently they don't like to encourage snuggling. The pillows are also big, square and soft and the toilet paper is crunchy.
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| Castle overlooking a town |
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| If a flag is flying over a castle it means that it is lived in by a family (a very rich one) |
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| Castle on the Rhine |
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| Grapes growing on very steep hills, separated by retaining walls |
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| Castle on the bank of the Rhine |
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| beautiful buildings by the roadside |
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| Kaub castle in the middle of the Rhine. They would put out chains across the river and charge boats a toll to cross. |
European beds are great. It doesn't matter how fat you are, when you move about, your partner doesn't get disturbed or roll into you. Also, if you lose your divet, it's because you lost it not because they stole it.
ReplyDeleteThe big square pillows are stupid, however.
That should say duvet, of course.
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