Sunday July 28 St. Goar

We had breakfast in our hotel dining room with a lighted candle on the table and a fantastic view of the Rhein River. Oh yes, the food was good too.

We went to 10:30 am mass at the German church in the middle of town. It was very nice inside and seemed quite old. It also had very hard wood kneelers. LOL I lit a candle before mass for family & friends again. The priest spoke German but we made out ok and it was a good way to start the day.

Inside of church

Outside of church

Our adventure for today is a 3 hr. Rhein River Cruise, from St. Goar to Rudesheim. The tour boat is a paddleboat named “Goethe” and can hold 990 passengers

                                               This is a map of the tour route we chose.

It was a cloudy day, threatening rain so we sat inside on the second deck in the dining room.

There are 146 castles in Germany and there are many along the Rhein River.

Here is another at the town of Bacarach 

 See the castle on the left upper corner, high above the campground below. Yes there are campgrounds but not the same kind of campgrounds we're used to.

We had lunch as we glided along the water. Tom & I shared Vienese sausage and German potatoe salad. Yummy.

An older gentleman, sitting across the room from us, was having lunch and seemed to be enjoying the view. I think he was traveling alone. There were many colourful houses along the way like the ones you see out his window.

                          On both sides of the Rhein, there are many, many vineyards lining the hills.

                   Michael & I stepped out onto the deck to take pictures and enjoy the view between rains.
  

Our final destination was Rudesheim, a very busy little town with many shops and lots of people.

I took these two pictures from the street we were on.

                                                                   Vineyard up close.

        I looked through a fence and saw this pretty view. I don’t know what this building was but I loved the           beautiful, colourful roses that lined the walkway on each side. I’ve seen many roses in Germany.

                            We took a train and then a ferry across the river to get back to our hotel.

                                A few more cool sights we saw on our Rhein River Cruise

Panoramic view of St. Goar

Even though it was cloudy and rainy, we loved this excursion on the Rhein River.

           

Our last night in Germany and our last chance to try German beer. So Michael & I shared. 

It was pretty good

Another leisurely walk along the Rhein after dinner. I thought this view across the river at St. Goarshausen was quite neat, under cloudy skies, but the sun peeking just enough, to illuminate Castle Katz on the top of the hill.

                                                                     Evening Strollers

              From our balcony after our walk. Thank you God for your beautiful gift of nature.
                                                     A beautiful finish to another fun day.