We stopped by St. Severus Church in Boppard and took a quick look around. It was a very small church but worth the time to stop and look. There were some really old tombstones there.
Then, we hopped on a train to Bacharach. Bacharach is a small town on the Rhine River that is known for it's wine. It's a very cute little town....
We did a Rick Steves' audio tour of the town and Anya slept a lot of the time, which made it easier. The tour ended at the top of a huge hill (yet another one I climbed with my sprained ankle). From where we were we got a great view of the ruins of an old medieval chapel, as well as the town.
In this next picture, you can see that the vineyards were actually on the hill. We saw vineyards like this all over the Rhine Valley. I'm not sure how they pick the grapes or take care of the vines, but they were really steep!
After we finished the tour, Anya was still sleeping, which was a miracle in itself. So we went to a place called Bastien's Weingut Zum Gruner Baum. We had read about it in a book. They have a wine carousal that has tastes of 15 different wines for a set price. We got this as well as a plate of assorted cheeses. Most of the wine in this region is white and sweet, which is the opposite of what we drink, but there were still a couple of dry red wines. It was really fun to be able to try a lot of local wines.
After lunch, we did a little shopping around Bacharach and then took the train back to Boppard to do a little shopping there. After dropping things off at the hotel, we had dinner at Delyano Grill down the street from our hotel. We had Hawaiin Pizza, pizza with mushrooms and meat sauce, a small salad, and beer. After dinner, we took a quiet walk along the Rhine. On the way back to the hotel, he had ice cream for dessert at a little ice cream shop we saw on the way. Of course, Anya enjoyed it!
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