Europe 2012: Day 15 - Boppard

Our last full day in Boppard was well spent. We started the morning with breakfast at the hotel. At this point, Ani was asking for her own chocolate milk.

Then, we took the train to Bingen so that we could board the KD Boat. There are various boats that go up and down the Rhine River daily so sightseers can view all the castles from the boat. From what we had read, the section from Bingen to St. Goar was the most scenic. We ended up riding all the way back to Boppard just because we could do that instead of taking the train. Eric and I brought a small bottle of wine with us so that we could enjoy some wine with our view. It was nice and relaxing to see all the different castles. While we were on the boat, we listened to an audio guide that taught us about each castle and town we passed. Here are just a few of the many pictures we took...

We got off the boat at St. Goar, which is another little town on the river. It is supposed to really beautiful and quaint. We stopped at a little cafe to grab some sandwiches and a piece of cake. We ended up eating the sandwiches as we hiked up yet another hill (and yes, my ankle was still severely sprained) to get to Reinsfels Castle. Marksburg Castle, which we visited a few days prior, is actually in close to its original condition. Rheinsfels Castle is in ruins but was supposed to be a large castle in its day. Even though it is in ruins, you can still see how things were in medieval times. We used a Rick Steves tour from one of his guidebooks.

This is a picture of me in front of the view from the castle. The rest are just a few pictures of the castle ruins.

After seeing the castle, we took a little tram down the hill and got some cake and coffee to eat on the riverfront. We did a little bit of souvenir shopping before getting back on the boat. We rode from St. Goar back to Boppard and dropped some things off at the hotel. We had dinner that night at a restaurant called Auszeit. It was a fairly new restaurant that had a lot of options. We had wiener schnitzel with mushroom sauce, steak fries, pasta with pork and mushrooms, wine, salad, chili cheese fries, and streudel with ice cream for dessert. This is kind of a wierd combination, I know. This is me at our last dinner in Boppard.