I was expecting something like the ferry we took at Sault Ste. Marie: an open-deck boat that was very loud. Fortunately, I found we were on a 3-deck boat that was glassed in on two levels. We had wait service and warmth on the cool fall day! We took advantage of it and had tea and apple kuchen (cu-ken, an apple cake) on the way out, and brats, chicken nuggets, pommes frittes (French fries!), and salad on the way back. The boat went about 2 hours downstream (North) towards the North Sea, and got off in St. Goar to look around. This is Joy, Ian, and Ellie with our boat in the background at St. Goar. The top deck was open air, but we didn't spend much time there.
We did have a minute before we got on the boat to snap this picture of a grinder organ player. The monkey is fake, but the rest of it is authentic!
This is one of the first castles North of Bingen, though I snapped this one on the way back upstream. There were nearly a dozen castles in various states of repair (or disrepair). We did jot down the name of one that is now a hotel. I'm thinking Joy and I might need a date, soon! Though I know Ian and Ellie would both love to stay overnight in a real castle!
This is Ian with the fall colors and a castle in the back.
When we got off in St. Goar to look around, we found this lovely old church. After taking this picture, we walked up the hill behind it, and down the alleys. It's tough to live on a hill...the kids really have nowhere to play because NOTHING is flat!
Joy has some other pictures to put up, but I can't edit her draft, so you'll have to wait for her version. I just know we are way behind, but with Joy in the US for Josh's play, this weekend, I have a minute to BLOG just a little.
The colors, though not quite peak, were lovely, and it was nice to just sit back and relax for several hours and watch the world float by.
Side note: I apologize for the formatting. Google has changed how the interface works, and I've got some work to do.
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