- How long is the trip and when will we return to the hotel? If the answer in 7 hours and 1:00 am, better rethink.
- Who will be your companions? If the answer is 500 of your best drunk German friends, better rethink.
- What will the environment be? If the answer is loud German rock music, better rethink.
There were dozens, maybe 50 or more boats lined up on the Rhine for the fireworks display. And thousands more lining the banks of the Rhine. No one was disappointed in the 40 minute show from 4 or 5 locations. But it sure was a long night for us on the boat.
Today's weather was promising and we're promised more towns and more sights. After all, this is our last day on the Rhine.
The Rhine is a European river that begins in the Swiss canton of Graubünden in the southeastern Swiss Alps, forms part of the Swiss-Austrian, Swiss- Liechtenstein border, Swiss-German and then the Franco-German border, then flows through the Rhineland and eventually empties into the North Sea in the Netherlands. It is the second longest river in Central and Western Europe (after the Danube), at about 1,230 km (760 mi), with an average discharge of about 2,900 m3/s (100,000 cu ft/s).
The Rhine and the Danube formed most of the northern inland frontier of the Roman Empire and, since those days, the Rhine has been a vital and navigable waterway carrying trade and goods deep inland. The many castles and fortifications along the Rhine testify to its importance as a waterway in the Holy Roman Empire. In the modern era, it has become a symbol of German nationalism.
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All in all it was a great day but finding the hotel in Koblenz was difficult. You'll find, if travelling with other couples, there are at least four ways of finding directions:
- Rely on your instincts.
- Rely on maps.
- Rely on the GPS.
- Ask for directions.
So which of the four options was the best?
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