We were up, ate our continental breakfast of rolls, coffee and juice quickly and climbed onto our tour bus to Boppard for our Rhine cruise departure at 9 AM. The cruise would take us to Sankt Goar, a trip of about 30 minutes by car. By boat, it would be a relaxing 90 minutes. This was an included tour and fortunately, the weather was stellar.
We settled in and drifted down the Rhine past towns and castles a-plenty. It was too early for a “wobbly-pop”, but we were happy for our orange drinks.
Pulling away from BoppardBurg Liebenstein & Burg Sterrenberg, known as the Feindliche Brüder (“Adversarial Brothers”) after German legend that arose in 16th century – near Kamp-BornhofenLiving the life on the Rhinetown along the Rhinesailing down the RhineBurg Maus above village of Wellmich (built 1356-1386)Rheinfels Castle – construction started in 1245 and was the largest fortress in the Middle Rhein Valley between Koblenz and Mainzenjoying the sights with friends near Sankt GoarRheinfels Castle at Sankt GoarBurg Katz (Katz Castle) above Sankt Goar (built around 1371)Lorelei Rock – 132-metre-high (433 ft), steep slate rock
Disembarking at Sankt Goarhausen, we found Enzo and our coach waiting for us. We all loaded on the bus and were soon speeding??? on past Frankfurt, Wurzburg and onward to Nurnberg. It was a 4 hour drive, but with stops and slower driving, we made it in 6 hours. Yay, Enzo.
We ate lunch in a café along the way. I had Goulash Soup with a roll and beer. Pat had bratwurst, kartoffellpuffer, sauerkraut and strawberries and milk.
In Nurnberg, we opted to do the tour, before heading to the hotel (as a matter of fact, our tour guide did not offer any other option).
14th Schonner Brunnen fountain on Haupkarkt Nurnberg West Germanygate at Kaiserburg Nurnberg Kaiserberg or Nurnberg Castle – fortifications first appeared on this hill around 1000 and were added to until late medieval centuriesview of Nurnberg from KaiserbergKasierbergAllan at KaiserbergPat at KaiserbergKasierbergstatuary on St. Sebald’s church Nurenberg – built 1225-1255Pegnitz River in NurenbergHeilig-Geist-Spital on Pegnitz River Nurnberg West Germany– largest hospital in the former free Imperial City of Nurnberg – built 1339 for ill, elderly and poor people
Touring done, it was time to head for to our hotel (Hotel Merkur) and hopefully dinner. Dinner in the hotel restaurant was Cabbage soup, fish, potatoes, fruit cup and beer. Is it just me or does it seem beer goes with everything in this country? Yeah, its just me!
Not much to tell. After working for 3 companies over 43+ years (38 years 7 months with my last company), I finally got that promotion I had waited my entire career for……retirement.
I have been exploring this new career for the past 7+ years and while it is not always exciting, the chance to do what I want for myself and my family instead of what my company wants has been very fulfilling. Early on, there was a long list of projects in my “to-do” hopper and I attacked these projects with a vengeance for the first 9 months of retirement. Eventually, my brain told me that this was not what retirement was about, so it took me another 5 months before my industriousness again took over and I attacked another line of projects, this time somewhat shorter and less complicated, as well as many new projects related to the family weddings in 2016. After going hard for 6 weeks and 3 weddings, my body was telling me to relax, then the flu bug hit and as soon as that was done with me, my sciatic acted up. No rest for the wicked. In 2020 and 2021, the Covid 19 pandemic changed the whole retirement gig. I was lucky to not be still working, for sure.
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18 thoughts on “Analogue Adventures – Europe 1984 – Bonn to Nurnberg, Germany (& Rhine Cruise)”
Beautiful cruise, Allan
Thank you for sharing these pics
Looks like a scenic boat tour. And yes, it’s probably a good thing that you had nice weather, otherwise I’m sure there would have been a Cosmos optional $13.50 for an umbrella and rain poncho. Nurnberg looks so charming.
The included tours were a good cross section of interest. The carefully controlled arrival times and hotel locations made our tour time too short usually. I don’t think we had any rain on the entire trip. Maybe that would have been Cosmos $13.50 optional. Thanks for reading Linda. Happy Sunday. Allan
I think you’re right about the beer. They make very good beer in Germany. Looks like you had a very interesting trip and saw a lot of sights. It’s a good way to get the flavour of the country (especially with the beer).
It was a summary trip for sure. A good overview. We have been back to England, France and Italy since, but not Germany or Austria. Some day??? Thanks for reading and commenting Anneli. Allan
I think you would find Germany very changed, and having lost its “German” flavour with all the mass immigration. I haven’t been back in decades but I have contact with several friends who live there, and the things they tell me make me shudder. (Not feeling safe on the trains anymore, is just one of many changes).
German beer is fantastic and goes with most things, but not to be forgotten are the German white wines – also fantastic, especially the rieslings. Cheers.
We have been so lucky in our travels, our bucket list is about the people, rather than the places, so Ireland, New Brunswick, England and New Zealand. If we could get back to Italy or to Spain, that would be our wish. Thanks for reading. Allan
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Beautiful cruise, Allan
Thank you for sharing these pics
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Thanks Luisa. It was a peaceful interlude in this hectic tour. Thanks for coming along. Allan
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It was a great pleasure 💙😘💙
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Looks like a scenic boat tour. And yes, it’s probably a good thing that you had nice weather, otherwise I’m sure there would have been a Cosmos optional $13.50 for an umbrella and rain poncho. Nurnberg looks so charming.
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The included tours were a good cross section of interest. The carefully controlled arrival times and hotel locations made our tour time too short usually. I don’t think we had any rain on the entire trip. Maybe that would have been Cosmos $13.50 optional. Thanks for reading Linda. Happy Sunday. Allan
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I think you’re right about the beer. They make very good beer in Germany. Looks like you had a very interesting trip and saw a lot of sights. It’s a good way to get the flavour of the country (especially with the beer).
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It was a summary trip for sure. A good overview. We have been back to England, France and Italy since, but not Germany or Austria. Some day??? Thanks for reading and commenting Anneli. Allan
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I think you would find Germany very changed, and having lost its “German” flavour with all the mass immigration. I haven’t been back in decades but I have contact with several friends who live there, and the things they tell me make me shudder. (Not feeling safe on the trains anymore, is just one of many changes).
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German beer is fantastic and goes with most things, but not to be forgotten are the German white wines – also fantastic, especially the rieslings. Cheers.
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I agree, but our wine palette was pretty bad in those days. A good Gewürztraminer would not go amiss these days. Thanks for reading Lynette. Allan
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Such an interesting read as it was only in January of this year that I visited Nuremberg. Such a beautiful ,city.
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We loved our short time in Nuremburg. It was a great place to explore. Thanks for reading Marion. Allan
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As I’m traveling vicariously with you, I’m curious: what is in your travel “bucket list”?
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We have been so lucky in our travels, our bucket list is about the people, rather than the places, so Ireland, New Brunswick, England and New Zealand. If we could get back to Italy or to Spain, that would be our wish. Thanks for reading. Allan
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May I ask what it is about those people who you found so attractive?
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Wow, I went to Boppard for the first time just a few weeks after you did! I’ve been back many times since.
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Glad this post brought back memories Giacomo. This was a new part of the world to us, for sure. Hope all is well. Thanks for reading. Allan
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