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| A winery along the Rhine. |
We departed Koblenz in the late morning, sadly missing the start of a local bier fest. We did enjoy a scenic stretch of the river though.
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| Along the Rhine. |
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| On the Rhine, notice how the water has gone over it's banks. |
Eventually, we came to the confluence of the Rhine and the Main rivers, at Mainz. We must have reached that point overnight for we never saw that city.
We passed through a series of locks as we continued to cruise. We had a local glassblower visit and give a demonstration. He had an interesting program which touched on the history of glassblowing in the region. In the afternoon we arrived at Freudenburg and took a bus back to visit the little village of Mitlenberg.
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| Mitlenberg. |
While at Mitlenberg, we were surprised to find a marker for the Camino de Santiago on town!
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| A waymarker for the Camino! |
The next morning we continued to cruise the Main. We pulled into Wurzburg at midday and did an excursion to the Bishops' Residenz. A pretty impressive palace which was damaged during WWII but has been largely rebuilt.
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| The Residenz at Wurzburg. |
A nice custom when in Wurzburg is to enjoy a local wine on the bridge. This I did and the wine and the bridge are both quite nice!
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| Nice wine! |
Unfortunately, that evening I was starting to feel a little under the weather, a slight cold so I wasn't very good company for Shelly nor our dinner companions that evening.
Due to the high rivers, we had been told to expect to have to switch boats soon.
Next morning we had an interesting lecture on Bavarian history. After lunch we were able to walk through Bamberg. This was an interesting little town to walk through. It also offers a Rauchbier, a beer with a distinct smokey flavor. Of course, I had to try it and it was pretty good! It tasted like a stout to me. Not too bad.
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| In Bamberg. |
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| Bamberg waterfront. |
Most importantly for us, Bamberg is the northern starting point of the Main-Danube canal. Because of this years abnormally high river levels, we will be forced to bus from our stop tomorrow at Nuremburg to another Viking ship waiting for us at Linz.
The next morning we arrived at Nuremburg. We had to pack our suitcases the night before and have them ready for transfer to our new boat! We left the Lif for our excursion through town and would then be bused to our new boat, the Lofn at Linz.
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| Nuremburg skyline. |
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| Castle complex in Nuremburg. |
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| Our new home, the Viking Lofn. It's a duplicate of our previous boat. |
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