Rhine River Cruise

Memorial Weekend Sam and I took another RTT trip to the Castles on the Rhine.  This trip included transportation, a castle tour included, river boat cruise along the Rhine River, and lunch at a German restaurant. 

We toured the Reichensten Castle, that was first mentioned in the year 1213.  Many of the castles on the Rhine during medieval times were used by people that charged tolls on the river for boat passage.

We visited a Wine and brandy shop in the village of St. Goar, where we tried Ice Wine and peach brandy.  Both were delicious, we ended up bringing some back with us. 

It was then off for our cruise on the Rhine, it was about an hour and half on the river.  Beautiful views of all the castles as well as some history about the river and the castles were given.  This site can give you a brief overview about the Rhine River.  Rhine River 

 We ended our day in the city of Rudesheim where we had a German lunch and about three hours to explore the city.  A beautiful city along the Rhine, with a number of shops and restaurants. 

 To view more photos from our trip check them out by using this link Picasa Photos .  Hope everyone has a great weekend,

Jane