No other river in the world has a greater concentration of castles or castle ruins than in the Rhine Gorge and we saw most of them along the way, albeit through drizzly rain. Still it was beautiful. I can only imagine what the scenery is like on a clear, sunny day.
Cruised by the famous Loreley Rock (though I never heard of it before). It marks a curve in the river where this woman disrobed and distracted ship's captains so badly that they ship would smash upon the rocks. :-)
Sigfrieds Kabinett Shop was strange -- some guy has devoted his life to restoring very old and large music boxes of all kinds. We weren't thrilled by that visit.
When we returned to the ship, we were given a sample of Ruedesheimer Coffee -- a special brandy is poured into a mug and set on fire, then doused with coffee and topped by whipped cream and chocolate flakes. Not bad, though I don't think the ship's version was as fancy as the official description.
All along the way we liked the narrow streets and the excitement of people shopping and eating alfresco -- even in cool weather. Never saw so much outside dining as we did on this trip.
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