Bacharach, Koblenz

Bacharach was so cool. We showed up late because we caught the later train from Amsterdam. We got there when the sun was down and no one was out in the town. Once we got off the train, we still had a 15 min hike to the top of this hill which our Castle/hostel was occupying. On the hike up we passed an awesome shell of a gothic chuch that never saw completion. It still looked cool so city decided to light it up at night for the ambiance.

When we got to the top of the hill and saw our castle we were re-energized and were really excited to be there. We were given our own dorm room because we arrived so late. The next morning we were given a really good breakfast with cheese and milk that came from the local cows.

Then we wondered around the town and cought a train to Koblenze. We did this so we could see a lot of the Castels that are purched on the hills surrounding the Rhine river. We spent some time in Koblenze and ate at an authentic German resturant. (They aren´t authentic if they advertise that they are) I had some crazy mixture of meat that was rapped together as a sausage, and Heidi has some very hearty potato soup.

Then we cought a train to Paris and...

This is the old, blown out church that we walked past on our hike to the castle. It was all lit up in orange glowing lights and was so eerily beautiful. It´s just a hollow shell.

Our castle view of the Rhine River. The summer postcards are prettier but we thought the fall colors looked really cool.

The view of our accomodations from the town below.