Time to visit a castle! As soon as J & K left for school around 7am, Chris, Dana, Dave & I took off for the Rhine River & its castles. It was about a one hour drive to Bingen, where we began a Rick Steves' tour on our own. Just north of there, we stopped at the Rheinstein Castle, for an amazing self guided tour. There were lots of stairs & steps, but it was worth it. It's set up like a 19th century duke's hunting palace & has a killer view overlooking the busy Rhine.
We drove on to the darling town of Bacharach, where we ate at a local favorite, according to Rick again, & had good German food: pork medallions, bratwurst, wienerschnitzel, red cabbage & potatoes. Bacharach is called the "Sleeping Beauty Town" for good reason. You'll see from the pictures I hope.
We stopped at the town of Boppard for caffine & sugar (more bakery items) mid afternoon & admired some impressive Roman ruins. We got home just in time for the kids to arrive from their school day.
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