The sun came out in full force for the first time in over a week and
we celebrated by shedding our sweatshirts and getting gelato!
We had lunch in St. Goar, and then took the little shuttle train up
the hill to the castle. Rhenfiels was the biggest castle on the Rhine
in its heyday in the 1200s-1700s. It is largely in ruins now, but it
wasn't difficult to get a feel for the enormity or importance of it. I
will admit that before going up there I was getting a bit 'castled
out', but this was my favorite one yet. (The sunshine didn't hurt, I'm
sure!) It was fun to explore with the kids because they could run
ahead and check out tunnels and peer over walls. They didn't have to
be quiet, and they could touch whatever they wanted. Best of all,
there were plenty of other families exploring as well.
I had a lot of fun getting pictures of the ruins with my camera as
well. I finally got the "memory card full" message- at 1984 pictures!
Not to worry, though I do have a smaller memory card still, so our
last 48 hours in Germany won't be neglected! There are 700 pictures
on this iPhone too - yikes!
After spending 2 hours imagining Rhenfiels Castle as THE place to be
500 years ago, we took a drive down the Rhine and spotted about 10
more castles. J read us blurbs about each one, thanks to Rick Steves!
Gorgeous drive, beautiful afternoon, fabulous day. Glad to be ending
on a high note. Tomorrow we will be checking off some of the kids
priorities-luging, local playgrounds, and the indoor pool- and getting
packed up. Hard to believe that in 72 hours from now we will be on
the ground in the States.
Auf Wiedersehen!
5 comments:
So glad that you had a nice, warm day! Dress warm to come home!Love the pic of the kids! Nice job!!!!
We personally can't wait for those 72 hours to go by! But do soak up the sunshine over there because you might not see much around here! Ggrrr.
I wish Oregon were closer and I could run over with Mom and Dad. Mom was pretty agitated today, and I know seeing your babes and both of you would make her happy. I love that you have had a great trip, but it will be so nice to have you home!! Love you all, Auntie B.
P.S. I bought a hottub, and it was delivered today, and Uncle Mike is wiring it tomorrow. It will be Soak City next time you come!!
S- So glad you have had such an amazing adventure in Europe! I just have to say one more time that you & Joel are my parenting heroes. I LOVE that you are carefree and traveling with your little ones.
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