{"id":114,"date":"2017-05-16T05:05:48","date_gmt":"2017-05-16T05:05:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fred-hart.de\/rheinland2017\/?p=114"},"modified":"2017-05-16T05:36:26","modified_gmt":"2017-05-16T05:36:26","slug":"sunshine-in-das-rheinland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.fred-hart.de\/rheinland2017\/2017\/05\/16\/sunshine-in-das-rheinland\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunshine in das Rheinland"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/p>\n

Day 4: Pottering About In the Rheinland<\/h2>\n

Before I went to bed on Sunday night there was a tremendous thunder storm. It tipped it down with rain, there was lightening and loud thunder. The road almost resembled a small stream! The storm passed within 15 minutes and then the skies cleared.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I woke up extremely early yesterday morning \u2013 before 5am. Not entirely sure why\u00a0 \u2013 so I got my Amazon Fire out and read for a bit. Before I knew it, it was daylight, people were out walking their dogs, cars moving about outside.<\/p>\n

After breakfast I got in the car. It would be an easier day after several days of long distance driving. I would not go on the Autobahn, but would instead stick to the \u2018Bundesstra\u00dfen\u2019 \u2013 the German equivilant of our \u2018A\u2019 roads.<\/p>\n

\"\"My first destination was Koblenz, about 22km North of Boppard. I parked right in the centre, and put 3 hours on the parking ticket. I went for a walk around the city, stopping to take photos of the Deutsche Eck, the point at which the Rhein river meets the Mosel river.<\/p>\n

After a walk around the Altstadt I went to get a ticket for the Seilbahn \u2013 the cable car<\/a> \u2013 and the fortress. About \u20ac13 for a combiticket. There were fantastic views over Koblenz from the cable car! I went in to the fortress<\/a> and explored that. The caf\u00e9 at the top had more excellent views over Koblenz.<\/p>\n

By this stage in the day it was clear that it was a mistake for me to: a)<\/strong> take my jumper with me when I left the car; and b)<\/strong> not put shorts on in the morning. It was turning out to be a very warm day.<\/p>\n

With just half an hour left on the parking, I made my way back to the cable car and got back to the correct side of the river. My second destination for the day was to the town of Cochem<\/a>, along the Mosel valley.<\/p>\n

Taking the scenic route, not going on the Autobahn, would take longer \u2013 but more rewarding in terms of what I would be able to see from the car as the route followed the river valley the entire way.<\/p>\n

I was able to park right in the centre of Cochem, although the car park was limited to a maximum of 2 hours (Ideally I\u2019d have wanted to park for 3 \u2013 but I just about squeezed everything in fine, so no problem).<\/p>\n

\"\"There was the inevitable walk about plus photo stop. I found a restaurant with a view of the river, and had Currywurst mit Pommes for lunch: very enjoyable\u2026 My favourite German snack!<\/p>\n

I did a little bit of shopping after lunch, and then I walked up to the castle after lunch. I didn\u2019t go in as time was getting on, but I got some good photos of the outside and of the view back down to Cochem.<\/p>\n

Back in the town and with just a few minutes to spare before my parking ran out, I went in to an Eiscaf\u00e9 for a cold drink.<\/p>\n

On returning to the car, I set my sat nav for Boppard, avoiding the Autobahn, and drove the slower, more mountainous route back to the hotel \u2013 an hour later and I was back in Boppard.<\/p>\n

For the evening, I switched in to shorts and headed in to the town. I picked one of the restaurants on the river front and had my evening meal as the sun set over Boppard.<\/p>\n

Today I will be leaving Boppard, and heading on down to Mainz which is the state capital of Rheinland-Pfalz. I will be going via R\u00fcdesheim which I will get to on the ferry from Bingen \u2013 this will take me in to the third German state of this trip: The town lies in Hessen. From there I\u2019ll also drive up to the Lorelei.<\/p>\n

Time to have breakfast and then I\u2019ll be on my way.<\/p>\n

FH.<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s Mileage:<\/strong> 74 Miles
\nAccumulative Mileage:<\/strong> 606 Miles<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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