Castles of the Middle Rhine

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We had a nice morning on a 40 mile stretch of the river between Bingen and Koblenz. It is a Unesco World Heritage site with more than 28 castles visible from the river.

Rheinstein castle, a 14th century castle, it features a drawbridge
Stahleck castle from the 12th century, rebuilt in 1909 and has a youth hostel. Oh to be young and travel the world.
The Maus(mouse) Castle, named by counts back in the day because of its small size. It was built in 1353.
Lots of commercial barge traffic on the Rhine.
The Marksburg Castle, like you see in Disney Land!!! Built in 1117 and beautifully maintained.
As one of the waiters pointed out, from this perspective it looks like a rocket ship on its launch pad.
Statue of Lorelei, the rock wall behind the statue was made famous in the story of the maiden who jumped to her death and became a siren who lured sailors to their deaths
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Rod and Patty Jenkins are retired and enjoy traveling. We hope you enjoy our posts as we we see different locations around the globe.

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