| | The oldest well in Bacharach. | |
| | | Wooden Signs are everywhere - this depicts an inn to get people out of the rain. | |
| | | More wooden signage in Bacharach. | |
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| | Typical medieval architecture in the town square of Bacharach. | |
| | | Bacharach is a well known wine growing region. | |
| | | Sarah drinks from the wine barrel (not!). | |
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| | Our hike to the castle on the hill - the castle is a youth hostel - $10/night! | |
| | | The Rhine view from the castle in Bacharach - cloudy, rainy, and cold. | |
| | | Finally - we made it to the castle. | |
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| | Vineyards, grade is so steep, growers rely on ropes to keep from from falling | |
| | | Our rental car in Bacharach (not!) | |
| | | John hangs with the monks. | |
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| | Castle view from our hotel room (this is the youth hostel). | |
| | | More vineyards on the Rhine. | |
| | | Yet another castle. (YAC) | |
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| | | Another guard tower on the Rhine River. | |
| | | Supposedly, the largest working cuckoo clock in Germany. | |
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| | Spectacular view from the castle Rhinefelds in St. Goar. | |
| | | Castle Rhinefeld - this castle once spanned 4 football fields! | |
| | | We visited the fox holes, this is our decent into the darkness. Ceilings LOW! | |
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| | People were smaller then. | |
| | | We took this picture to offer some perspective to the size of this castle. | |
| | | The Rhinesfeld Castle has a rich history - 3500 people once lived here. | |
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| | Original canon balls used to protect the castle. | |
| | | | John was incarcerated briefly using punishments invented by the ancients! | |
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| | | More of castle Rhinefelds | |
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| | | Many of the Rhine castles are now hotels. | |
| | | Castle is in the water and was used to gather tolls from passing barges. | |
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| | Tourist Information Center Baden Baden (the Black Forest). Gorgeous. | |
| | | Tourist Information Center Baden Baden (the Black Forest). Gorgeous. | |
| | | Front of the Tourist Information Center - Baden Baden. | |
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| | The lucky well. It took me about 30 minutes to hike up these stairs | |
| | | I'm about half way there. | |
| | | Finally, almost to the top - the spring flowers hadn't been planted yet. | |
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| | Royal garden has over 500 varieties of roses, some date back hundreds of years. | |
| | | | More of the garden. This is free to the public. | |
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| | Stream along the royal path. | |
| | | | Lookout tower of Baden Baden - I climbed to the top - NO elevators here. | |
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| | From the tower, you can see for miles. | |
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