Woke up a little later than usual today. The boat, the Felicity, left Rudeshiem and started up the Rhine again. We sailed through the Rhine Gorge. This is a stretch of the Rhine where the shores on either side are high cliffs. The river can reach a depth of 25 meters - about 82 feet. It can be dangerous to navigate this stretch, so thank goodness for a good crew. The interesting thing about the Rhine Gorge is the number of castles along the shores. Throughout the populated history of the region, different lords or kings built castles along the shore to control the commerce travelling the river. They would rain cannon fire near the ships as a warning that they could be more deadly if tribute wasn't paid. I'll post some pics below.<\p> After lunch we sailed to Koblentz. We did a 90 minute walking tour of the city, which was originally a Roman outpost, then had about a couple of hours to explore on our own. We stopped at a bakery for coffee and WCs (water closets), and an ATM to pick up a few more Euros. It rained a little while we walked back to the boat. Fortunately, we were prepared. Walked back to the boat to see a classical music show from some local musicians and then some kind of show being put on by the crew. Though neither of us is a big classical music fan, we both liked the little concert the string trio put on tonight. They did a few " gypsy" numbers. Very enjoyable. The crew put on a little show too. Hokey, but fun. There was a little music and dancing, but we came back to our cabin. Looking out our window to the south there are city lights. Looking north, there are also very lights. Maybe village lights is a better description.
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