The trip was so incredible. We saw so many great sights and really enjoyed the culture. It was pretty tough coming back to the states. I keep wanting to say "danke shoen" to everybody we come into contact with and it's disappointing when we don't get a "bitte schoen" in return. It's hard to pick a favorite stop because they were all so different and special in their own way but I think my top three would be: Murren, Rothenburg ob der Tauber, and tie between Bacharach and Munich.
Since the trip was so long and we saw so much, I plan to blog about each of these stops over the next few days - dedicating each one to a different city.
First stop: Bacharach.
The morning of September 16, we arrived in Frankfurt then drove on the autobahn to Bacharach, a village on the Rhine. We couldn't check into our hotel yet but the lovely hostess at Hotel Kranenturm, Fatima, let us join for breakfast while we waited. Afterward, we were pretty exhausted so we had to sleep in the hatchback of our Ford Focus.
Eventually we woke up around 1pm, checked in, then went exploring. We climbed up a big hill and saw the local castle (every village has one apparently) and then did some more walking around town. It was a lovely village - exactly what i picture medieval Germany to be.
That evening, we ate at a restaurant in the oldest building in the town, the Altes-Haus, pictured below. It was absolutely delicious. Jerry got the wienerschnitzel and I got some amazing pot roasty dish. We had some terrific wine and Bitburger bier and then topped the meal off with some "apfelstrudel". It was awesome. I was well on the road to not being able to fit into my clothes by the end of the trip but it was worth it... there is no "diet" in "honeymoon."
The next day (Sept 17), we took a cruise up the Rhine to St. Goar to check out Rheinfels Castle. We also saw several castles along the way - can't go a mile..kilometer rather.. without seeing one. Rheinfels was pretty awesome. It was massive and while in ruins, you definitely got a feel for what it must have been like there centuries ago. Plus the views were incredible... definitely well worth the hike up the hill and the 4 euro entrance fee.
After Rheinfels, we had lunch (bratwurst naturally) and then caught the boat back to Bacharach. After a delicious wine tasting at the Weingut Fritz Bastian, a mediocre dinner at Cafe Am Markt, and uber-yummy gelato at Eiscafe, we went to bed early to get ready for the long drive we had ahead of us to Switzerland. Bacharach was incredibly lovely and we couldn't ask for a better first stop.
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