River Rhine

I would like to hear from anyone who has used trains and ferries to travel down
the Rhine Valley,Germany,along the most scenic part.
I would also like details of the sorts of hotels they stayed in,prices
etc,prefrably simple guest houses or rooms in castle type hotels if that is
possible.

Thanks

Roy from Scotland.

"Cadz7" wrote in message
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I would like to hear from anyone who has used trains and ferries to travel
down
the Rhine Valley,Germany,along the most scenic part.
I would also like details of the sorts of hotels they stayed in,prices
etc,prefrably simple guest houses or rooms in castle type hotels if that
is
possible.

Thanks

Roy from Scotland.

Try their web site http://www.k-d.com/engl/index.html
Great trip, better from ships. Can be very crowded in summer. Plenty of B&B
type accommodations in little towns along the Rhine.

Cadz7 wrote:

I would like to hear from anyone who has used trains and ferries to travel
down the Rhine Valley,Germany,along the most scenic part.

Well, train is really easy, as there's a line coming down from Koblenz
which stops in most of the main towns on the left bank, as do the
ferries of course. We stayed in Bacharach (coming on train from Cologne
with a change in Koblenz), which I think is charming, in zimmer
recommended in Rick Steve's book. We travelled in early October, which
is quite busy, so a few of our first choices were already booked. The
cost was around £30 a night for a nice double with bathroom- that was
typical there for October 2001- I would check recent prices though.
There is a castle-like (but not a castle) hotel next to the railroad
there, but I don't know what it's like. The youth hostel at Bacharach
_is_ a castle, and has a spectular position up the hill, but I don't
think that's what you're looking for, and it's quite a hike!

We hired bikes and cycled down to Bingen (it's easy to cycle as it's
flat, and there are bike paths), and took the ferry up to St. Goar from
Bingen, and from there biked down to Bacharach again. The ferry ride was
nice, but it can get crowded- depends on the time of year I suppose- but
it is the best way to see the Rhine I think. Bacharach seems to me a
good base for a few days Rhine exploration, and there are some pretty
good (but not too expensive) restaurants there.

David

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On 29 Dec 2003 21:10:09 GMT, (Cadz7) wrote:

I would like to hear from anyone who has used trains and ferries to travel down
the Rhine Valley,Germany,along the most scenic part.

OK, hi.

I would also like details of the sorts of hotels they stayed in,prices
etc,prefrably simple guest houses or rooms in castle type hotels if that is
possible.

I like the Cologne Hyatt Regency. But it is a little pricey.

In article , grey
wrote:

On 29 Dec 2003 21:10:09 GMT, (Cadz7) wrote:

I would like to hear from anyone who has used trains and ferries to
travel down
the Rhine Valley,Germany,along the most scenic part.

OK, hi.

Same here.

I can do the tour guide thing down the "heroic" part --did it for a
bus I was in a couple times 8-) What do you want to hear?

I would also like details of the sorts of hotels they stayed in,prices
etc,prefrably simple guest houses or rooms in castle type hotels if that
is
possible.

I like the Cologne Hyatt Regency. But it is a little pricey.



Stay in hotels? And as for Koeln, why? The Rhein right there is pretty
boring. Better places to stop would be Koblenz or Braubach,
Bacharach(definitely!!!), St. Goar, Bingen or Rudesheim, Mainz...

Most of my Rhein sleepovers have been in youth hostels. Burg Stahleck is
tops! (Even if my aging legs protest the climb)

But why trains and ferries, why? You can't see half the castles from a
train(which half you miss depends partly on which side of the river
you're on)

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Skip the Rhine, it's a noisy brown shipping alley with rail lines on both
sides.

I'm not German bashing either folks. I am an ethnic German, I have been to
Germany 5 times ( it is my favourite destination on earth) and will go 15
more before I die, God willing, but I was never so disappointed and
underwhelmed in my life as when I hit that river. It has a fabulous history
that pretty much defines central Europe, but it is a commercial mess for the
most part, even the "most scenic" part.

If you have any preconceptions of what the Rhine will be like, it is
probably the Mosel of which you have a mental picture. Now that is
beautiful river, through much of the same landscapes. One of my vacations
was saved by us abandoning the Rhine for the Mosel.




"Cadz7" wrote in message
...
I would like to hear from anyone who has used trains and ferries to travel
down
the Rhine Valley,Germany,along the most scenic part.
I would also like details of the sorts of hotels they stayed in,prices
etc,prefrably simple guest houses or rooms in castle type hotels if that
is
possible.

Thanks

Roy from Scotland.

Aramis wrote:

If you have any preconceptions of what the Rhine will be like, it is
probably the Mosel of which you have a mental picture. Now that is
beautiful river, through much of the same landscapes. One of my vacations
was saved by us abandoning the Rhine for the Mosel.

Well, I like both. They're different, that's all.

Certainly, I'd recommend visiting the Mosel as well.

David

--
David Horne- (website under reconstruction)
davidhorne (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk

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"Aramis" wrote:


If you have any preconceptions of what the Rhine will be like, it is
probably the Mosel of which you have a mental picture. Now that is
beautiful river, through much of the same landscapes. One of my vacations
was saved by us abandoning the Rhine for the Mosel.

Have you explored the Neckar? Lovely 8-)

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Mary Loomer Oliver(aka erilar)
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There is no such thing as too many books. Bookshelves, on the other hand . . .
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Erilar's Cave Annex:
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The Neckar is next...

"erilar" wrote in message
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In article
.rogers.com,
"Aramis" wrote:


If you have any preconceptions of what the Rhine will be like, it is
probably the Mosel of which you have a mental picture. Now that is
beautiful river, through much of the same landscapes. One of my
vacations
was saved by us abandoning the Rhine for the Mosel.

Have you explored the Neckar? Lovely 8-)

--
Mary Loomer Oliver(aka erilar)
-------------------------------------------------------------------
There is no such thing as too many books. Bookshelves, on the other hand .
.. .
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Erilar's Cave Annex:
http://www.airstreamcomm.net/~erilarlo

On Tue, 30 Dec 2003 20:19:47 -0600, erilar
wrote:

Stay in hotels? And as for Koeln, why?

We "collect" cathedrals.