Today began an exciting, but whirlwind tour of Germany. We had an extremely long day of travel. Our flight to Germany left over 3 hours late from Chicago. Instead of arriving at 7am local time, we arrived at 10am, After claiming luggage and getting the rental car, it was after 11:30am before we left the airport.
 |
| Burg Katz, overlooking the Rhine River across from St. Goar |
Our first two nights are in Baden Baden, a spa town at the beginning of the Black Forest region of Germany. Our flight into Germany was to Dusseldorf, about 3.5 hours away without stops. Our plan was to drive along the scenic portion of the Rhine River, between Koblenz and Bingen. Here you're driving through castle country -- albeit a number of castle ruins -- as well as vineyards. The Rhine Valley is a top producer of German Riesling wines. The drive was great and scenic, but we were a bit rushed not having the 3 hours we lost in travel. Our plan was to stop and spend some time in Bacharach and St. Goar, but St. Goar was all we could really do.
 |
| Still smiling after a very long day of travel |
The best part is we're here safely with all of our luggage and such. I'm driving a BMW for the week which has been a lot of fun on the autobahn so far. We're tired but off to a great start. Looking forward to what the rest of the week has in store.
No comments:
Post a Comment