Last night we had to pack up all our stuff in our suitcases since we were moving ships. The Rhine is flooding and we are not able to cruise between Cologne and Strasbourg.
Bummer, but rather safe than sorry.
It took about 90 minutes to bus us to Koblenz, which was the next city on our cruise.
Koblenz was originally a Roman military post on the largest of islands where the Mosel and Rhine rivers join together.
We took a walking tour with a very colorful guide and saw and heard some interesting tidbits about the city and its history.
After the tour we had a lunch of flamenkuche and grauburgunder (pizza and Pinot Grigio) in a nice German restaurant.
Then is was off to ride the cable car across the Rhine to the fortress on the other bank. Great views from there.
And then… the 4 hour bus ride down to Strasbourg. No comments about that, but we made it!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koblenz
