Written by Ed Hahn on August 16, 2005
- After WWII, many German cities had to make a choice – rebuild based on what existed before the bombings or clear out the rubble and start over from scratch. Frankfurt chose the...
Written by Irene on August 9, 2002
- A short hike up the hill from the Hotel Bergschloesschen tucked left into the green hillside with the vineyard crest splashed on the mossy cave entrance is the Wine Cave of Ing. Juergen Stassen,...
Written by Eve Carr on July 24, 2002
- Be certain to see Marksburg Castle, near Braubach. It’s the only 12th/14th century castle that hasn’t been destroyed, and you can really get a close up idea of how people lived.
Perched high upon a hill...
Written by Eve Carr on July 24, 2002
- Until last April, I had never heard of a Wine Witch Festival. Wine festivals, sure, Germany is famous for them, but what, I wondered, was a Wine "Witch" Festival. In the quaint little town of...
Written by dumbwa on November 26, 2005
- I never thought that wine could be a way of life. The town's main crop is white and red burgundy grapes. These delicate and sweet grapes are the traditional lifeblood of the area. Today in...
Written by JulieHolm on February 7, 2003
- We visited the town of Bingen in Germany for the Rhine in Flammen Festival (see separate entry). We drove to Bingen, parked and then walked and hung out along the Rhine river, where the festival...
Rhine River
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