Wednesday, August 2nd we docked in Mannheim and took a bus for the tour of Heidelberg.
The main focus of the day was on visiting the ruins of the historic castle.
The castle affords some pretty cool views of the city.
Strolling through town, we joked that perhaps we would find a souvenir copy of the Heidelberg Catechism. To our surprise, we actually found one inside the Holy Ghost Church, which was making a big deal of the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. Unfortunately, it was in German only so we did not purchase it.
While we were in Heidelberg, the ship moved on to Gernsheim so our bus returned us there. We learned that the reason for moving the ship was that the river is very shallow in that stretch and they needed the passengers off the ship in order to lighten it for travelling through that section.
In the afternoon we sailed to Rüdesheim, a little village on the river whose major claim to fame is that it is the last place to dock before entering the middle Rhine section where all the castles are located. They also make a big deal about Rüdesheimer Kaffee, which is made with a local brandy. It’s a pretty little town to stroll.
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