So my wanderings took me down to the banks of the mighty Rhine River, upon which Koblenz stands. Koblenz stands at the Northern point of the Rhine Gorge, a World Heritage Site.
Koblenz actually stands on the confluence of two rivers. The Rhine and the Moselle. merging at the Deutches Eck.
So a couple of hours on a boat should be fun and at 25 euros, well why not. Commentary included, on board bar. perfect.
I declined the boat/ cable car ticket at 40 euros, too big a queue and time was tight, maybe next time.
The cable car takes you across the Rhine to the commanding Ehrenbreitstein Fortress
So up and down the river the boat motored gently, where to I do not know where.
Yes there was a commentary
It was in German FFS
Well we are actually in Germany
Good point well made.
A busy water route through Europe, I love these barges, this one hails from The Netherlands, making its way upstream heading for home heavily laden. During my working life I have spent many a happy hour sitting on the docksides in both Amsterdam and Rotterdam watching these vessels being loaded and unloaded.
Many, like this one are home to the captain, always on the move always seeking cargo to haul. Getting the car on and off is as easy as ABC, providing you have a suitable dockside crane, a hard life a romantic life.
Deutsches Eck, or German Corner, where the Rhine and Moselle converge guarded by the statue of the German Emperor Wilhelm I.
Statues, look more closely.
Have you ever wondered about statues with horses and riders.
Some are rampant with both front legs raised
Some with just, as in this case one leg raised
Some with all four hooves firmly on the ground.
Wonder no more,
If both front legs are raised this means that the rider was killed in battle.
One leg raised means the rider was mortally wounded but dies of the injuries away from the battle field
All four legs on the ground? Just a man on a horse.
The pointless shit I carry round in my head never ceases to amaze me.