Strolling In And Around My Head

Perfect weather for a travel through the Rhine Castle area. Sterrenberg and Liebenstein Castle. Two castles were built by brothers that grew to hate each other. They both fell in love with the same girl. When she died the husband killed himself.   Maus Castle - Was built in 1354 and owned by the Arch Bishop. Took 30 years to build. Built to collect tolls and protect the people in the city. Privately owned and rented out. Rheinfels Castle - In 1692 the French tried to take it but could not. Two years later the French came back and took the Castle.  Katz Castle - In 1896 it was rebuilt after the French destroyed the Castle.  A waterway traffic light. Train Tunnel that is made to look like a church. Walled city with 16 towers. Schõnburg Castle (The beautiful Castle) now a hotel and hostel. From the 12th century, the...

Cologne Germany is over 2,000 years old and was once a Roman city. Known for it's Gothic architecture and twine tower cathedral (third largest in the world) Cologne is in competition with Düesseldorf when it comes to beer. The average German drinks 35 gallons of beer a year.   This little guy is at the top of a house that faces the parliament building.  This Is a photo of a bombed building. So sad that so many died during the war.  That is my girl waiting to go on tour.  A nice fountain and flowers. Cologne Cathedral Church started in 1248. It is still being updated  Glass was removed during WWII and saved to be placed back in the church.  Bridge of locks. One of the first bridges built near Cologne. Trains cross the bridge every 1.5 minutes.  Lovers place a lock on the bridge signifying there love. They throw the key in the water and live happily ever after. ...

On our second day of the cruise, we stopped in Düesseldorf, Germany 🇩🇪.  After a huge and amazing breakfast, we were off on our bike trip.  Our German guide Thor, showed us around the beautiful streets of Düesseldorf.   We were not the only ones in the streets trying to get to the largest beer hall in the world.    An interesting note about drinking beer here. You join people at a table and a guy in a blue outfit drops off a small beer. When finished with your beer he will drop off another beer and mark a line on your coaster. When you are finished drinking you cover your glass with your coaster. The guy comes by and adds up all the lines and that is how they track how many beers you drank.  This is a large art installation that depicts a large battle that took place when the town tried to replace their Bishop. The Bishop hired a large army to "calm" the town folks and one of the largest bat...