Koblenz; Friday, 29 July, 2011

Whilst this train was at least on time for it’s journey, that didn’t make up for the fact that it was absolutely packed! Thankfully I managed to get a seat, but there were people standing for most of the hour journey from Mainz to Koblenz.

From the station I walked the kilometre or so down to the hotel, checked in , dropped off my stuff and then headed back out down to the riverside in the direction of the Deutsches Eck. When I had visited last, just over a year earlier, there had been lots of building work going on, in preparation for Koblenz’s hosting of the 2011 German National Horticultural Show which was now in full swing. Unfortunatly it also meant that I couldn’t just wander down the edge of the Rhine to get to the Eck as part of the show was in the way, so instead I went for a long wander through the old town, and down to the edge of the Mosel and walk along the river bank there to get to the Eck.

I took in the views from the Eck and had a quick climb up the Kaiser Wilhelm monument to take in the views from there.

I then went for a bit more of a wander through the old town, visiting the Liebfraukirche before stopping for a bite to eat.

After dinner I had a bit more of a wander, including getting back down to the Eck just as the sun was setting behind the Mosel, then it was time to head back to the hotel and bed.