{"id":63,"date":"2023-09-18T11:48:10","date_gmt":"2023-09-18T01:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.amsterdamtobudapest.com\/?p=63"},"modified":"2023-09-18T12:25:06","modified_gmt":"2023-09-18T02:25:06","slug":"rhine-gorge-rudesheim-24-june","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.netmagellan.com\/river-cruise\/rhine-gorge-rudesheim-24-june\/","title":{"rendered":"Rhine Gorge &#8211; R\u00fcdesheim"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>24 June<\/h2>\n<p>This morning, we cruised through the spectacular Rhine Gorge. Around almost every bend, there were stunning vistas of castles perched above steep, vineyard-covered slopes.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20190521011538im_\/http:\/\/www.amsterdamtobudapest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/IMG_6586.jpg\" alt=\"Rhine vineyards\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rhine vineyards<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><!--more-->We passed the supposedly infamous <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lorelei\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lorelei Rock<\/a> where sailors are said to have been lured onto treacherous rocks by enchanted temptresses. The statue of Lorelei is very small and we saw it from some distance.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/w-kLZq5G_4o?si=524yOh3MrMcApxJe\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20190521011538im_\/http:\/\/www.amsterdamtobudapest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/IMG_6562.jpg\" alt=\"Lorelei Rock\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lorelei statue at the Lorelei Rock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We passed the ship-shaped <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pfalzgrafenstein_Castle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pfalzgrafenstein Castle<\/a>, formerly a toll gate perched on an island in the middle of the river.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20190521011538im_\/http:\/\/www.amsterdamtobudapest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/IMG_6587.jpg\" alt=\"Pfalzgrafenstein Castle\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pfalzgrafenstein Castle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>12:00 We opted for the light lunch again. It is served in the Horizon Lounge. It is too tempting to overeat, as the cruise line keeps trying to feed us all day long.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20190521011538im_\/http:\/\/www.amsterdamtobudapest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/IMG_66641.jpg\" alt=\"lunch\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Light lunch<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>R\u00fcdesheim<\/h3>\n<p>At 12:30 we arrived at <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/R%C3%BCdesheim_am_Rhein\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">R\u00fcdesheim am Rhein<\/a>, one of Germany\u2019s most popular towns. (It is pronounced R\u00fcdes-heim.)<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20190521011538im_\/http:\/\/www.amsterdamtobudapest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/IMG_6661.jpg\" alt=\"R\u00fcdesheim\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">R\u00fcdesheim riverfront<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We took the &#8220;Winzerexpress&#8221; mini-train ride to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.siegfrieds-musikkabinett.de\/frame.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Siegfried&#8217;s Mechanical Music Instrument Museum<\/a>. I am not sure why this train has a name, as we were on several un-named ones from Paris through many places in Germany and Austria.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xiQAmjASDLI?si=qj3A4jAOk9NOck0b\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This is a private collection of automated musical instruments from the 1920s (mostly) that play several integrated instruments. They had very expensive music boxes for sale.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20190521011538im_\/http:\/\/www.amsterdamtobudapest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/IMG_6641.jpg\" alt=\"mechanical musical instruments\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mechanical musical instruments<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20190521011538im_\/http:\/\/www.amsterdamtobudapest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/IMG_6651.jpg\" alt=\"music boxes\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Music boxes for sale<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We were back on our ship at 15:30 and set sail for Miltenberg. So, this was a short stop for us.<\/p>\n<p>18:45 &#8211; We were given a port briefing for Miltenberg by the cruise director.<\/p>\n<p>19:00 &#8211; Another yummy dinner.<\/p>\n<p>21:15 &#8211; Quiz evening<\/p>\n<p>22:00 Late night snack<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1>Day by day<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Days -11 to -15 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/netmagellan.com\/river-cruise\/singapore\/\">Singapore<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Days -4 to -10 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/netmagellan.com\/river-cruise\/uk-12-18-june\/\">UK<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Days -1 to -3 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/netmagellan.com\/river-cruise\/paris-escape-18-21-june\/\">Paris Extension<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Day 1 &amp; 2 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/netmagellan.com\/river-cruise\/amsterdam-21-22-june\/\">Amsterdam<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Day 3 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/netmagellan.com\/river-cruise\/cologne-koblenz-23-june\/\">Cologne<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Day 4 &#8211; Rhine Gorge &#8211; Rudesheim<\/li>\n<li>Day 5 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/netmagellan.com\/river-cruise\/miltenberg-25-june\/\">Miltenberg &#8211; Wertheim<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Day 6 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/netmagellan.com\/river-cruise\/wurzburg-26-june\/\">Wurzburg &#8211; Rothenburg<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Day 7 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/netmagellan.com\/river-cruise\/bamberg-27-june\/\">Bamberg<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Day 8 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/netmagellan.com\/river-cruise\/nuremberg-28-june\/\">Nuremberg<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Day 9 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/netmagellan.com\/river-cruise\/kelheim-regensburg-29-june\/\">Kelheim &#8211; Regensburg<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Day 10 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/netmagellan.com\/river-cruise\/passau-linz-30-june\/\">Passau &#8211; Salzburg &#8211; Linz<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Day 11 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/netmagellan.com\/river-cruise\/melk-durnstein-1-july\/\">Melk &#8211; Durnstein<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Day 12 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/netmagellan.com\/river-cruise\/vienna-2-july\/\">Vienna<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Day 13 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/netmagellan.com\/river-cruise\/bratislava-3-july\/\">Bratislava<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Day 14 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/netmagellan.com\/river-cruise\/budapest-4-july\/\">Budapest<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Day 15 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/netmagellan.com\/river-cruise\/budapest-cruise-end-5-july\/\">Homeward Bound<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>24 June This morning, we cruised through the spectacular Rhine Gorge. 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