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Rhine Valley
Burg Reichenstein
08-Aug-1975
This casle is over 1000 years old and overlooks the Morgenback valley.
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Rhine Valley
Schloß Rheinstein
08-Aug-1975
One of the most impressive castles on the Rhone, sited on a rocky outcrop over the river. It was restored in 1825.
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Rüdesheim
Germania taken from the Seilbahn above Rüdesheim
08-Aug-1975
This National Monument standards 225m above the Rhine. The foundation stone was laid in 1877 to commemorate the reformation of the German Empire. The monument is 38m high, the statue itself is 11.3m.
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Rüdesheim
Wine Terraces and the River
08-Aug-1975
This large expanse of vines on the hillside above Rüdesheim is reputed to have been planted by Charlemagne. These vines produce Rüdesheimer Rosencavalier, the only red wine producecd in the Rhine Valley.
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Rüdesheim
Sue in the Seilbahn
09-Aug-1975
On a very hot day, the ride in the Seilbahn produced a rather nice cool breeze. It was probably the most comfortable 20 minutes of the day.
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Rüdesheim
Sue in the Seilbahn
08-Aug-1975
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Cologne
Cologne Cathedral and boat pier
10-Aug-1975
Cologne dating back 2000 years with a population of 870,000 was the ancient capital of Rhineland.
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Cologne
Rhine Park and Cathedral
10-Aug-1975
Cologne Cathedral symbolises the glory of the Rhineland. Building was started in 1428 but not completed until 1880. It is the biggest pure Gothic building North of the Alps. The height of the towers is 470'. The cathedral has many notable statues, exceptional stained glass windows and precious valuables in the treasury.
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Cologne
Rhine Park and Cathedral illuminated at night
10-Aug-1975
The Germanic tribe Urbii founded the sity of Cologne. Later it became the important Roman town Colinia Agrippinensis, shorted to Colonia by the 5th century. In the middle ages, oit was a powerful member of the Hanseatic League, a great trading centre and together with Mainz the ecclesiastical centre of the whole of Germany. As one of the trading centres it rapidly achieved commercial prominance and is today a vital centre of traffic and communications for North West Germany.
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