Bike ride Rheinland Pfalz in the area between Wiesbaden and Koblenz.
Inspiring experience in the large wooded area with the river Rhine near at the east.
Lots of tiny streams crossed, they are all on their way to the main river.
My inspiration comes from wonderful “Restlessjo” and her “Monday walk” themes.
A walk or more correct a bike ride last week.
Some of the caves are being used for storing cheese.
This should make them even more delicious.
Unfortunately, we did not know which of the caves.
Otherwise we had taken with a good bottle of red wine.
An old abandoned bridge, don’t know how safe it was.
Schloss Burg Rheinstein
Le château de Rheinstein
Rheinstein Castle
Fortifications at the cliffs of the river Rhine
Built in the middle of the 1300s – now attraction and still relatively well preserved
Seen from the higher altituded hillside.
Schloss Burg Stahlberg
Le château de Stahlberg
The castle of Stahlberg
Earlier fortifications at the cliffs of the river Rhine
Built in the late 1100s – now attraction ruin
Seen from the higher altituded hillside.
The Lorelei rock seen from the opposite side of the river Rhine.
This rock isn’t the dangerous one, it are those out in the river.
Le Drake Noir 
So wonderful the places where you have been. They are paradise of photographers.
What a wonderful place. Your photos are a delight
Drake, you’re exploring a wonderful part of good old Germany. Did you hear Lorely singing?
Thank you for sharing, my friend.
Best wishes
Ulli
Schloss from 1300’s. Fabulous! Rhine river valley is a nice part of the world but the volour of the water is different to what I expected.
How beautiful thank you for sharing. 🙂
What an interesting place to go bike riding! Your pic of the Lorelei brings back great memories of our Rhine cruise for my MiL’s 100th birthday celebration. 🙂
So beautiful and serene
Thank you for taking us along! Beautiful captures, Drake. 🙂
Thanks. Leaves me feeling refreshed. All those tree, the river, the rocks, the living and crumbling history with the breezes blowing all around. Regards Thom.
Your Rhine River pix bring back 30 year old river cruise memories, and your beautiful can’t-be-seen-from-the-boat pix show what I regretfully missed. BTW, by the looks of that abandoned bridge, my guess is that it will still be standing there (barring demolition) long after you and I are no longer standing!
Lovely tour, Thank you kindly for sharing .
Very interesting post, a wonderful ride bike between magic natural and ancient atmosphere… Places I would like to see and stay there a long moment to relax… peaceful and inspiring. 🙂
Hard to keep up on my phone, Drake. A bike would be better, but maybe not over that bridge. I’m back home but still in that ‘not quite sure where I am’ bubble. 🙂 See you soon and thanks for your company. My son is whizzing towards Munich right now. Perhaps it’s the beer that’s luring him more than Lorelei. 🙂
Beautiful photos!
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just fantastic
What a fabulous looking place.
Nice, I lived in Wiesbaden for a year many years ago. The whole area is stunning, both summer and winter.