Rhine River Cruise: An Afternoon in Heidelberg

In stark contrast to the stretch of Rhine we sailed through the day before, the river we woke to on our fifth official day of our river cruise aboard the AmaSiena was quite industrial, the shore lined with factories and other signs of German industry. Today, we were docked in Ludwigshafen, across the Rhine River from Mannheim (yes, as in Steamroller). Ludwigshafen is noted for being the epicenter...

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Rhine River Cruise: The Gorge & Rüdesheim

Our morning started bright and early sailing into the Rhine River Gorge (aka Upper Middle Rhine Valley, a 40-mile section of the Rhine between Koblenz and Rüdesheim). Some history:In 2002, this area was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site for “its natural beauty, importance as a route of transport across Europe, and the unique adaptations of the buildings and terraces to the steep slopes of the...

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