Saturday, June 6, 2009

Roughing it on the Rhine














Last weekend was a holiday weekend in Germany with no work on Monday. Some good friends (see same crew as Football Game) plus some additional folks invited us to go camping on the Rhine River about an hour North of Frankfurt.
We got there Saturday night and stayed through about midday on Monday. The campsite was amazing, set directly beside the river, in the mountain valley, with a castle perched above us. It was an ideal scene and the weather cooperated with us...the temperatures warm during the day and cool at night. We did a bit of hiking, rock climbing (Shea made it all the way to the top on her first climbing attempt ever!), and Shea went on a bike ride for several hours into a neighboring town. We had a wonderful time with everyone and really appreciated the opportunity to get out of the city for a bit and enjoy the beautiful surroundings. Here are a few pics to show you what me mean...Enjoy.

2 comments:

Allison said...

Looks Beautiful! Sounds like you had a great time. How many "holidays" do they have over there? :)

Anonymous said...

That is exactly what I wanted to see. The green hillsides with the castles on top. Did you also enjoy the wine???
Lots of love!
Mom