Roadtrip: Bacharach

Roadtrip time!

The Rhein river valley in Germany offers dozens of quaint towns, each with its own unique charm and, of course, wine. Today we went to one of the more famous towns, Bacharach, named for Bacchus, the ancient Roman god of wine.

Although I've wanted to go to this medieval walled town only meters from the river's banks for a while - ever since I heard Rick Steves say it's his favorite town in Germany - this was the weekend to do it. It was wine fest weekend.

But today, the old buildings, which date back to the time of the dinosaurs I think, and the Rhine river, which once splashed up against the medieval walls, were the only attractions, as we were a couple hours early for the wine. However, Pecos and Kate and I enjoyed the town just the same.

Pecos saved some rocks (Rhein steins) from drowning and then bowed down in servitude to the holy god Bacchus.

We then hiked up the mountain to the old castle, which overlooks the wine valley, to get a good view of the town. But what we found was even better: a ping-pong table made from stone! I was astounded.

The "ground" in the castle grounds was also stone, which was very neat. You could see that there were obviously stairs carved a thousand years ago (as you can see from our shot) but mother nature has eroded them over time.

We finished our trip with a vegetarian Döner kebap picnic in the park and took some awesome pics of Pec. Seriously, they were awesome. He should be with Tyra on that model show.

As always, Pec pics can be found on our shutterfly account in the June 2006 folder. (Here's a preview). Ask for the info if you don't have it.

Tonight is Italy vs. USA. (Maybe we'll have some wine then). Pics of rowdy Italians coming up soon!