Today the weather is gorgeous and my time in Heidelberg coming to an end; so at Manuela’s suggestion I take a boat-ride on the river. It’s a very relaxing ride up river to Neckargemund and then on to Necharsteinach, where the ship turns round and comes back. The Neckar River rises in the Schwartzwald (Black Forest) flows for 127 miles and joins the Rhine at Mannheim. It’s a lovely three-hour ride with beautiful scenery; we pass through two Schliessen (locks) each of which raise and lower the ship 9 feet. I have a good lunch on board and talk to an American family from Half Moon Bay (about an hour from Oakland) traveling with their two teen-age sons, one of whom is studying in Heidelberg.
Photos:
The river-boat 5#041
Castles on the river 5#034 and 5#039
The locks 5#040
Photos:
The river-boat 5#041
Castles on the river 5#034 and 5#039
The locks 5#040
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