Trip to Germany

During our stay in Holland we went on a 3 day trip to Germany. We took the train from Zutphen to Mainz and spent the night close to the railway station. The following day we took another short train trip to a small town called Bacherach. That's where we took the boat,for a great 2 1/2 hr boat ride on the rhine river. It was an awesome trip with fantastic scenery along the river banks with lots of amazing old castles and towns. The kids loved it!
We sat on the deck the whole trip enjoying the beautiful sunny day.
We went off the boat at a town called Braubach. This is where we visited Marksburg castle. This is the only hill castle on the rhine that was never destroyed.
We spent the 2nd night in a very nice hotel in the heart of Koblenz, a very nice old city.
The following day we enjoyed a wonderful German breakfast and 'trained' back to Holland. A really nice side trip to get out and someting we will definitely consider doing again!