April 19,2012 Castles

Today we took the scenic road down the Rhine and saw many castles.We stopped in a small town called St.Goar.They have a castle here called Rhinefels.In it's time it was the largest on the Rhine and was built in 1248.In 1797 when the French Revolution came about it was destroyed.We stopped to explore the ruins.

After touring the castle we continued on to the town of Bacarach.Bacarach is known for their vineyards and they have a lot of good wine.There is still part of the old wall and gate entering the town.In the town they have the oldest house dating back to1368.Altes Haus is a red and white house that is tilted.It's amazing it's still standing.