Another holiday for Ron, and I’ve no idea what to call this one!!  But stay tuned for some tourism and hopefully some transport…..

Day 1

Arrived at St Pancras to be told that Thalys had moved us from 1725 ex Brussels to the 1925. This is giving us a 3 hour plus wait in Brussels which means we are unlikely to be at hotel much before 2130. Tour company is recrediting our bank accounts with £25 to help cover the cost of getting a meal in Brussels. However spent just over £30 at my preferred restaurant for steak and chips, raspberry flavoured trappist beer and a coffee.

Sorry, starting early for the menu this trip!

Day 2

Started out overcast and humid turning sunny and very hot – saw a temperature gauge showing 29°. We took train to outskirts of Bonn, walked down to the Rhine for car ferry to Konigswinter. Took rack railway up the Drachenfels. We then took train to Linz and its old Town. Then back by bus to Erpel for passenger ferry back to Remagen.

The Rhine

Konigswinter

Drachenfels views

Linz

Bahnhof Remagen

Drachenfelsbahn