Many Castles, but More Water pt. 2

Monday, July 11
Today we had a Rhine River boat tour in which we saw many Castles, as well as smaller towns and Churches. We were on the boat for a little over an hour and got to enjoy the river more than we possibly could by just looking at it. The stretch of the Rhine that we saw has been designated as the most beautiful part of the river, and it lives up to that naming. There was a Castle on almost every hill that we passed. With each new Castle, there was always a town nearby. In total, I believe that we saw 13 towns and 13 Castles. After finishing the boat tour we went into the town of  Braubach and had lunch. After eating we took a 30-minute hike up the mountain to get to Marksburg Castle.

 This is one of the Churches that we passed along the way.

 To the right is part of the scenery that we saw during this tour. In the background you can see it says "Bacharacher Hahn".

 This image shows one of the bigger Castles that we were able to see from the boat,

The vie Marksburg Castle from the river. This is the Castle that we were able to tour later in the day