We left Boppard sharply at 8am to continue our sail down the Rhine River to Koblenz which was about 2 hours away. During that time we saw a few more castles including the Marksburg Castle which we ended up touring in the afternoon. We also listened to an enrichment lecture by a young German historian, Marc Holtzheimer, on the German identity through the ages. It was quite good.
Once we arrived in Koblenz, we were met by our tour guide for a couple hour walking tour of Koblenz. We saw Roman walls, ancient churches, multiple town squares and many more Christmas markets being set up. Following a light lunch, we headed off to do a tour of the Marksburg Castle. It was really informative and it definitely had a commanding view of the Rhine River! I'll post pictures to my photo sharing site after we return home. To do this tour, one really needs to be in good shape as there are steep grades and lots of stairs and uneven surfaces.
After the tour we made our way back to the ship where we had a brief disembarkation talk by Chad, started sailing to Cologne, and then a sumptuous 2 hour dinner before retiring for the night.
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