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<\/a><\/p>\nWe’ll keep the wording brief and just fill in with photos of our trip south on the River Rhein<\/p>\n
through small villages, beautiful churches, fabulous bike paths.<\/p>\n The contrast of new and old is striking.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Thoroughly enjoyable and peaceful ride!<\/p>\n We passed Bonn, the capital city of Germany.\u00a0 Though our path did not lead us through the middle of the city, we were able to catch a glimpse of the German parliament building.<\/p>\n and the Drachenfels (the castle ruins at the top of the hill), I think a dragon was slayed there, but vague on the details.<\/p>\n But the day was still young and the weather too wonderful to stop, so we continued on.<\/p>\n We passed by through Ramegen; the Remagen Bridge was one of the major crossing points over the Rhein by the U.S. forces in WW II.\u00a0 The remnants (I believe) are in the picture above on the left.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>Just south of Bonn is the enchanting town of Bad Honnef, a place of very special memories for me with my family as a very<\/em> young girl.\u00a0 We spent an hour or two in town, taking pictures of the little chapel where my parents were engaged,<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n