Germany 2018 - Butzbach day 3, Tour of the Rhine

On our last full day in Butzbach, we once again spend the morning hanging out with family for a time before Roslyn's great uncle Erich took us out on another day trip. This time we were headed to tour the banks of the Rhine river. 

Our first stop of the day was an old river castle, which had been converted into a public garden. We walked from the car down along the river before turning into the castle to look at the gardens. While we were there, a couple was taking wedding photos so we tried our best to stay out oft he way.

After the castle garden, we jumped back into the car and drove to Rudesheim am Rhein. In Rudesheim, we spent a few hours taking the gondola up to Niederwalddenkmal, and then walking around Drosselgasse. Niederwalddenkmal is a monument commemorating the unification of Germany, built in 1880s/1890s. Drosselgasse is a particularly narrow street lines with wine shops and restaurants.

After we were finishes in Rudesheim, we took a drive along the Rhine before returning to Butzbach. Along the way we saw about a dozen river baron castles dotting the hill sides, along with vineyards planted on every sunlit space the could be found in the valley.

After getting back to Butzbach, we spent our last evening in the town with all of the family, eating supper at Erich's and spending the evening talking about our trip with them and what everyone's planning on doing for the next few weeks and months.

Roslyn and I would just like to give a huge thanks to everyone who made the stay in Butzbach to awesome!