This was where the boat docked for our trip to Schloss Heidelberg so not much to say about it as we basically jumped off the boat and into buses.

Back to the boat, all set for then Rhine gorge tomorrow and free cocktails tonight as guests of the Captain given we are returned visitors.

Another nice warm day so it is a good thing we are visiting the castle early. Whilst the castle is predominately ruins, I think it is the most impressive we have seen. It also houses the largest wine vat which unfortunately was empty but massive no less. Great views from the terrace of the castle over the Neckar River to the city below. The other good thing about today was that we got to wander around the city with Carol and Carl. We stopped in one of the many ...

This was the optional tour for the day. The castle itself is still owned and used by descendents of the original owners and whilst it sits in fabulous country side at the end of the day we could have skipped it and stayed at Miltenberg. More like a quaint house than a full on castle it did have some artefacts that I would have liked in my collection.

We hit Miltenberg in the afternoon which meant the morning was the first chance we had to stay on the boat and see some of the country side as we glided along. This was also the first time we started to see the vineyards, it was pretty amazing to see how steep the hills are that they plan them on and because of this they are all picked by hand. Today was the hottest, I would suggest it was pushing 35, just right for sitting in the town square with friends and ha...