Our departure from Heidelberg marks the beginning of a new phase of the trip, we were now traveling in the part of the Rhine river that has Germany as the country on each side of the banks, whereas before the river made up the border between France and Germany.
It is in this stretch of the river that some of the most beautiful and celebrate scenery can be found. Because of this we did the river cruising during the day and had some beer and roast suckling pig while we were trapped aboard the vessel.
The Rhine River is also the largest wine producing region of Germany, as the river valley creates a milder climate that the grapes need. Much of this part of the trip had steeply terraced vineyards along the banks of the river.
