January 2, we took a Rhine River cruise with Jake’s family and Grandma and Grandpa from Rüdesheim to St. Goars-Hausen. Then we rode the train back. It was COLD and foggy, which made the castles look very medieval.

The grandkids down below, where it was warm — Carter, Max, Rose, Seth, Grant, Raine

Ruine Ehrenfels

Mäuseturm

Mom and Carter up on the deck.

Burg Rheinstein

Max and Carter

Trechtingshausen

Burg Reichenstein

Berg Sooneck

Dad and Mom

Heimburg

Ruine Fürstenberg

Lorch

Bacharach

Pfalz

Burg Gutenfels

Schönburg

Oberwesel

Raine

Burg Katz

Burg Rheinfels

On shore in St Goarshausen

We waited for the train eating pastries in a little bakery across the street.

Back in Rüdesheim, we ate a schnitzel lunch at a hotel overlooking the river. The town still had their Christmas up in the streets.