Day 22 - On to the Rhine

Waking up this morning we saw blue sky and the peaked roofs of Rothenburg through our 3rd floor bedroom window. It's beautiful, but time to move on to the Rhine River area. We made reservations for a hotel in Boppard which is on the northern end of the castle section of the river. We walk over to the restaurant for a quick breakfast and hit the road. The drive over to Boppard is about 3 hours. But I'm sure it will take us a bit longer. We finally hit the road around 10.

Little Miss GPS tries to send us north through Wurzburg and Frankfurt, but we opt to backtrack south a bit and pick up the A6 Autobahn. No worries, she'll catch up with us. Travel is smooth until we hit some pretty heavy road construction just before Bingen. But we waddle through it and we arrive at our hotel around 2.

Hotel Garni Gunter is right across the street from the Rhine. The room we reserved was a standard room but when we check in the owner offers us his 3 room suite for the same price. Hey, it's our anniversary tomorrow, let's go for it. The room is on the 4th and 1/2 floor and we have a commanding view of the river.

After settling in we explore the riverfront stopping for a beer. Then head back to the hotel to rest before dinner. Tomorrow morning we'll hit the tourist road again. We're planning to explore the area before we turn in the car and visit Burg Eltz.