Tag: Rhine

Written by Edwin Sandy Jordan

Strasbourg

After leaving Heidelberg, we continued our slow trip up the Rhine. Our next stop was at the beautiful city of Strasbourg, France.  Strasbourg is in the former Alsace Province, an area now known as the Grand Est region of eastern France.  Alsace became part of France under Louis XIV in the 17th century.  Germany took […]

Written by Edwin Sandy Jordan

Koblenz

As we travelled up the Rhine River, our second stop in Germany was at the city of Koblenz.  The city is at the confluence of the Moselle and Rhine rivers, and the heights above the place give one a truly impressive vista.  The fortress of Ehrenbreitstein in situated on a hill overlooking Koblenz.  We toured […]