| Grand River Cruise with Budapest | |
| 3. Lorellei Passage and Rüdesheim am Rhein | |
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| Rain is threatening the next morning as we set off up the Rhine past its numerous fairy tale castles and the legendary Lorelei Rock on which a most beautiful maiden lours an unsuspecting sailor to his death as he and his little boat are swallowed by the waves | |
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| Passing the 132 m (433 ft) high Lorelei Rock - a steep slate rock on the right bank of the River Rhine. The signal warns of approaching conflicting traffic hidden by the bend in the river | |
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| The 14th century toll castle of Pfalzgrafenstein on Flakenau Island (left) and the Mäuseturm Toll Tower (right) which served as a signal tower until 1974 | |
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| Ich glaube, die
Wellen verschlingen Am Ende Schiffer und Kahn, Und das hat mit ihrem Singen, Die Lorelei getan* |
I believe that in
the end it was The waves which swallowed up the sailor and his boat. But through her singing it was the Lorelei who did it. |
| *from the last verse of Die Lorelei - a German folk song written by Friedrich Silcher in 1837 and based on a poem by Heinrich Heine (1797-1856) | |
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| Rüdesheim am Rhein is a refuelling stop - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow | |
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| It was a short walk over the railway crossing to the main street - Rheinstraße - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow | |
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| The narrow Drosselgasse is lined with taverns and restaurants and leads up the hill to the old town - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Rüdesheimer Weihnachtsmarkt (Christmas Shop) at the head of the Drosselgasse - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow | |
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| The railway parallels Rheinstraße | Leaving Kostheim Lock in the early hours of the following morning |
| - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow | |