We left Koblenz at 7.00am and continued to cruise down the spectacular Rhine Gorge. Ready with cameras, binoculars and maps we viewed some magnificent scenery with medieval fortresses, palaces, castles and chocolate box houses. We cruised past the famous Lorelei Monument and Slate Rock Wall which rises up almost vertically to 132 m above water level. Downstream the river is squeezed into its narrowest and deepest (22m) point, so the Middle Rhine at this point ...

Cruised overnight and arrived in Cologne at 10.00am docking next to the blue Musical Dome and the Cologne Gothic Cathedral. We left the boat and had a guided walking tour around Cologne City. Cologne is Germany's fourth largest city and has more than ten million inhabitants. It is the oldest city in Germany being founded by the Romans in the year 38BC. Cologne lies on the River Rhine and the city's famous Cathedral (KolnerDom) is the seat of the Roman Catholic...