A short trip of the Rhine River

I had a splendid time during a short trip of the Rhine river by ship with my wife.
The Rhine has played a very important role in the delivery of many industrial goods in
Europe. The Rhine is still important for shipping industrial goods within Europe.
Strangely, I didn’t see any bridges during our sightseeing course of the Rhine. The tour
conductor said that the reason was because all of the bridges over the Rhine were
removed as a defense against the enemy in war. The sightseeing bus rolled smoothly
on the expressway and we could see the green corn fields, green grass and light
brown wheat fields from the bus window. It looked like an oil painting which I had
seen somewhere. I discovered that there were no toll gates on the expressways in
Germany. I thought that this was a very good government policy that could also be realized in Japan.

Loreley

We went on a Rhine river cruise at the beginning of our tour in Germany.Sightseeing on the Rhine was very beautiful. Along the Rhine river we saw many churches, towns, houses with red brown roofs, castles and the ruins of castles one after another.
The scenery seemed like a revolving lantern.
The day was cloudy, sometimes rainy, and a little cold. But I took a seat on the upper deck of the ship to see Loreley.
The tour conductor said to us that we would see Loreley on our right side shortly. Many passengers began to move to the right side of the ship with pleasurable anticipation. It was only a big rock and nothing else. I was disappointed by the sightseeing at Loreley.