We awoke to a sunshine after a snowy night. We headed for a busy day in Rudensheim, in the heart of the Rheingau wine-growing region. The vines were very pretty with their coating of snow as we crossed them on a chairlift to see the 125 foot Niederwald Monument overlooking the town and the river. We had a tour of Siegfried's Mechanical Instrument Museum - very different! The cold day convinced us to try the local coffee speciality which contains more of the local brandy than coffee - maybe best on a full stomach and when you have no more plans for the day.
For the afternoon we sailed the Rhine Gorge with castle after castle to view. The temperature had dropped below 0 degrees and we were only able to stay on the deck for 6 castles before we surrendered and moved our frozen bodies to the bar.
At night we moored in Coblenz and after dinner we walked through the town where the Christmas gluwein bars and markets were in full swing and the locals were out partying - very pretty.
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