Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Rhine River Rapids

Yesterday we got to take a river excursion that was quite unique. We got to see the green landscape of the this area. Every 5 minutes or so a new castle would pop out from the hills overlooking the Rhine. It felt like we were back in the middle ages and about to fight in the Crusades. Clusters of towns hugged the banks of the river. After a while the towns seemed to look the same. Hills of fresh green surrounded the Rhine. I thought this was the most beautiful part of the surrounding area of the river.

As soon as we stepped onto the boat, it began to rain and thunder. As soon as we left the boat, the sun came out. The rain did not take away from the boat because I figured this was the natural rainy environment of the Rhine. I thought this was a good time to relax and view the countryside of Germany. We are mostly stuck in the city during the program so this was a pleasant change.

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