UberTourism began in BACHARACH

Bacharach is one of the small towns that sits on the Rhine River. It is rather touristy, but we found it to be delightful. One of our inadvertent discoveries was that, going in to town in the evening or early morning was the time to get a real feel for the town. It was quiet and even quaint, with few people around. Most shops are closed, of course, but we didn't go to Germany to spend our time in shops. So our pattern became set: we usually arrived in a new destination in the late afternoon, early evening, and would walk the town then, when it was cool and quiet. We loved it.
We stayed in the Jugendherberge Stahleck - an old castle that has been converted into a Youth Hostel. There were many families and groups with children here and we thought how marvelous to be 10 years old and running around in a castle :) The accommodations were spare and we slept in bunk beds! But we had our own room and bathroom, the breakfasts were good and we had a fantastic view of the Rhine River and town.

Stahleck overlooking Bacharach and one of the old wall towers in the town.















Stahleck









































Stahleck Courtyard





Overlooking the Rhine River





























Notice the terracing on the hillside. This is when things began to remind me of Disneyland.








Our lovely little room - at least there were Gummi Bears on each bed :)











Our room from the courtyard.












Our little bathroom. This is a pretty typical toilet in Germany. The 'flusher' is on the wall - you press the middle section. There was some variation on this for all the toilets without a visible tank.













Two of the remaining towers from the fortification wall. The castle is on top of the hill on the left.











One of the ways into Bacharach.

















Altes Haus - built in 1368.
















The Protestant church in Bacharach.
















Behind the Protestant church are the ruins of the Werner Kapelle. This chapel was built by either the elector or the Holy Roman Emperor or somebody. It is still used as an outdoor concert venue.












































The red hanging at the back of the ruin lit up beautifully with the sunset.























Just an idea of a typical street - very narrow and crazy - yes, cars are parked along the sides, but they can't park along both sides at the same place.