Germany -- Day 8, St. Goar

On one of our most train-full days (31 July 2009), Carlos and I, along with our friend Danielle from La Selva, traveled from Marburg to St. Goar -- a small town on the Rhine River. We checked out of our hotel in Marburg around 10 am and walked to the train station where we bought our train tickets. We traveled from Marburg → Frankfurt → Oberwesel → St. Goar. The trains worked well and were all on time -- I really love the German train system!

Upon arrival in St. Goar, we hiked up quite a distance to our hostel (Carlos and I had a private room) then wandered downtown for a while. St. Goar was small and touristy, but very cute. The view of the Rhine River and valley from our hostel was amazing. We purchased sandwiches and ate them in a lovely park on the river where we watched boats float by. This was really relaxing! The small town of St. Goarshausen was located directly across the river from St. Goar and we were also able to see the Katz and Maus castles from the park.

After our scenic lunch, we relaxed in the hostel until dinnertime. We had a relaxing meal at an Italian restaurant in a small street off the main drag called La Fontana. After eating, we all returned to the hostel and went to bed looking forward to tomorrow when we planned to explore Burg Reinfels -- the huge stone castle ruins that overlook the hostel and the town.