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Anniversary on the Rhine: When the Day Trip Doesn’t Read the Itinerary
Post 5 of 5 · Rhine Anniversary, May 2026 1Bingen 2Bacharach 3St. Goar 4Rhein KD Cruise 5Anniversary Mittelrhein Our second wedding anniversary was a Wednesday in May, and we had the day planned to the minute. Coffee at Backhaus Lüning in Bingen at eight. RB26 to Bacharach. Train south to St. Goar. Italian lunch at…
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The KD Cruise St. Goar to Bingen: Seven Castles in Two Hours from a Covered Deck
Stop 4 of 5 · A Rhine Anniversary Day: Bingen, Bacharach, St. Goar, and the KD Cruise 1Bingen 2Bacharach 3St. Goar 4Rhein KD Cruise 5Anniversary Mittelrhein The KD Rhine cruise castles sequence does most of the work of a Mittelrhein day for you. From the covered deck of a southbound boat between St. Goar and…
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Bacharach in Half a Morning: A Walk Through Germany’s Most Beautiful Wine Town
Stop 2 of 5 · Rhine Anniversary: May 2026 1Bingen 2Bacharach 3St. Goar 4Rhein KD Cruise 5Anniversary Mittelrhein It was the morning of our wedding anniversary, and Bacharach was the first real stop after breakfast in Bingen. We arrived at 09:57 by RB26 from Bingen Stadt, walked the Altstadt for about seventy minutes, and caught…
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Bingen as Rhine-Day Base Camp: Where to Eat, Where to Park, Which Station
Stop 1 of 5 · Rhine Anniversary: May 2026 1Bingen 2Bacharach 3St. Goar 4Rhein KD Cruise 5Anniversary Mittelrhein A Bingen Rhine day trip from Kaiserslautern works because the town sits at the southern hinge of the Mittelrhein UNESCO corridor: park once, eat early, take a train north into the gorge, and ride a cruise back…
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St. Goar in Rain: Closed Restaurants, Basement Asian, and the Castle That Got Away
Stop 3 of 5 · Rhine Anniversary, May 2026 1Bingen 2Bacharach 3St. Goar 4Rhein KD Cruise 5Anniversary Mittelrhein A St Goar day trip from Kaiserslautern is what the Mittelrhein looks like once the morning weather report stops being true. We arrived by RB26 from Bacharach at 11:07 on our second wedding anniversary, with an Italian…