It was a 15-minute drive from Braubach to Koblenz. The bus took us on a tour of Koblenz before arriving in the Old Town.
We drove by Schloss Koblenz, the Electoral Palace and saw it from the road. It was much larger than the river view. It was the residence of the last Archbishop and Elector of Trier, Clemens Wenceslaus. In the 19th century, it was home to the Prussian Crown Prince. Today, it houses government offices.
224.5° Arc x 5 et 225° Arc x 5 by Frenchman Bernar Venet outside the Stadtmauer.
Stadtmauer or Old City Wall in Koblenz.
Within the City Wall, the Ludwig Museum showcases modern art.
There are numerous sculptures outside the museum. Le Pouce (The Thumb) sticks out of the walkway.
"Change"--Chanel No. 5 bottle and the "Kelly Bag" by Hermes, made famous by Grace Kelly.
Basilica of St. Castor is the oldest church in Koblenz.
In the 9th Century, Pope Nicholas decreed that all churches must display roosters on their steeples as a symbol of Peter's betrayal of Jesus.
Deutches Eck is the promontory where the Moselle meets the Rhine. An equestrian statue of William I, the first German Emperor sits on the promontory. It is a huge statue--note the size, compared to people.
View up the Moselle River & Liebfrauenkirche
Baldwin Bridge spans the Moselle. Built in the 14th century, it is the oldest surviving bridge in the city.
Memorial to the Fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989.
A biergarten on the Moselle.
Memorial to Peter Altmeier, a former prime minister.
The German Emperor is a Gothic residential tower built around 1490. It is the last surviving tower-like stone building from the late Middle Ages. The yellow building was added later for stabilization.
The Schurger Madonna is located at Kornpfortstraße 25.
On the outside wall of the historic old department store from 1419 is Turmuhr und Augenroller (Tower Clock and Eye Roller).
Driven by the clock, the eyes would roll and at the half hour, he would stick out his tongue.
Burresheimer Hof was the Old City Library.
Florinskirche is the Protestant Church. It was erected in 1100.
Faces with tongue sticking out seem to be a popular motif in Koblenz. We found this one outside of a weinkeller.
Statue of Pfefferminzje (Peppermint Woman). She made her rounds in the bars, selling peppermint to men who had a little too much to drink. The peppermint hid the alcohol breath so the men wouldn't get in trouble with their wives.
Liebfrauenkirche (Church of Our Lady), a Catholic church with onion dome towers.
The Jesuit Church of St. John the Baptist, also known as the City Church
Rathaus (City Hall) of Koblenz with statue of Johannes Muller, a physiologist and anatomist in the 19th century.
Schangelbrunnen is a fountain in Koblenz' Old Town.
It features a boy spitting
Historiensaule--2000 years of the history of Koblenz is depicted in this monument.
After our tour, we had just enough time to take the Koblenz Cable Car over the Rhine. The Seilbahn Koblenz costs €13.90 roundtrip.
The cable car takes you over 890m from the bank of the Rhine to the Ehrenbreitstein Fortress. It runs continuously from 10am-10:30pm.
At the top, there is a trail leading to a tower that you can climb to get a bird's-eye view of the Rhine.
Back in Braubach, you can see Marksburg Castle. It has never been destroyed.
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