Rudesheim

Above the wine fields on the way to the top of the Niederwald


A few weekends back a friend took me to see a little town down the Rhine river called Rudesheim. It's a small town nationally known for its white wines. We drove there early in the morning and took a boat tour that ferried us up the Rhine river a couple of miles. All along the river were small towns and castles. Pretty awesome looking on the nice clear day that it was.

After the boat tour we took a cable car ride to the top of Niederwald mountain that towered over the city. On top was a 132 meter statue built to symbolize the re-establishment of the german Empire and Germany's unity. It was erected between 1877 and 1883. It is considered on of the most important statues for the German people.


A view of the Rudesheim area from atop the Niederwald


Germania, holding the imperial sword and wearing the German emperor's crown


Burg Rheinstein, as seen from the Rhine River.