Viewing Lorelei from the Rhine, Germany

@JudyEv (381810)

Rockingham, Australia

August 18, 2020 8:07pm CST

Five years ago, about this time, we were travelling along the Rhine Valley in our motor-home. We were on the opposite side to the Lorelei, a 132 metre high, slate rock. Legend has it that a beautiful siren sits on the rock, combing her hair. Her singing lures sailors and causes them to crash to their deaths on the rocks. We had a very nice meal in a restaurant opposite the Lorelei. The restaurant sign can be seen in the top right-hand corner of the collage. The other shots were all taken in the vicinity. I like the cutout of the boy on the bridge.

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@jvicentevalera (13671)

• Santiago, Chile

19 Aug 20

Aw Judy hopefully you can come back there after all the pandemic, or even better getting back to travelling again!

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@JudyEv (381810)

• Rockingham, Australia

19 Aug 20

That would be nice but pretty soon we'll be too old for too much other than accompanied tours.

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@JudyEv (381810)

• Rockingham, Australia

19 Aug 20

@jvicentevalera We might get a new lease of life once the pandemic eases. lol

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@jvicentevalera (13671)

• Santiago, Chile

19 Aug 20

@JudyEv well, we will see!

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@xFiacre (14784)

• Ireland

19 Aug 20

@judyev I'm supposing you didn't hear her sing?

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@xFiacre (14784)

• Ireland

19 Aug 20

@JudyEv He still has his uses then!

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@JudyEv (381810)

• Rockingham, Australia

19 Aug 20

@xFiacre Oh definitely. I'll keep him a bit longer. lol

@JudyEv (381810)

• Rockingham, Australia

19 Aug 20

No, fortunately. I might have lost Vince and I'm not very good with geared vehicles anymore.

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@LadyDuck (502187)

• Italy

19 Aug 20

No photos of the Lorelei statue? I think it's on a very small island on the Rhine.

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@LadyDuck (502187)

• Italy

19 Aug 20

@JudyEv What a shame, I think it's a pretty statue.

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@JudyEv (381810)

• Rockingham, Australia

19 Aug 20

@LadyDuck Yes, it was a shame to have missed it.

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@JudyEv (381810)

• Rockingham, Australia

19 Aug 20

No, we missed seeing the actual statue which was a shame.

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@DianneN (254949)

• United States

19 Aug 20

We traveled by boat down the Rhine River to see it. It was on my bucket list!

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@DianneN (254949)

• United States

19 Aug 20

@JudyEv Yes, we did, too. It was a lovely vacation.

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@JudyEv (381810)

• Rockingham, Australia

19 Aug 20

It would have been wonderful. We visited some of the towns on the other side where the boats would have pulled in.

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@amitkokiladitya (171988)

• Agra, India

19 Aug 20

It looks like a bery relaxing place

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@JudyEv (381810)

• Rockingham, Australia

19 Aug 20

We were looking down on all the very fancy cruise ships that were motoring down - and up - the river.

@sophie09 (34230)

• Indonesia

20 Aug 20

Its nice to eat out

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@JudyEv (381810)

• Rockingham, Australia

20 Aug 20

It is. Nowadays, it's like a real treat.

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@JudyEv (381810)

• Rockingham, Australia

20 Aug 20

@sophie09 Because our numbers are so low, we feel quite safe eating out. We're so lucky here.

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@sophie09 (34230)

• Indonesia

20 Aug 20

@JudyEv yes. But during this pandemic. I cant eat out too much

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@rebelann (117199)

• El Paso, Texas

19 Aug 20

Kool. What is the chair like thingy in the lower right corner shot.

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@rebelann (117199)

• El Paso, Texas

19 Aug 20

Oh ok, I've never seen anything like that before @JudyEv

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@JudyEv (381810)

• Rockingham, Australia

20 Aug 20

@rebelann Just after the photo, our son went clean over the top. Luckily he wasn't hurt.

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@JudyEv (381810)

• Rockingham, Australia

19 Aug 20

It's a children's rocker affair. It was in a playground there. It reminded me of this one a friend made for our boys.

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@gr8nana6 (6614)

• Conyers, Georgia

19 Aug 20

Nice photo collage, I've never been to the Rhine Valley.

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@gr8nana6 (6614)

• Conyers, Georgia

20 Aug 20

@JudyEv I'm sure it was a awesome trip.

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@JudyEv (381810)

• Rockingham, Australia

20 Aug 20

@gr8nana6 It seems far away now.

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@JudyEv (381810)

• Rockingham, Australia

20 Aug 20

Most see it from a cruise boat but we had a motor-home.

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@Alexandoy (65302)

• Cainta, Philippines

19 Aug 20

I would like to have a selfie with that big ice cream cone.

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@JudyEv (381810)

• Rockingham, Australia

19 Aug 20

I can just see you standing by that cone.

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@Alexandoy (65302)

• Cainta, Philippines

19 Aug 20

@JudyEv waheehee.

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@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

19 Aug 20

Nice pictures. It's good to reminisce about the good places we've been. I remember your tour. I'm glad it was a good tour with lots of great places to visit.

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@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

20 Aug 20

@JudyEv I'm glad you did too. That's so true.

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@JudyEv (381810)

• Rockingham, Australia

20 Aug 20

I'm just pleased we had the opportunity to travel so much at that time. None of us knew what was to come in 2020.

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@VivaLaDani13 (60812)

• Perth, Australia

19 Aug 20

@JudyEv I LOVE all these photos! Love the ice cream one the most! But it all sounds really lovely and like a good time.

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@JudyEv (381810)

• Rockingham, Australia

19 Aug 20

Thanks. Mostly the tourist photos show the view from the boats but we were looking down on them.

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@VivaLaDani13 (60812)

• Perth, Australia

19 Aug 20

@JudyEv Stunning!

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@Ronrybs (21503)

• London, England

20 Aug 20

Heard of it, but never seen. The Rhine has a top notch cycle path, so I should really have a pedal!

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@JudyEv (381810)

• Rockingham, Australia

21 Aug 20

The continent was full of bikes. And especially so in the Pyrenees and French Alps. We even came across the 'Tour de Limousine', like a mini Tour de France with a huge cavalcade before and after.

@thelme55 (79311)

• Germany

19 Aug 20

I have always wanted to go to where the place of Lorelei is. I hope I can one day.

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@JudyEv (381810)

• Rockingham, Australia

20 Aug 20

Hopefully you'll be able to go one day. It wouldn't be quite as far for you to get to as it was for us.

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@thelme55 (79311)

• Germany

20 Aug 20

@JudyEv No, it is not so far. At least 2 hours drive by car.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

19 Aug 20

You have lots of memories for sure. Love the little ice cream stand.

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@JudyEv (381810)

• Rockingham, Australia

20 Aug 20

There were lots of quirky things to see. All their roundabouts were decorated too and I took dozens of photos of them. I hope you call them roundabouts - haha - placed on roads at corners to help keep the traffic flowing. At least that's the idea.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

20 Aug 20

@JudyEv Yee do call them roundabouts.

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@snowy22315 (208751)

• United States

19 Aug 20

I thought the cutout was real.

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@JudyEv (381810)

• Rockingham, Australia

20 Aug 20

Haha - that's why I thought I'd better mention it was a cutout. It's well done.

@FourWalls (86575)

• United States

19 Aug 20

I was thinking you saw a Styx song????

www.youtube.com

Styx Lorelei Equinox

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@JudyEv (381810)

• Rockingham, Australia

20 Aug 20

Thanks for the link. I didn't know this song.

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@jstory07 (148720)

• Roseburg, Oregon

19 Aug 20

All those pictures are really nice.

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@JudyEv (381810)

• Rockingham, Australia

19 Aug 20

Thanks. I'm glad you like them. I enjoy sharing them with myLot members.

@moffittjc (128828)

• Gainesville, Florida

19 Aug 20

Such a lovely place, and glad you got to visit the Lorelei. I've never been there myself, but I have heard of it.

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@JudyEv (381810)

• Rockingham, Australia

20 Aug 20

I think the legend is quite well known.

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@JESSY3236 (22204)

• United States

19 Aug 20

cool photos.

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@JudyEv (381810)

• Rockingham, Australia

19 Aug 20

Thanks. I'm glad you like them.

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@LindaOHio (222286)

• United States

19 Aug 20

Very cool photos and a cool story. Have a wonderful Wednesday.

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@JudyEv (381810)

• Rockingham, Australia

20 Aug 20

We had a very enjoyable time on that holiday and saw so much.