![Noah in front of Mainz column](http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/8081/1831/320/GermanyMainz01.jpg)
We got into Mainz, Germany around 10pm last night, too late to change our money into Deutsche Marks so we hopped a night train to Nurnburg and back. In Nurnburg we made a quick call to our friend, Scott, back in California. I think we woke him up at a bad hour. He was pretty grumpy. Heh!
![Greg waiting for riverboat departure](http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/8081/1831/320/GermanyRiverboat01.jpg)
We arrived back in Mainz around 7:30 this morning. The German girl at the tourist information office was the prettiest girl I have seen on this entire trip so far. Whoa! At 10am we took a trip down the Rhein River on a boat. I was relaxing on the sundeck working on my tan and checking out the castle ruins on the way.
![Our Castle Hostel in Bacharach](http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/8081/1831/320/GermanyCastle01.jpg)
We got off at a small river-town called Bacharach where we are staying for the night. The hostel is in a small 12th century castle up on the hill, Burg Stahleck. Great view of the river, but it was a very tiring hike to get up to it with our heavy packs. We took a short nap to catch up on sleep because we didn't get much on the train last night.
![Noah and Greg with view of Rhein River from castle hostel](http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/8081/1831/320/GermanyCastle02.jpg)
We just went and explored the little town. It is pretty quaint, filled with small shops and surrounded by vineyards. We bought some pretzels and I smoked my very first cigarette. Bleah! Everywhere we have been in Europe, we frequently get asked if we have any cigarettes. I recently bought a pack of Marlboro's so I don't have to keep saying no. Now that I have them, no one has asked for any. Heh!
![Noah smoking first cigarette](http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/8081/1831/320/GermanyCigarette01.jpg)
Tomorrow we take the boat further north up the river to Koblenz, where we get a train to Amsterdam.
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