Over 50% of Germnay's cultivated lands are vinyards along the Rhine.
The area from Köln to Mainz is perhaps the most beautiful as the river narrows and the adjascent hills rise. There are many castles along the way overlooking this mighty river including the most well perserved, Marksburg.
If you are travelling by bicycle in Germany be sure to bring a bell, especially if you don't know how to ask someone to move over in the native tounge. There are many cycletourist and people just out for the day. It is amazing to see so many older individuals as the pasttime of cycling seems to be lost on adults in north america. And I am not talking about mountain biking or even serious road cycling. I mean just taking a sunday roll as opposed to a drive for example. In fact, we are some of the youngest people on the road!
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