The afternoon saw us dock in Rudesheim where we visited 'Siegfrieds Musikkabbinett' (which didn't excite me much - here a link to a youtube clip if you're more old-fashion-musical-instrument minded than me)...
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And then a chance to go up the cable car to the Nierderwarld Monument which celebrate the victory at the 1871 Franco-Prussian war and the subsequent creation of the German Empire.
After (once again freezing our proverbials off) , we retreated back to the town to warm up, my wire and our Canadian friends decided to partake of the local delicacy... a Rudesheimer Kaffee;
take a tall heat-proof mug,
3 cubes of sugar,
30ml of warmed Alsbach brandy (which comes from the region) poured over the sugar to dissolve,
set fire to the brandy and stir...
add hot coffee and stir again,
top with about half a can of whipped cream and grated chocolate and consume.
My wife enjoyed it so much, we brought home a bottle of the local brandy.
Our Canadian friends in the Drosselgasse (after coffee) trying to navigate back to the boat...