Koblenz, Kaiserslautern and Ludwigshafen are the big cities of Rheinland-Palatinate, but the true sight is, perhaps, Loreley at St. Goarshausen on the Rhine. We walked a lot to get to her, and she did not disappoint us when we finally saw her. In Koblenz we saw the German Corner (Deutsches Eck) where the Rhine and the Mosel meet. A larger than life statue of Emperor Wilhelm I is also present.

I have always, and I really mean always, wanted to see Kaiserslautern. When I was a little boy the famous Swedish football team IFK Göteborg met Kaiserslautern in the UEFA-Cup in 1982, and I was so fascinated by the name. The Swedish goalkeeper Ronnie Hellström played for the Germans, but IFK Göteborg defeated Kaiserslautern. In 2006 we could see the city of Kaiserslautern for the first time of our lives. We ate chicken fillet and French fries, and it was one of the best meals during our trip.

Ludwigshafen is a city with many industries, and has good shopping, but like many German cities it lacks sights. People wanted somewhere to live after World War II, and wanted good housing. Therefore, I think, other kind of buildings were not the order of the day. After Lizette had bought some shoes we left for Speyer and Worms, cities known for their magnificent cathedrals. In Worms we saw a building resembling houses at Malmberget in Sweden. We discovered what made a house feel like Malmberget: painted frames around the windows. It must have been fashionable in the 1950's. The building of the City Council had painted frames around the windows in Worms.

Last but not least I must bring up a little town with only 4,000 inhabitants. We filled up our car and wanted to pay with a credit card, but it was declined because the petrol station did not accept other cards than EC cards! Luckily we had enough cash. The name of the town is Remagen. It was founded in 3 A.D. by the Romans, and got famous for one day in history, and it was the reason why we visited it on 30 June 2006. On 7 March 1945 the Americans crossed the Rhine for the final advance into Germany exactly there. The Germans had forgotten to blow up the bridge, and the Americans made use of it. Remagen was thus the first place where the allies crossed the Rhine in World War II.