Welcome back to Bacharach! Hope you liked Part 1…Let me finish showing you around.
In the evenings when Rosie would sit on the balcony doing abit of writing, The Operator would go for a hike or a jog up one of the many tracks behind the village, he would come back with some amazing pictures from amongst the grape vines.
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By the way Rosie did her little bit of trekking too….100 steps takes you up to the ruined chapel of Werner, the symbol of Bacharach. The chapel is in the foreground of the picture on the left.
Building started in 1294 and it took over 140 years to finish as the costs were met solely by the donations of Pilgrims. The chapel was destroyed in 1689 and its ruins have been protected as an ancient monument since. The view from the foot of the chapel was lovely. Burgh Stahlek is at the top of the hill…..not a bad trek Rosie.
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It was a nice mild afternoon with a bit of cloud and Rosie opted for a hike further on up the hillside to Burgh Stahleck. Let it be known that The Operator said it was steep, let it also be known that The Operator offered to take Rosie for a drive up to the top…Rosie herself opted to walk up the steep track…cursing The Operator continually for the last quarter of it while Rosie dripped with sweat. It was so totally worth it though, the views were stunning. We took the loop track/mountain goat track down the side of the wall back to town and celebrated with abit more wine sampling.
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The Malerwinkel is a little hidden gem of a footpath, it winds behind the houses alongside a wee stream which has tiny humpy backed bridges leading to each house. It gives the feel of an open garden space because every ones back yards are beautiful and well kept. It is a magic spot.
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The medieval wall surrounds the village, houses and pubs have been built in over time into the defensive structure, This is one of the access stairs to the wall and corridor. The defensive walking corridor is still inside it, a paved dim, covered stone tunnel.
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It is one and a half persons wide and doors to the houses built into the wall open directly onto the path, across the corridor are the houses small terrace areas for outside living, the tunnel is a little creepy….
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Rosie and The Operator wandered up and down the cobbled streets and enjoyed the quietness and charm every nook and cranny had to offer. It was slow paced and quiet, time dosnt move fast here unless you only have an hour stop on a tour bus, even then Bacharach will still leave a lasting imprint on you.
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We are ready to move on, tomorrow we are headed for Heidelburg, its only an hours drive away and we have one day to explore, so another early start for us.
