1978 RUDESHEIM Day 1 Monday 4
September 1978
Depart on 19.40 train from London
Liverpool Street and arrive 21.03 at Harwich Parkeston
Quay. This is 'The Hook Continental' service. On
arrival at Harwich Parkeston Quay you will transfer
from the train and board the
waiting Sealink ferry for your overnight crossing to
Holland. Depart 22.00 Harwich Parkeston Quay.Tuesday 5
September 1978
On arrival at
the Hook of Holland you will not be required to
disembark immediately but can remain on board the
ship and enjoy an English breakfast if you so wish,
however the price is not included. On disembarking
you will pass through the Dutch customs facilities
before boarding the international 'Rhein Express'
destined for Freiburg, West Germany. Your journey
will be via Venlo, after which you cross the
Netherlands/German border and pass through the city
of Cologne, then Bonn, the capital of the Federal
Republic of West Germany and leave the train at
Koblenz for a connection to Rudesheim. Look out for
views of the famous River Rhine from Cologne
onwards.
Your
continental train service time schedules will be as
follows: Depart 08.33 Hook of Holland. Arrive 12.36
Koblenz. Change trains. Depart 13.01 Koblenz. Arrive
l3.53 Rudesheim. On arrival at Rudesheim you will be
escorted to your hotel to check in. Dinner, bed and
breakfast accommodation has been reserved for two
nights at Hotel Felsenkeller Oberstrasse.
 Hotel Felsenkeller is
located in the town centre not far from the
railway station and is only a few minutes walk
from the Tourist Information Office. After you
have registered at your hotel you will be free
for the remainder of the day but optional activities
include a
wine-tasting at the 'Weinhaus Ruedesheimer
Schloss' to be followed by a visit to their
wine cellar:
 After
dinner at Hotel Felsenkeller a
get-together in a local wine tavern has been
arranged.
Day 3 Wednesday 6 September 1978  At leisure in
Rudesheim am Rhein. This popular and very lively
Rhine resort is steeped in history as can be seen
from the remains of the central Rhine's oldest
castle, the one thousand year old Bromserburg, but
it is still a town of today with a wide range of
hotels, restaurants and bars; and there's the
Drosselgasse (Thrush Lane), one of the world's most
celebrated streets - a narrow cobbled alley pulsing
to the sound of revelry. Almost all of its
properties are inns! There's also a sedate side to
this pretty town. A browse around a museum of mechanical musical
instruments is absorbing. A cable-car trip away
above the town to the Germania Monument provides a
breathtaking panorama, and you can stroll along
paths amongst flourishing vineyards or woodlands.
 Day 4
Thursday 7
September 1978
Morning at leisure in Rudesheim. Possibility of a trip by cable car to
the sight-seeing point on the upper reaches of the
Niederwald (price not included in the package and is
4.0 DM return). Here one can visit the Monument and
the Eagle SanctuaryAll things must come to an end and in the early afternoon you will leave Rudesheim for Koblenz where you will board the 'Rhein Express' for the Hook of Holland. You will be required to make your own way to the railway station for the return train home. Please do not be late. Depart 15.20 Rudesheim. Arrive 16.05 Koblenz. Change trains. Depart 17.31 Koblenz. Arrive 23.28 Hook of Holland. This is an international service and Dutch customs formalities may be performed during your journey. Please have your passport or identity card with you at all times during your stay. On arrival at Hook of Holland you will alight from the train, clear Dutch customs and board the waiting Sealink steamer for your overnight journey across the North Sea. Remember to visit the Sealink shop on board ship and get your 'Duty Free'. Depart 23.55 Hook of Holland. Day 4
Friday 8
September 1978
Arrive 06.45 Harwich Parkeston
Quay. On disembarking
from the ship you will pass through the United Kingdom
customs formalities and
proceed to the station to join 'The Hook Continental'
service to London. Depart 07.50 Harwich Parkeston Quay. Arrive 09.14 London Liverpool Street. |
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