Just shortly before Christmas I spent a day visiting the river {en:Rhine} that is pretty close to my place of residence. Nevertheless I had not been there before (shame on me). The wheather was not exactly great but on the other hand there were no tourists. I ended up in {en:Koblenz} at the famous {en:Deutsches Eck} (German Corner) where the {en:river Moselle} joins the Rhine. The pictures may seem a bit gloomy but that’s what the wheather was like. Nevertheless I greatly enjoyed things and will definitely come back in spring or summer …