This is a speeeeeeedy update - it cost 2 Euros (about $3) for 15 minutes of internet time. Just long enough to write a FAST post, post photos, and run!

Koln (Cologne), Germany:

Bacharach, Germany (Rhine river valley), where we are staying for 2 nights in the castle overlooking the town:

Burg Eltz (near Mosel river valley):

More to come soon, when the internet doesn’t cost so much!