April 4, Thursday, continued

After storming the castle and enjoying a coffee at the St. Goar cafe, we had dinner at a German steakhouse on the main town strip. Unlike most villages that have one flank of hotels and stores along the river, St. Goar boasts a street, kind of a walking mall, in the middle of town with two rows of hotels, restaurants, cafes and tourist shops--especially cuckoo shops. St Goar has at least four churches and another smaller castle overlooking the town from the other side of the Rhine. We found out that it is privately owned by a Japanese businessman.

At dinner, dad had spatzle noodles with bologonese sauce and I enjoyed pork pepper steak with cream sauce. Chris opted for the Margarita pizza. All were good. We agreed that the only mediocre meal we had during our trip was the Asian meal in Trier. I'm sure I gained a few pounds despite all the walking that we have done.

After dinner we went for a short walk along the Rhine. We stopped by the ferryboat station that ferries pedestrians and cars across the Rhine to St. Goarshausen which looks like a residential suburb of the main town. The ferry was cheap: only 1 euro for walkers and 5 for cars. It was chilly alongside the Rhine with a stiff cold wind. The temperature throughout our stay in Germany varied little. I'd say it was 30 to 45 degrees with mostly cloudy skies and a light wind most of the time.

We unwound with German television before bed. We watched team handball and the amusing world curling championships before attempting unsuccessfully to add English subtitles to a sci fi flick. We really enjoyed our stay in St. Goar!