I recently was invited on a cruise of the Rhine River with my parents, aunt, and grandparents. The trip began in Lucerne, Switzerland before boarding a riverboat in  Basel, Switzerland and sailing up the Rhine River. The trip stopped in a number of locations along and near the Rhine including Breisach, Germany; the Black Forest; Colmar, France; Strasbourg, France; Heidelberg, Germany; Rudesheim, Germany; Koblenz, Germany; Marksburg Castle, Germany; Cologne, Germany; Bruhl, Germany; Kinderdijk, Netherlands; and Amsterdam, Netherlands. The trip included many castles, palaces, cathedrals, and windmills; some of which are included in this gallery.

Lucerne, Switzerland

Lake Lucerne, Switzerland

View from Mount Rigi, Switzerland

View from Mount Rigi, Switzerland

View from Mount Rigi, Switzerland

Einsiedeln Monastery, Switzerland

Lucerne, Switzerland

Lucerne, Switzerland

Lucerne, Switzerland

Lucerne, Switzerland

Lucerne, Switzerland

Lucerne, Switzerland

Lucerne, Switzerland

Black Forest – Schwarzwald, Germany

Black Forest – Schwarzwald, Germany

Black Forest – Schwarzwald, Germany

Colmar, France

Colmar, France

Colmar, France

Colmar, France

Strasbourg, France

Strasbourg, France

Strasbourg, France

Strasbourg, France

Strasbourg, France

Strasbourg, France

Strasbourg Cathedral, France

Strasbourg Cathedral, France

Strasbourg Cathedral, France

Strasbourg, France

Strasbourg, France

Strasbourg, France

Heidelberg Castle, Germany

Heidelberg Castle, Germany

Heidelberg Castle, Germany

Heidelberg Castle, Germany

Heidelberg Castle, Germany

Heidelberg Castle, Germany

Heidelberg Castle, Germany

Castles of the Middle Rhine

Castles of the Middle Rhine

Castles of the Middle Rhine

Castles of the Middle Rhine

Castles of the Middle Rhine

Villages of the Middle Rhine

Villages of the Middle Rhine

Castles of the Middle Rhine

Castles of the Middle Rhine

Castles of the Middle Rhine

Castles of the Middle Rhine

Castles of the Middle Rhine

Castles of the Middle Rhine

Castles of the Middle Rhine

Castles of the Middle Rhine

Castles of the Middle Rhine

Castles of the Middle Rhine

Castles of the Middle Rhine

Castles of the Middle Rhine

Castles of the Middle Rhine

Castles of the Middle Rhine

Castles of the Middle Rhine

Castles of the Middle Rhine

Lorelei Rock on the Rhine River

Castles of the Middle Rhine

Villages of the Middle Rhine

Castles of the Middle Rhine

Castles of the Middle Rhine

Marksburg Castle, Germany

Marksburg Castle, Germany

Marksburg Castle, Germany

Marksburg Castle, Germany

Marksburg Castle, Germany

Castles of the Middle Rhine

Castles of the Middle Rhine

Marksburg Castle, Germany

Marksburg Castle, Germany

View from Marksburg Castle, Germany

Marksburg Castle, Germany

Marksburg Castle, Germany

Marksburg Castle, Germany

Marksburg Castle, Germany

Marksburg Castle, Germany

Marksburg Castle, Germany

Marksburg Castle, Germany

Marksburg Castle, Germany

Marksburg Castle, Germany

Marksburg Castle, Germany

Marksburg Castle, Germany

Marksburg Castle, Germany

Marksburg Castle, Germany

Marksburg Castle, Germany

Marksburg Castle, Germany

Koblenz, Germany

Cologne Cathedral, Germany

Cologne Cathedral, Germany

Cologne Cathedral, Germany

Cologne Cathedral, Germany

Cologne Cathedral, Germany

Cologne Cathedral, Germany

Cologne Cathedral, Germany

Cologne Cathedral, Germany

Cologne Cathedral, Germany

Cologne Cathedral, Germany

Cologne Cathedral, Germany

Cologne Cathedral, Germany

Cologne Cathedral, Germany

Augustusburg Castle, Germany

Augustusburg Castle, Germany

Hunting Palace near Augustusburg Castle, Germany

Kinderdijk Windmills, Netherlands

Kinderdijk Windmills, Netherlands

Kinderdijk Windmills, Netherlands

Kinderdijk Windmills, Netherlands