Germany – George Murphy

Schengen

The historic Schengen Agreement permits people to move freely throughout most of Europe without border controls.

Dreilandenpunt is the Dutch word for the point at which 3 countries (Netherlands, Germany, and Belgium) meet.

This morning we said goodbye to Koblenz, Germany and drove to the German-Dutch frontier.

In 1945, the American army used the "Bridge at Remagen" to get a foothold on the east side of the Rhine River.

The 'German Corner', or 'Deutsches Eck', is the point where the Mosel River flows into the Rhine River.

The section of the Rhine River that we cruised upon today is widely considered to be the most scenic.

Our train from Amsterdam brought us to Cologne, where we transferred to a train that took us to Koblenz.