Koblenz and the Christmas Market

Koblenz was the city our ship docked in after the scenic Rhine cruising, and was the access point for the trip to Marksburg Castle.  Because the day had already been so action-packed, we had hardly any time left to see any of Koblenz, but we headed out soon after returning from the castle tour.

Here is a map that shows where Koblenz is located at the junction of the Moselle River and the Rhine.  They call this spot "German Corner".  Our ship was docked just to the right of the "corner", right beside the monument to Emperor William I.

Here is the equestrian monument, taken from our stateroom on the boat when we docked in Koblenz in the early afternoon:

View of the fortress across the Rhine from the city:

Same fortress, later in the afternoon when we returned from the Marksburg castle tour:

The statue in the early evening (the sun sets early in November):

The next two photos are views up the Moselle River from German Corner:

Next we ventured into a couple of streets of the old town, that had the Christmas Market going on, the only one that was open on our trip.  It had just started for the season, it was Saturday evening.  We were short of time so we didn't see the whole thing, in fact I think we turned a street early and just saw a very small part of it, but here are a few photos of the stalls and lights:

 Too bad we didn't have longer here.  Overnight we travel to Cologne.