{"id":97,"date":"2007-07-01T01:00:14","date_gmt":"2007-06-30T15:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/?p=97"},"modified":"2007-07-01T01:00:14","modified_gmt":"2007-06-30T15:00:14","slug":"rhine-castles-european-river-cruise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/european-river-cruise\/rhine-castles-european-river-cruise","title":{"rendered":"Rhine Castles &#8211; European River Cruise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"float: right\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-1009507070974015\";\r\ngoogle_alternate_ad_url = \"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/google_adsense_script.html\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\r\ngoogle_ad_format = \"300x250_as\";\r\ngoogle_ad_type = \"text_image\";\r\n\/\/2007-06-30: TSBlog 300x250\r\ngoogle_ad_channel = \"2928184950\";\r\ngoogle_color_border = \"FFFFFF\";\r\ngoogle_color_bg = \"FFFFFF\";\r\ngoogle_color_link = \"FF6600\";\r\ngoogle_color_text = \"000000\";\r\ngoogle_color_url = \"339933\";\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\n  src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The tour program promised that today we will\u00a0sail through the dramatic Rhine Gorge, the most beautiful stretch of the river and that was very true.\u00a0 Along this stretch you will see\u00a0numerous\u00a0magnificent castles, which unfortunately you may not always be <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" vspace=\"3\" align=\"right\" width=\"85\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Destination\/d\/13343-2\/DSC_3130.jpg?resize=85%2C110\" hspace=\"3\" alt=\"Rhine castle\" height=\"110\" style=\"width: 85px; height: 110px\" title=\"Rhine castle\" \/>able to get good shots of if you have a tiny camera like I did. 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