05-09-2014, 12:01 AM
View across the river from Boppard. The right third is the opposite, eastern bank, in 2008. The ship is going downstream, the Rhine makes a sharp turn to the right so that the other two thirds of the background actually depict the western, Roman bank, which almost immediately climbs up from the waterline:
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Stichted photo of remains of the Roman wall in Boppard (which lies on the western, left bank). In the background you can see how close the Rhine hills are:
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Stichted photo of remains of the Roman wall in Boppard (which lies on the western, left bank). In the background you can see how close the Rhine hills are:
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Stefan (Literary references to the discussed topics are always appreciated.)
