The Rhine and Main in Flood January 2011

Flooding like this has not been seen for many years.  This wreaked havoc on their transportation system as
rivers are the primary means of distribution of goods in Germany.  The river was so  high the barges could
not go under the bridges. Road links made normal access to some places  much more challenging.

This is looking across the Rhine.  It looks like a lake.  It forced us of our normal routes onto some very
picturesque country side.  Damage to some river side towns was extensive.

We stopped along the side of the highway on  the way to Rudesheim.  This is the Rhine River

Ben and Andrea were with us earlier when we traveled on this road to Rudesheim

We took a cruise previously from this site.  No boats or barges were allowed on the river.  

Heavy rains and short spell of warm weather caused some towns to be flooded along the Rhine