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way the shores are low, and the rounded bluffs are some distance back. Just below Niederwalluf the banks on the right are a little higher, and the valley narrows somewhat. There are beautiful villas on the right, just below the landing. The next stop was at Eltville. Here there are also villas all along. These are only higher banks between Niederwalluf and Eltville, - the rounded bluffs are farther back.
Also saw a "white-above red" flag along the river. The boats have a peculiar way of landing, - illustrated as follows:

[[image - pen drawing showing the process of a steamer docking at the landing.]]

Here, along the river, I noticed a row of sycamores, trimmed like [[underlined]] Robinia [[/underlined]] in [[underlined]] Prague [[/underlined]], hence top reduced, rounded and bushy. The shores are flatter on the left.

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On the right the slopes run up gradually to rather distant hills. The next stop is at Oestrich-Winkel. The shores here are rather flat and low, and then a gradual slope rises to a high timbered hill, a mountain, with a castle(?) on top. The whole slope is covered with nice fields. Timbered islands cut off the view on the other side. The next stop is at Freiweinheim, - with Ingelheim on the left side.
On the right, on an almost treeless knob, stands Johannisberg. It is modern in appearance, and a town stretches along the flat shore. The bluffs on the left are far back. There are many steamers on the river. Geisenheim is the next stop. There are islands and flat shores to the left. There are hills back on the right, and still farther on the left.