Located on the river Rhine - where Switzerland, France and Germany meet - Basel is easy to reach.

处于莱茵河畔，巴塞尔瑞士，法国和德国的交接口，所以很容易到达。

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On Europe's oldest highway, the Rhine river, the castles on rocky outcrops date from the time when bandits with aristocratic titles extracted tolls from passing traffic.

在欧洲最古老的交通要道莱茵河上，屹立在两边岩岸上的城堡，可以追溯到久远的时期——那时候，顶着贵族头衔的强盗们向过往船只收取通行费。

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A city of southwest Germany on the Rhine River north-northwest of Mannheim.

德国西南部位于曼海姆西北偏北莱茵河上的一座城市。

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There will be a good deal of symbolism - NATO leaders meeting on both sides of the Rhine River, walking across the bridge from Germany into France.

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel met NATO leaders on the German side of the Rhine River and together they walked across a bridge where they were met by President Nicolas Sarkozy, who then welcomed them into France.

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Thousands of protesters are expected to converge on the city on the Rhine river for the two-week conference, and Bonn police told the AP they are prepared for violence.

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The leaders gathered on a footbridge over the Rhine River separating France and Germany.

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Markus Hecher is the owner of Burg Rheinstein, a castle on a scenic stretch of the Rhine River that dates back to the 13th century.

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