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Picnics:
St. Goar's waterfront park is hungry for picnickers. You can buy picnic fixings
at the tiny
St. Goarer Stadtladen
grocery store on the pedestrian street (Mon-Fri
8:00-18:00, Sat 8:00-13:00, closed Sun, Heerstrasse 106).
Shopping:
The Montag family runs two shops (one specializes in steins and the other in
cuckoo clocks), both at the base of the castle hill road. The stein shop under the hotel
hasRhineguidesandfinesteins.Theothershopboasts“thelargestfree-hangingcuckoo
clock in the world” (both open daily 8:30-18:00, shorter hours Nov-April). Montag's
shops offer discounts on any of their souvenirs (including Hummels; €10 minimum pur-
chase)fortravelerswiththisbook.They'llshipyourpurchasehome—orgiveyouaVAT
form to claim your tax refund at the airport if you're carrying your items with you. A
couple of other souvenir shops are across from the K-D boat dock.
