Tuesday, September 30, 1997

From Trier to the Moselle Valley


More highlights of Trier
* Karl Marx House
* Dreikonigenhaus
* Rheinisches Landesmuseum
* Judengaase (Old Jewish quarter now featuring an Irish pub)
* Cathedral
We grabbed a bratwurst for “pre-lunch” then drove to Bernkastel…stopped for goulash souppe
We toured/walked all over Bernkastel. More farting….

Then, we drove through the Moselle Valley to Cochem and to Broden Bach.
Cross-country to Oberweisel.
We got the most beautiful room in Schonburg Castle hotel on the Rhine. Our room was in the castle tower overlooking the Rhine valley.

We ordered kase platte and wine on the terrace.

Monday, September 29, 1997

From Boston to Trier

We slept in until the flight; a 6:05 p.m. full flight to Frankfurt
We landed at 7:00 am and immediately got our rental car and started racing….
We drove to Trier via Mannheim and Kaiserslautern on the Autobahn
We got into Trier at 10:30 am with no sleep. We got a greasy schnitzel and beer for lunch and embarked on our City walking tour for 2 hours.
We saw the entire city; Porto Nigro (a.k.a.: pinot negro), the Hauptmarkt, Basilka, Kaisertrermen (Royal Baths)

After the tour, we drank wine and people watched at a small café.
Still no sleep
We ate dinner at the hotel---- pepper steak and Farted and waddled to bed and passed out…