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Another day in the trip, another castle to visit! Ah, what a hard life!
I’m obviously joking, as I love castles.
This time it was way easier to reach it, and there were no 5 km hikes, as when we went to Burg Eltz!
As we were already in Cochem, we did not need to take any train anywhere: we just needed to walk up to the castle and get in.
Continue reading “Monday, 17/07/2023: Cochem Castle”
This was the day in which we would visit Burg Eltz, one of the two magnificent-looking castles we were looking forward to see during the trip.
But this was in a different town and there were various ways to go from Cochem.
At the end, we chose to go to Moselkern by train and then hike the ~5km to the castle, since the weather was looking nice and we were sure if we didn’t do that we would regret it forever.
Continue reading “Sunday, 16/07/2023: Burg Eltz”
The second winery we were going to visit on this day was just a 5 minute drive away, in Enkirch.
Daniel met us outside the winery building, and told us how the omnipresent Mosel slate stone was so important for them in many ways: as the soil in which the vines grow, and as the literal fabric of the building, as it was also made of slate! He also told us how the building was used as an strategic observation tower during war times, as it is tall and has an even taller tower!
Continue reading “Saturday, 15/07/2023 (II): Immich Anker”
Our friend Sven lives in Germany and was very excited that we got to visit his country.
He is also excited about wine and trying new things, so he mobilised his network of experts to find interesting wineries in the area, and drove to Bullay, where we also went to by train (with all the bends of the Mosel, it was the best option logistically speaking!).
So we met at the station, and then drove across the Mosel and past a number of terraced slopes that did nothing but fire our anticipation, until we arrived to Reil, a small beautiful village.
As it were to be the theme of the day, we got to meet the grandfather in the family, who exchanged a few words with us, and quickly called the person currently running the winery, Thorsten.
Continue reading “Saturday, 15/07/2023: Melsheimer Weingut”
After walking past it the night before, we visited the Bock itself after breakfast.
It packs a punch; if you like crypts, cannons, views, staircases built in stone and secret passages that lead you down a tall spiral staircase, through a long corridor, up another tall spiral staircase and to an alternative escape route out of the fortress, you should visit too. Well worth the price of admission!
