We are still in the Mosel valley taking it very easy, but we have moved down river about 15K to a little wine village called Mesenich. We stayed on this site right by the river about 3 years ago. It is very pretty, set among the vines, and very quiet. It has a bar and there are lots of good walks along the river to different villages. Our favourite village is Mesenich itself.
It is so gorgeous, but so quiet. You hardly ever see a soul. Even today, when the wine festival is on, it is not busy. Some people have gone up into the vines, to taste wine, and there is a brass band up there, walking from stall to stall. I'm not sure what their music will be like when they reach the last one!
There is a nice hotel in the village where you can get coffee and cake, and we went there instead, and had rather delicious apple cake with ice cream. The people there are always delighted to welcome us, as English people, and they seem to appreciate Tony speaking some German.
When we walk the other way along the river, we can get our coffee and cake in a cafe in the vineyard (see photo).
Strangely the man who owns this vineyard where we staying is the one who provides all the mulled wine at the English Christmas markets, including Manchester. So now we can imagine the grapes growing here, as we sip at the wine next December.
Some of the things I love about these holidays are: fresh bread for breakfast, friendly people, birdsong, the cuckoos, being outdoors, seeing new things.
We hope to be able to post two more blogs yet. So watch this space! Love to all.
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