Our next visit, after a long drive from Berlin, was to a town called Cochem in the Mosel Valley - wine country. It is one of those German towns with a fairytale castle perched high above the river. Huge cruise boats park there, and the bridge is overtaken by Americans who can't get enough of the view.
The town itself has typical German half-timbered buildings which surround the small market square, where you can get coffee. Strangely, it also seems to be a mecca for Harley Davidson "boys". There were hundreds of Harleys there at the weekend, and all the old rockers, complete with droopy white moustaches, and ponytails. It was great fun.
One evening we went into town for a meal, and being in Germany, Tony had pizza and I had plaice and chips! Typical Brits! Well, we have been eating a lot of bratwurst too (The diets are not going too well).
Cochem - The Castle
Thankfully, the walk up to the castle could be avoided by taking the popular shuttle bus, and that is what we did. We got lovely views up there. The castle has a huge golden mosaic of St Christopher on its side, and the kind of turrets that you only exist in children's books. However, you could only see inside the castle if you took a rather pricey guided tour. Neither of us like guided tours, so we made do with the view, and a leisurely walk down back into the town. We finished with delicious ice-creams; we are becoming too fond of them!
Another lovely day. How lucky we are!
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