Mosel Castles

This past Thursday Denise and I took our first solo day trip on the road. We visited two castles and drove along the Mosel river. It is a beautiful area. High hills with a large river with lots of boats from family boats to large cruisers, barges, and hotel/tour boats. All along the river are vineyards with grapes on the steep hillsides of the river valley. They are famous for their Riesling wine. The castles were well worth the visits. The pictures below are from the Castle at Cochem. They give tours which explain a lot about the building and architecture and give a lot of insight into living in the medieval times. Our guide here gave the tour in German. They gave out explanation sheets for French, Danish, etc. In a lot of rooms she would comment to the Scandinavians and to Denise and I in our languages. She considers herself fluent in four. It is amazing to see the structures and with the explanation, picture life in the times that these places were thriving residences.



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Location:Cochem, Germany