Along the Rhine and Moselle Rivers, Day 2
Day 2 – Koblenz, Cochem, Bernkastel-Kues, Trier
The Sunday morning was started with cloudy and rainy weather in Cologne. We drove from Cologne to Koblenz, the city where the Moselle river joins the Rhine. It was still raining when we arrived at Koblenz. After having a brunch in the center area, we visited the 'Festung Ehrenbreitstein', a fortress on the hill on the side of the Rhine, opposite to the town. The fortress was actively used during the 1st and 2nd world war, and currently the buildings inside the complex were used as museum, restaurant, and youth hostel.
The most interesting part from the fortress is the strategic location, on top of the hill directly across the joining point of the two rivers. The view from the fortress was beautiful, where we could see the color difference of the Moselle and the Rhine, the row of bridges along the Moselle, and enjoyed the great view of the statue of Wilhelm I at the joining point.
View of Koblenz from Ehrenbreitstein fortress
From the fortress, we back to the center area of the city. We visited the joining point of the river, passing the St. Castor church and looking closely the big status of Wilhelm I. Unfortunately because of the bad weather, we did not stay long there.
After visiting the cities along the Rhine, from Koblenz we drove along the Moselle. Not far from Koblenz, we stopped on a small village along the Moselle. We entered a small house that turned into a café. They sold several kinds of cakes and drinks. I ordered a plum pie with warm chocolate. It tasted very nice!
About two hours from Koblenz, after driving along the Moselle with most of the riverside covered with vineyards, we arrived at Cochem, a small tourist town on the side of the Moselle. The city was very crowded, and relevant with the vineyards, it was famous for the wine shops. We visited a small old wine shop, where we could taste the wine before buying, and end up bought ten bottles. Even me that is not a wine lover could say that the wine was very nice, white wine type with sweet taste.
View of Moselle from Cochem
The center area of Cochem also nice to see. It has hilly small streets with shops on both sides. The city was full of tourists, and all shops were open even on Sunday, where commonly shops are closed in Europe.
Continuing our drive, we stopped at Bernkastel-Kues, another small city at the riverside. It also has nice buildings in the center area. We rested in a small restaurant that had happy hour for wine promotion. In the end we decided to have dinner there, and it was a good decision. The food was nice! After enjoying the dinner we still had some times to walk near the vineyards.
From Bernkastel-Kues, we decided to go via highway to Trier because it was quite late already. We arrived at Trier sooner than what we had expected. After checked in at our hotel, we still could visit the center area in the late evening, and enjoyed a big cup of ice cream for our late dessert.
Since the sun was already set, we saved the walking tour of Trier for the following day.
(to be continued)
The Sunday morning was started with cloudy and rainy weather in Cologne. We drove from Cologne to Koblenz, the city where the Moselle river joins the Rhine. It was still raining when we arrived at Koblenz. After having a brunch in the center area, we visited the 'Festung Ehrenbreitstein', a fortress on the hill on the side of the Rhine, opposite to the town. The fortress was actively used during the 1st and 2nd world war, and currently the buildings inside the complex were used as museum, restaurant, and youth hostel.
The most interesting part from the fortress is the strategic location, on top of the hill directly across the joining point of the two rivers. The view from the fortress was beautiful, where we could see the color difference of the Moselle and the Rhine, the row of bridges along the Moselle, and enjoyed the great view of the statue of Wilhelm I at the joining point.
View of Koblenz from Ehrenbreitstein fortressFrom the fortress, we back to the center area of the city. We visited the joining point of the river, passing the St. Castor church and looking closely the big status of Wilhelm I. Unfortunately because of the bad weather, we did not stay long there.
After visiting the cities along the Rhine, from Koblenz we drove along the Moselle. Not far from Koblenz, we stopped on a small village along the Moselle. We entered a small house that turned into a café. They sold several kinds of cakes and drinks. I ordered a plum pie with warm chocolate. It tasted very nice!
About two hours from Koblenz, after driving along the Moselle with most of the riverside covered with vineyards, we arrived at Cochem, a small tourist town on the side of the Moselle. The city was very crowded, and relevant with the vineyards, it was famous for the wine shops. We visited a small old wine shop, where we could taste the wine before buying, and end up bought ten bottles. Even me that is not a wine lover could say that the wine was very nice, white wine type with sweet taste.
View of Moselle from CochemThe center area of Cochem also nice to see. It has hilly small streets with shops on both sides. The city was full of tourists, and all shops were open even on Sunday, where commonly shops are closed in Europe.
Continuing our drive, we stopped at Bernkastel-Kues, another small city at the riverside. It also has nice buildings in the center area. We rested in a small restaurant that had happy hour for wine promotion. In the end we decided to have dinner there, and it was a good decision. The food was nice! After enjoying the dinner we still had some times to walk near the vineyards.
From Bernkastel-Kues, we decided to go via highway to Trier because it was quite late already. We arrived at Trier sooner than what we had expected. After checked in at our hotel, we still could visit the center area in the late evening, and enjoyed a big cup of ice cream for our late dessert.
Since the sun was already set, we saved the walking tour of Trier for the following day.
(to be continued)
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