Sunday, 11 June 2023

Preparing to Leave Frankfurt, Germany

I am ready for my flight to Amsterdam, so I will use my waiting time to send out another blog, as I continue to catch up to the present.

Tuesday, 6 June 2023

On the Moselle:  Bernkastel-Kus to Traben-Trarbach, Germany

Imagery II arrives in Bernastel-Kus at 6am after an overnight cruise from Trier. I begin the day with a two-hour walking tour of the medieval center of Bernkastel; its sister city, Kus, is on the other bank of the Moselle. The tour guide is an elderly native of the town who speaks English perfectly and knows a great many stories about the town's history.

Bernkastel Gets its Name from a Legend About A Bear in Chains;
Here Our Tour Guide Points Out the History of the Fountain

The Rathaus, or Town Hall

The Oldest House in Bernkastel.
Taxes were Calculated on the Width
of the Ground Floor Only.
The Shape of This House Avoids the
Higher Taxes for the Upper Floors

Reflections of the Oldest House in Bernkastel in
Windows Across the Street

Half-Timbered and Decorated House Front

Restaurant Sign

Cafe Sign

                                                            

                                                           Another Cafe Sign

The Crookedest House in Bernkastel?

Peonies Blooming in a Private Front Garden

In the early afternoon, as we continue down the Moselle, we enjoy the pleasant weather and beautiful hillsides, almost able to smell the aroma of the future wines growing on the steep hillsides. We pass through more locks and enjoy vistas of small villages on both sides of the water. In the late afternoon we reach Traben-Trarbach, another double town on both sides of the river, where we will spend the night.

Scenes Along the Moselle

Traben-Trarbach Village

Village Memorial Statiue Faces Both Sides of the River

One Street Goes Up . . .

the Other Street Goes Down

The Bridge Connecting the Traben Side (above) to the Trarbach Side (below)