Germany & the Moselle River
We
visited Manderscheid, a picturesque village with some ruined castles before
exploring the lovely chapel which overlooked a lake with a beautifully kept
graveyard. Finally, we went to Brocksheid where we saw how they made a variety
of bells before driving back through the Piesport vineyards.
We had thee perfect weather for our boat ride on the Mosel River. We got on the boat at Leiwen and had
a lovely two hour trip to the small town of Bernkastel.
In Bernkastel we enjoyed a delicious lunch in a
lovely cafe and then enjoyed looking at the fabulous gingerbread type buildings
in this town. We bought gifts and souvenirs to take home with us. We returned
to the boat in the afternoon sun relaxing and enjoying the scenery as we sailed
back.
We
went to a Wildlife Park which was situated in a vast woodland. We admired the animals and also fed them. There were too many to name, but they included llamas; one with a
baby so small and young it had not quite found its legs and tottered like
Bambi. There were very tame deer, emus, donkeys, wild boar and goats.
There
were lots of activities in and around the hotel. We had a competitive girls v boys French boule game then a game called Molkke which none of us had played before and to finish we played a
Dutch game of Sjoelbak which involves sliding discs down a board into targets
to score points. It was great fun! 
Our
next excursion was the city of Trier. We leisurely explored the area. and the most fascinating place we visited
was the amazing Cathedral and Basilica with incredible stained glass
windows.
We took a trip to Saarburg a pretty small town with a waterfall and river running through
the middle. There was a waterwheel and the water flow was used for electricity.
We explored the streets and shopped for souvenirs before having a delicious ice cream. 
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