Could I live in a cooler place?!
This passed weekend Jon and I joined the Robbins, great friends from our time in Lakenheath,
and went to check out the annual Happy Mosel.
One Sunday every year, at the end of April or beginning of May, 140km (70km on either side of the Mosel River) of the Mosel Weinstraße (Wine Street) is closed to motorized traffic for cyclists, in-line skaters and pedestrians. Just driving out to the route offered breathtaking scenery, not to mention the great weather we had and the gorgeous scenery along the route!
don't worry I took the picture while Jon drove...by the looks of the guard rail, that may not always be the case!
Bernkastel Kues - the castle (above) and the village (below) - on our drive in
One of the many beautiful, small villages we cycled past
...and the vineyards
A gorgeous view of the castle along the route
...along with more cute little villages ("and their beirgarten" says Jon)
We only suffered about a 10 minute window with light rain, when we decided to stop at a road-side stand for bratwurst mit pommes (sausage with fries) and to share a bottle of wine between us. Tough life, I know! ...and, apparently, there are several of these traffic-free events throughout the summer.
Count me in!
2 comments:
Wow. Maybe I should have stayed a second weekend, huh? I'm sure I could have rented a bike somewhere!!
Looks heavenly. Yum... bratwurst.
The good news is that I found that hefeweizen beer (from Hooters) at the local store here. Hooray! Now to find banana juice...
Beautiful pictures!! Looks like you guys had a blast.
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