April 21-22-Trier, Germany

One of the places we have had on our list this year is Trier, Germany.  It is often claimed to be the oldest city in Germany dating back to 16 BC.  We rode three different trains to get to Trier totaling about 6 hours.  The terrain in the southwestern part of Germany is much different than the rest of the country we have seen and I think we have seen a lot.  We travelled along the Rhine River for a long time and there were lots of castles overlooking the river.

I thought this bridge was impressive.

We made it to Trier and checked out our hotel.  We had a 2 story hotel room.  It was a fun place to stay.  This day was Easter Monday and is a holiday in Germany.  We realized about 40 minutes before our train left that the bus would not run on its regular schedule so we bolted out the door and ran and walked VERY quickly to the Bahnhof (train station).  When we first arrived in Göttingen it took us 45 minutes to walk to the train station.  As we're running and a little nervous about missing the train, Seth just kept saying it was the best day ever.  He loves an adventure!

Port Nigra is translated Black Gate in English. It was the northern gate for the old Roman city.

A view out of Port Nigra of what the city used to look like.

The Trier Cathedral

City of Trier

The Imperial Baths built in the 4th century A.D.

These were some of the tunnels underground in the baths...they were a little creepy to me.

Roman Amphitheater. When Seth realized that gladiators were killed here just for sport he did not like it at all.  As I was taking his picture he said, "This is not my thing".  It was so funny.

I love to see them holding hands, so sweet.

The Constantine Basilika and the Electoral Palace. It was a place where Constantine had a throne.

This is the house in which Karl Marx, the philosopher behind communism, was born in 1818.

The Roman Bridge across the Moselle River, it has some old with some new.

Time to get on the train again and head home.  I was able to get some more pictures of castles along the way.

You can see there are lots of vineyards on the right side.  Brooke and Seth are determined that all of the vineyards everywhere should be destroyed so there will be no more wine in the world.  They are completely anti-alcohol.  We try to tell them grapes are a good thing.

Another fun adventure that we were able to have together!