I woke up this morning to a new year…in fact, my 53rd year, therefore a birthday outing was in order. Hubby and I had planned a trip to Saarbrucken for the day but for whatever reason whilst I couldn’t sleep properly last night I had plenty of opportunity to think about what I have enjoyed this holiday, and therefore would love to do for my birthday. I realised that a large number of my best memories have been wine tours and vineyards, so surely that was the better option for my day out – hubby probably wouldn’t mind either! 🙂
I planned a return trip to the Bad Durkheim region which was a couple of hours away, but during my route planning the points of interest on my satnav showed a huge tract of land a much shorter distance north of us which also has a wine region – who knew! Exciting new vineyards to explore on the Moselweinstrasse.
When hubby woke, I posed the question about whether he would mind skipping our original plan for a wine tour – guess what his answer was?
We headed north towards Trier and hoped to find somewhere nice for breakfast on the way. Not 20km later we noticed signs for Villeroy & Boch…and then some more….they were following us, and it would appear rude not to follow the call of the famous pottery works. It turned out to be a great decision because the town of Mertzig is on the Saar river, and has Villeroy & Boch, and boat trips, AND great places to eat – what’s not to love.
Breakfast consisted of all sorts of beautiful and fresh continental goodies – a real treat….
We decided to go on the boat trip tomorrow as I had my heart set on the wine route today. It was a lovely drive through valleys along the Saar and Mosel rivers and into more vineyards than I have EVER seen in my life – and that’s saying a lot from a girl who has lived in South African wine country.
The scenery was magnificent….
Then we stopped at the gorgeous village of Trittenheim on the Mosel river. Here we met a third generation wine farmer who has scaled down his operation to a mere 10,000 bottles of wine per year in his later years. What wonderful stories he had for us, and what wonderful wine hubby tasted. Needless to say, we came away with another 8 bottles of wine; but more importantly, with wonderful memories….
Happy and satisfied with another wonderful day in Germany, we headed back to Campingplatz Siersburg…..
…and the question of whether I’m any wiser now that I’m a year older? Perhaps not nearly as wise as I would like to be, but definitely wise enough to know that spending a glorious day with my amazing hubby is priceless!
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