TRIER

Another perk from missing our landlord meeting on Saturday is that we were free to explore Trier and meet up with some dear friends who are living in Brussels these days. This family is one of those that we had only just started really getting to know well before they had to leave our last duty station in Norfolk, but knowing that we were both headed for Europe, we promised to connect when we were all “across the pond”. We ALWAYS have a great time with them, and this time was no different.

Trier was a discovery of theirs, which was roughly halfway between Brussels and Stuttgart. It is one of the oldest cities in Germany, with ruins dating back to the first century! We made a day trip of it, and really had a lovely time. We walked through the city squares, and, I must admit, spent far more time chatting than taking advantage of the sites surrounding us. We took a little river cruise and ended the day at a winery/restaurant.
We had a lovely time – sampled some delicious local wines and had a great dinner. The owner came by our table as we tasted each wine and described the process of harvest and fermentation for each different wine we sampled. We tasted, ate, LAUGHED and sampled for more than four hours before we finally parted ways.

You all know how Hubbz and I love the vino – and we left all of our wine back in the states when we moved here (the military wouldn’t ship it). So we decided to start our European inventory this weekend. We bought a mixed case last night – and all of it was white wine (so unlike us!). We are excited to learn more and more about the wines of our host country – and to share them with our visitors!! Bonus information – we’ve just discovered that the military will send an honest-to-goodness wine shipment for us when we move home. We’re talking properly packed and temperature controlled! This is not a service they offered when we moved from the US – so we are really excited to have a few years here to build up our European collection!!
We will certainly visit Trier again – and perhaps even take in the sites next time….