Trier trip

It was a while ago, but we actually managed to go away for a weekend, just the two of us.

We decided that as this was our first holiday in about four years (not counting family visits to Wales, that is different), that we should spoil ourselves. So we booked at an exclusive hotel/restaurant. It just won a price for fancy design: 

For us maybe just as important it also has two michelin stars for it's cooking. But the frist night we had to eat in their simple wine cellar:

You can see the chef in the distance on the magazine. We actually met him, and he was really friendly.

So: Off to Trier the next day to walk of the breakfast and build up an appetite. Trier is full of nice buildings, so here are just some of them. Notice the clear blue sky as well :-)

 Palace and Roman throne room in the background

 Random street view

 A very fancy grave stone. When you are a very influential bishop you get these things.

 Churches, pretty interior gardens, more sunshine, half of the town is a pretty postcard.

Oddly enough this town also produced a filosopher in whose name a lot of revolutions were started:

Walking back to the hotel, you can see the vineyards everywhere. This one is actually owned by the hotel, and we had a glass from grapes from this vineyard (a few years ago).

Can you spot the differences with the previous nights food? We could taste it! It was even better.

 One more just to make you jealous. Belly pork with a bit of caviar....

This is the hotel, with the old wine cellar on the right, the new design hotel on the left.

 And for those who don't like the fancy stuff, they also make: Bitburg.

Noah stayed at home with two nurses, so they promised to take some pictures to show that he also enjoyed it. We are not completely convinced, but judge for yourself:

You have to do my hair first! Stop taking pictures!!

 Are you sure you know how to cycle? That is not how daddy does it.

 Phew, you landed us in the canal! It's a bike!!

Hard work all this cycling. I'd better take a break.

There we go, catching up month by month I hope. A bigger update on what 's going and how we are all doing next week I hope.

Thijs