Quick Visit

Recently we had a friend come to see us here in Germany. He could only stay for a day but we are so thankful that he chose to spend that day with us. Wilkommen to Germany Titus.

Just picked Titus up at the airport - 9:35 am Tuesday July 12th. We haven't seen Titus in nearly 18 months. He was certainly a sight for sore eyes. While we enjoyed his visit we also missed his lovely wife Angie and his 2 daughters Bella and Kaewynn who were unable to make the trip with him. Maybe, hopefully, next time. Since we had such a limited time with Titus (his flight back to Milan, Italy left the next morning at 6 am and it is a 2 hour drive from our house to the airport) we decided to tour the area and stay the night in Sohren (just 5 minutes from the airport). First we took Titus to the little towns of Trarbach and Traben on the Mosel River. Two gorgeous little villages. After walking around in town we decided to hike up to the Grevensburg Castle ruins. The hike was a bit steep and the weather was nice but so so HUMID. We were all sweating up a storm not 5 minutes into the hike. But the views at the top were breathtaking. After we came back down from the ruins we headed into town for gelato and then across the bridge to Traben for lunch. Here are just a few shots of our day!

Titus standing at the door of a beautiful old church in Traben - behold he stands at the door and knocks. Knock and the door shall be opened unto you.

Titus and the boys at the top.

Here we are at the top of the hill on the grounds of the castle ruins

James and I at lunch - our shirts don't actually match as closely as they appear in this photo - my shirt is turquoise and James' shirt is baby blue.

My fabulous lunch - Camembert cheese souffle with preiselbeeren (mini cranberries) and pear mustard.  It came with a salad and of course, I had a little taste of James' schnitzel with white wine cheese sauce.

After our trip to Traben-Trarback we headed to Cochem.

Titus sleeping in the car on the way to Cochem.  I must add that he was NOT snoring!

If you want to see more of the photos we took please visit our Shutterfly site here Click this link to see the pictures:  Red-headed Ramblings