Day 3

I’m sitting here in my apartment with the window open (it’s about 55 degrees and I’m *freezing*!) listening to the Rhein (yeah, I spelled it right) River and the boats going up the Rhein. It’s so peaceful. I think I could live here. All I really need right now is my cat and my cup of tea and I’d be a happy girl. A very happy girl.
Today we took a sight-seeing tour to Cochem and it was rather nice. Oh, it was so nice. There were 7 people in the tour and we walked all around town, walked up to the castle, but didn’t tour it, and had lunch. I got to try fedderweissen or however the hell you spell it. Oh my god. It’s only available this time of year when the wine is still fermenting and it’s damn good. Too bad I can’t bring it back home with me. It’s not sealed because it’s still fermenting and because it’s not sealed, you can’t bring it home. It’s also a buy now drink now kind of wine. But damn, it’s good. Back to Cochem. Cochem is a nice quaint little town on die Mosel River. It’s very touristy but still laid back. The castle there is gorgeous but Cliff and I didn’t take a tour. The reason we didn’t take a tour is because it’s a guided tour and we like to go at our own pace and wander all over. The food here is out of this world. They don’t play around with the food. I got a veggie plate and it was broccoli, cauliflower, green beans, and carrots over a plate of rice. It was freaking HUGE! Cliff got potatoes, side salad and schnitzel. We still can’t figure out what the hell schnitzel is. But we’ll find out.
I have made a new friend over here. Yay! I just have to remember to look her up on FB when I finally get internet access. It’s the contact lady for Untours and she’s been super nice and helpful. But I’m outa here. All this walking around has made me super tired. I think we’ve walked as much if not more than Rome.

Me.