{"id":1286,"date":"2010-04-22T11:17:22","date_gmt":"2010-04-22T11:17:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bakkerbugle.com\/blog\/?p=1286"},"modified":"2010-04-22T11:17:22","modified_gmt":"2010-04-22T11:17:22","slug":"germany-just-a-few-miles-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bakkerbugle.com\/blog\/2010\/04\/22\/germany-just-a-few-miles-away\/","title":{"rendered":"Germany, just a few miles away"},"content":{"rendered":"

We love our guests in the B&B, in part because they give us a good reason to leave the house! The trees and tulips are just beginning to flower, so it’s a good time to drive around our part of Europe. We’re happy to share a photoset of our weekend in Germany<\/a>, beginning Saturday, 10 April.<\/p>\n

\"Hauptmarkt<\/p>\n

As some of you know, the B&B staff insist that guests who arrive in the morning spend much of the day away from the seductive comforts of their rooms. Still, we didn’t want to take our jet-lagged guest too far. So we made the natural choice for an urban destination: Trier. A lovely city, but most of all, a lovely place to sample the local white wines. <\/p>\n

\"Wine<\/p>\n

Sunday, we drove just a little farther, to the Mosel (or Moselle) valley. The valley is renowned to be as beautiful as the celebrated Rhine valley, and more devoted to wine. Ideal!<\/p>\n

\"Mosel<\/p>\n

The weather was not ideal, but we were fortunate to arrive at the most attractive towns during the sunny periods. For example, Zell, the home of the Black Cat wines.<\/p>\n

\"Zell<\/p>\n

We got to the larger town of Cochem before the sun set and our bellies started rumbling. Take a look at our photoset for much more, and descriptions, too! (These links lead to slideshows. To see the descriptions, click “Show Info” in the top-right corner.)<\/p>\n