trier

After 11 hours of sleep, I was feeling somewhat refreshed following my long day of travel. Mary, Charlie and myself hopped in the car and drove 25 minutes down the road to trier. Strolling past the porta nigra, the black gate, that was erected in about A.D. 180 by the romans is quite surreal. You can almost hear the history that the gate has survived. It is made of 180 huge sandstone blocks that have blackened over time and are 6 tons each. It is the largest surviving city gate north of the alps. SO cool. The square in the center of town is decorated with farmers booths loaded up with the freshest veggies and a table offering wine tasting from a local vineyard, one of hundreds. The buildings are all traditional style german architecture and stand proud, squished in their place. We walked around just taking in the beauty and did a little shopping as well. How could you not with so many cool shops lined up in front of you!? Back to the house after a couple hours and a relaxing evening ahead of us.

-lyndsey