Moselle Winery 28.7.19
Koblenz our stopping place today is the point at which the Moselle joins the Rhine and we moor close to the point where the rivers join. Since our stop in Xanten we have come some distance over night passing by Duisburg, Dusseldorf, Koln and Bonn. None of which we particularly noticed as we progressed.
Our outward trip today is to a winery on Moselle which is notable for the very steep growing areas leading to all of the work – maintaining the vines, picking and so on all being undertaken by hand in the traditional way as it is simply too steep for mechanical equipment.
And a little wine tasting is always a good way to kick off the day. I seem to recall that as we are drinking German wines I received double rations on most of the wines tasted!
Scenic Ruby 28.7.19
After lunch we have free time and it was easy to spot that Koblenz has a cable car enabling us to reach the fortress on the top plus Rhine viewing platform. On the way up I was able to obtain a photograph of our home this week.
Rhine & Moselle 28.7.19
The view from the cable car also enables the meeting of the two rivers to be captured.
History Column Koblenz 28.7.19
This column marks the 2000th anniversary of the City in 1992. At the base is a wine ship rowed by six Coblenz slaves to transport wine down the Moselle. As the view moves up the column past the wine barrels, Charlemagne and eventually the WWII and reconstruction of the City.