Day 11: Europe

Kasey- Well, I knew this day was another day of doing A LOT of stuff. Our breakfast was pretty good. The whole hostel experience was one of my better hostel experiences. We saw like 20 staff members so that made me think that the place has got to be clean! We got a smokin deal at the hostel- only 15 euros for the two of us. There was some confusion about the price but luckily I printed the email where they told me 15 euros. After checking out we went up to the castle just above our hostel and walked around the courtyard. The castle is now a hotel. Next time I think we'll stay there.

It was really pretty driving up that high and then coming down and seeing the Lorelei. We then drove back to Koblenz and then to Trier. Trier is also a gorgeous city. We parked and walked to Karl Marx's house and then to the Cathedral in the zentrum.

 There's another church right next to the Cathedral that Emmy really liked because there was more light that got in. The relic at this Cathedral is Christ's Holy Robe when he was crucified.

We got some curry wurst (it was ok) and saw the Porta Nigra which is the best preserved Roman gate north of the Alps. We went to St. Pauline's Church which is yellow on the outside and really pretty inside. Supposedly Napoleon didn't touch this Church because of how pretty it is. We walked to a Roman bath that had a good sewage and heating system. We drove to a Roman Amphitheater that could sit up to 20,000 spectators and then left Trier. Our next destination was Echternach, Luxembourg. I really enjoyed the drive from Trier to Echternach mostly because I could tell it wasn't that popular of a route, so we weren't driving through touristy towns.

 

   Echternach is the oldest town in Luxembourg and is a charming little town. We drove up to Vianden. This was a very pretty town. We went to the Castle and did a tour. They did a good job of restoring it and had a lot of cool medieval stuff.

 We drove to Clervaux and didn't stop but enjoyed seeing it. Our last stop before Luxembourg City was Esch-sur-Sure. This was a really pretty town that is nicknamed Little Switzerland. It was really empty. I don't remember seeing a single person. It's also a really small town. We hiked up to some castle ruins above the town, that was fun, it was a pretty scenic view of the valley as well.

 

We made it to Luxembourg City, ate some McDonald's, checked into our hotel and got two sprites at the bar in the hotel (compliments of the hotel), and watched a soccer game.