Yesterday morning Jo and I took the Flixbus to Trier. It’s less expensive and faster than the train. Trier is the oldest city in Germany, established in about 17 BC. Upon our arrival, just after noon, we walked to our hotel and checked into our room, then set off to explore. We covered a lot of ground. We walked through the Hauptmarkt, Dom St. Peter (around 350 AD), Liebfrauenkirch (1235-1260 AD), Konstantinbasilika (306-310 AD), Kurfürstliches Palais (17th/18th centuries), Palastgarten (laid out on the 17th century) and some other places. I really enjoyed walking around the town.

We went to dinner down on the Mosel River.

As we ate, outside, it began to rain. Fortunately there was an umbrella over us. By the time we finished eating we decided to walk back to the hotel and call it an early night.

Day 2 –

It was raining as we ate our breakfast. We checked out of the hotel and took a bus to the train station. We stored our bags in a locker, bought umbrellas, and away we went. Our focus was Porta Negra (2nd century AD). It was the Roman gate on the north side of Trier. It was very interesting.

We then checked out a few more things before our 1:00 walking tour.

We stopped for a snack and I tried Spaghetti Ice. It’s actually vanilla gelato (shaped like spaghetti) with strawberry sauce and white chocolate. It was tasty.

The walking tour lasted 90 minutes. We revisited some places we had been (not going inside) and learned a lot more of the history of the town.

I am now back on the Flixbus, heading back to Frankfurt. The consensus was that while the Flixbus world be okay for a shorter drive, the train is better for anything over a couple of hours.

Tomorrow…Paris!!