First of all - HAPPY GOLDEN BIRTHDAY - to sweet Sadie, my granddaughter, who turns 3 years old today. What a delight you have been to all of us Sadie-Lo.
We woke up this morning in Cologne, ready to put on a few miles again. We walked back to the Cologne Cathedral to spend a little time there. It is such an awesome place, words and pictures, never do it justice. We were on the road by 11 and heading south to our true "vacation" destination, the Mosel River Valley. "Tina Tom-Tom" got us here with no problems and we checked into the beautiful Hotel Haus Lipmann. The hotel has been run by the Lipmann family for over 200 years and we were greeted by our host, David (the hardworking son), just like Rick Steeves said. The hotel and room are just a fantasy and we are enjoying our patio river view. Pictures to follow. We walked around the quaint area and finally had our first weinerschnitzel. Yummy. We continued to explore and decided we needed to head to the nearest store (10 km) to buy beer for me. The hotel only sells wine, so as much as I have tried - I'm still a beer girl. Now Betty is loving every minute of the wine. We spent some great "sister-time" on our patio enjoying my beer and the bottle of Winehaus Lipmann wine that Betty bought from the hotel. After a delightful dinner of pork roast, fried potatoes and salad on the hotel's dining terrace, we retired into our German wonderland, resting up so we can explore more tomorrow.
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