On Monday, we drove to the gorgeous village of Cochem. It is a curvy drive from Herforst toward Frankfurt that took just under an hour. We will definitely be visiting again. We went with the intention to tour the castle, however the weather didn't really cooperate. Instead, we drove around, looked at the castle, ate lunch in our car and walked along the shopping area under our umbrellas in the pouring rain! The kids all enjoyed the rain, but were very disappointed we didn't get to go on the tour. We have promised them we will go back in the next week or two when the weather is prettier. You have to hike up a hill to get to the castle itself, and it wasn't going to be fun in the rain. And, when I say rain, I mean LOTS OF RAIN and FOG! Anyway, the village had lots of great shops and sidewalk cafe's. People were still out and about and the flowers everywhere were gorgeous. We also got to hear the bells chime in the center of the shopping area.
Oh - I got to experience the bathroom paying. Yes, for those of you who haven't traveled abroad, it is very common to pay to use the public restroom. In this case, it was .30 euro. A man was standing there (just inside the ladies room) and you pay, then head into the stall. When you are finished, he checks the stalls and cleans them. Very interesting, huh? Good thing is that they are fairly clean. This particular one was quite old, but kept.
I'm posting a slide show. Hope you enjoy!
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See what happens when Nana leaves--the rain!! Cochem is something I definitely will have to do when we come.
Nana
Hello Jolee and Matt! Everytime I see Norma, I check on you two! Jolee, sorry your trip was so terrible, and glad to hear that your sweet baby is doing better! It's been nice to catch up on you and your kids!
Mandy (Shank) Becker
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