Bernkastle, Germany (photo heavy)

We flew out of Moscow just after a snow fall (light) and flew to Copenhagen, where we waited nearly 5 hours  for our next flight. Got quite a lot of stitching done!! Lol!! Then we flew to Luxembourg and were collected by German friends. Yesterday we had a visit from an Aussie friend who lives in Dusseldorf, was great to have a catch up!! Today we have been taken to Bernkastle to have a look at the township...is a mecca for tourists!!!

is a foggy cloudy morning this morning

the first little square we came to

part of the square

a Christmas shop...perfect for Shez.....

one of the last remaining original town entrances

I liked this hanging on someone's  front door.. 

wonderful street views

these were red geraniums...they go inside for winter..

lots of the old houses had messages written under the roof line

these two looked like they were going to lean into each other..

This was the smallest house in the village. .how cute is that??

buildings on the central town square..

interesting vews to the vines past the buildings

heading back to the car now...we drove along the Mosel River to another town whose name I have forgotten 

there was a monument to the Roman soldiers who drowned while transporti g barrels of wine from one side of the Mosel to the other..

a couple of street views

we drove to a hill top look out

the fines stretched away below us..

the Reisling grapes are ready to be picked...we sampled a few and they were very sweet

this machine takes pickers up the hill and brings the boxes of grapes back down

I did do a little retail therapy...spotted these in a shop window and thought they would be perfect for our window seat

just need to find some cushion inserts when we get back!! 

Happy travels.