Showing posts with label castle. Show all posts
Showing posts with label castle. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 10, 2016

The Wine Country: Rhodt

If you're like me and enjoy wine a bit too much, this is your happy place! Alex's family has a vacation home in Rhodt, Germany. We spent 2 nights here and that was not long enough. It was beautiful!
 The house is in the middle of a vineyard.
 Breakfast with a view. I gave up coffee before this trip...well, that went out the window.
 If Alex didn't crouch down, this would be all of our pictures...
Some sort of memorial, even he couldn't explain to me what it was. 
We are such bad tourists.
 Driving through the mountains.
 Modeling the wonderful Mini Cooper...
One of my favorite pictures of the whole trip.
 
The vacation house. Check out the huge doors! The key was just as big.
The backyard of the house...casually just a vineyard.
"Stephanie we are going to this castle for an overlook" 
Didn't stress the fact that we are HIKING the mountain to get to the overlook.
 The incline that we took up the mountain...thank god.
Actually was pretty scary.
 Well worth the view.
 Enjoyed a bit too much wine at the overlook.
So much that we missed the last incline down the mountain for the evening...
Time to begin the hike down.
Not only do I not hike on a regular basis (or ever), put some wine in me and this was interesting.
As we reached the bottom of the mountain there are benches all throughout the vineyard, so we decided to drink the bottle of wine we packed as we made our way back to his house.
Teaching me how to roll cigarettes.
Second bench stop. Casually drunk in the vineyard.
Rhodt was one of the prettiest places I have ever been to. I'd go back in a heartbeat. 

Thursday, June 30, 2016

The Netherlands!

Okay so I may have spent most of my time in Germany, however I absolutely fell in love with The Netherlands! I could live there in a heartbeat. As much as I enjoy urban life, the countryside was the most beautiful thing I have ever seen. I kept saying it was out of a movie. Yes, the roads were so narrow that I was a bit nervous if another car came, but the people there were so happy and extremely friendly. Dutch people also speak very good English. Everyone rides bikes so there is barely any traffic..which is strange but those bikers are serious...they will run you over. I advise everyone, that if you get the chance, visit The Netherlands! 
Homemade "ice" as they call it (ice-cream) and fresh berries from a local farm.
 Just a causal castle.
 Wicked weather.
Maastricht--city in The Netherlands. 
 He was annoyed with me.
City Centre.
Cute little coffee shop.
The cafes are just adorable, they set out blankets incase it is cold out.
 Maastricht is known for their French Onion soup--so good! 
 This was a "vending machine" on a farm. You put money in and choose and locker and can get apples, apple juice, wine, jelly, etc. Best apples I have had! 
This we joked is such a funny picture because no one knows what it is since we went after hours.
Usually there is 3 flags standing behind it.
It is the point where all 3 countries meet: Belgium, Germany & The Netherlands.
Netherlands, I'll be back!