It is not big, this age-old city. In two half days I probably got the most of its sights in front of my camera. The summer ticket of the Deutsche Bahn offered 2 more rides and I surely made use of them with this little trip.
Meanwhile I got quite good at traveling. The packing list is simple, the preparation almost a routine. My plan? Capture the city in pictures, eat something tasty, have one (or three) cups of coffee and to experience some culture on the side.
I walked quite some steps in this short time and enjoyed all the old buildings. The share non-Germans was quite quickly noticeable. As far off and historic, you wouldn’t expect as much cultural diversity there.
For shame the dirty train windows wouldn’t let me take pictures, as the way to Trier is especially exceptional. With more time at hand I would have looked at a number of villages on the way, for sure.
As I often do, I will make it easy for me and let the imagery talk the load. When traveling alone, they hold the lot of the memories. Usually it is the fellow travelers. But this time, I had none…
Heftily stands the cathedral.
The Porta Nigra, landmark of the city and the best-preserved Roman city gate in Germany.
(Translation: Everyone is an apprentice.)
So am I.
Is it a blunt thing to say that I love eating burgers the most? 😀
It seems that food photography makes a great part of culture these days. I will gladly share in it. 🙂
The opera had a premiere to show on Saturday and I had the chance to get a whiff of world class theatre air. Smells funny…
On Sunday I got up early and revisited some places once more. Only with the somewhat younger light of the day. The night had been a little struggle, as because of the TV behind the door and a roommate who deemed it a good idea to unpack her bags at 2am in full illumination I had trouble to keep my eyes closed, despite some healthy tiredness.
But well, hostel life you know…
Ha, so many impressions of a Sunday morning you can put out there without a comment. I was blessed with luck, weather-wise.
I couldn’t act otherwise than to order some more coffee. But this time in one of the cafes with in-house roasting. I don’t know how you guys celebrate moments in your lives, but a cup of coffee wouldn’t do any wrong…
On the way back I had a stop-over in Cologne, because the summer ticket lets me, and took a photo of one more monuments of our country. The Cologne Cathedral.
This was a little trip out of my tightly knit everyday life, being the apprenticeship, theatre rehearsals, my little nephew, much music, and my online freelance work. And a whopping chunk of longing for New Zealand and all the comes (came) with it.
