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I then cut across to Cochem, on the Moselle. Part of the genesis of this whole trip was that I saw a cruise on the Moselle that looked attractive, but it soon disappeared from offer; but by that time I wanted to see some of it. Unfortunately the day was still overcast, so didn't look the best.
The cut-across to Cochem again took me off the beaten track - but this time it was deliberate!
Cochem Castle. Yes, I know most people would take 3 to 7 days to do what I drove in a few hours, but that's me. I did spend a couple of days going from Mainz to Koblenz some time ago,
A few photo stops only going up the Moselle
Does anyone know why they plant the grapes up and down the slopes and not along the contours?
On the last stretch to Trier, I zoomed across the Hochmoselbrücke (High Moselle Bridge) without realising I was going onto it That's just poor research.
Its about 1.7km long and a maximum of 158m over the Moselle River, using 10 concrete pylons. The bridge cost about 175 million euros (cheap??) and was completed in 2019. This pic from Wikipedia:
When I was in France in 2018, I did go out of my way to see and drive over the Millau viaduct bridge : Twice around the world in 40 days
The different designs might somehow be related to the respective culture of Germany and France. There was no viewing area for the Moselle bridge that I noticed.
The cut-across to Cochem again took me off the beaten track - but this time it was deliberate!
Cochem Castle. Yes, I know most people would take 3 to 7 days to do what I drove in a few hours, but that's me. I did spend a couple of days going from Mainz to Koblenz some time ago,
A few photo stops only going up the Moselle
Does anyone know why they plant the grapes up and down the slopes and not along the contours?
On the last stretch to Trier, I zoomed across the Hochmoselbrücke (High Moselle Bridge) without realising I was going onto it That's just poor research.
Its about 1.7km long and a maximum of 158m over the Moselle River, using 10 concrete pylons. The bridge cost about 175 million euros (cheap??) and was completed in 2019. This pic from Wikipedia:
When I was in France in 2018, I did go out of my way to see and drive over the Millau viaduct bridge : Twice around the world in 40 days
The different designs might somehow be related to the respective culture of Germany and France. There was no viewing area for the Moselle bridge that I noticed.
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