An easy
morning run took us up to Cochem, one of the bigger towns on the Mosel, though
still pretty small. We did pass a ruined castle on the way, which was quite
decorative.
Cochem was
rather crowded, since they had a couple of enormous tour boats in, so hordes
were being guided around the gift shops. Nonetheless, the central square was
very attractive, and we did make a pit stop there, to be entertained by bells
at noon.
Caption: Leaning tower of Cochem
As we were
about to lunch on the bank, a flotilla of little steam boats arrived, hooting
merrily: this paddle steamer was particularly unusual.
After lunch
we pressed on, passing below the spectacular castle, which we decided, however,
to resist. It's a long way up there!
The little
villages along the river were all attractive, particularly this one, Bielstein:
The
vineyards were crazily steep, and the owners were out pruning and spraying. I
guess the harvest cannot be far off.
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