Hallö!

So, we left Trier and made our way to Koblenz. At Koblenz, we stayed in the Jugendherberge Koblenz Hostel, which is in a fortress, that had breathtaking views of the Mosel and Rhine rivers. The next day, we took a boat ride from Koblenz to Oberwesel. The boat ride was three hours long with views of castles on the left and right of the Rhine. This was AMAZING! Words could not describe the breathtaking views. Once in Oberwesel, we made our way to the Schonburg castle. By the way, Jay was convicned that we were staying in a Hostel. Little did he know! Once we made the long journey up the hill, we stopped in front of the doors of the castle and shouted "Happy Birthday!" Jessi explained that the castle is really a four-star hotel! We saw the JAY SMILE immediately. Yes, a night of luxury! Each room of the castle was very detailed and gorgeous. We had an awesome four course dinner with three bottles of wine. Each dish prepared was stunning and complimented one another. That night we did not have to make any decisions on dinner, because our wonderful chef, Jessi, ordered everything. Great job sis! This dinner took approximately four hours...we had to take our time to savor every bite....what a culinary expereince. The next morning, we made our way back to the boat to head down the Rhine river to Rudesheim. Once we arrived in Rudesheim, we made our way to our hotel. The staff greeted us with sparkiling wine. At 3 pm, we met Miss. Breuer for a wine tour. This was awesome! We learned many things about Reisling! We walked thorugh the vineyards for 2 hours and arrived at the wine cellar for the tasting. Later that evening we had dinner at the hotel. Once again, dinner was fabulous and took 4 hours long. The owner, Georg Breuer, assisted us in our selections of wine for dinner. We had four bottles of wine with the last wine being from 1982 (Jay's birth year). The last two days were exceptional and would not have existed without Jessi. She planned and organized these days to celebrate Jay's birthday! The rest of us were just lucky to be apart of the celebration! The next day, Mom and Jessi left to return to the states. We made our way to Rothenburg, which is the most romantic town on the romantic road. Rothenburg is a walled city with gorgeous paths, gardens, churches, and gates. We are here for two days and will be taking a train to Prague, Czech Republic! We love and miss everybody!!