Trier, the oldest city in Germany, is well worth a visit. We spent a whole day sightseeing - the Porta Nigra and the Roman thermal baths being the highlights of our stay. I was amazed and somewhat creeped out by the tunnel system of the thermal baths. It was our last stop of the day and we were the last visitors. We went down into the tunnels which are endlessly long and wind around well beyond where visitors are allowed to walk. At one point, we heard someone running behind us and we were afraid that we would get mugged because we thought we were the only ones there. We got out and back into daylight in a hurry but we liked our little adventure.
Another place worth a visit is the amphitheatrer on the outskirts of town. Actually, it's more like a coliseum or arena because it was used for gladiator fights. They actually offer re-enactments but unless someone gets torn from limb to limb, I don't buy it (ha!).
We headed over to the city of Luxemburg because of its proximity to Trier (30 min.) and just to add another country to our list of places we have visited. While it is a very nice city, it lacked something... I think, it's an identity. In the past, the country has been taken over many times and acquired a generic feel and quality. I asked a tourist information person what Luxemburg is known for and she listed three things - banks, wine and steel.
The pedestrian part is a shopper's paradise and restaurants are quite pricey there. For a better value, it's best to save the big appetite for a meal outside of town. Must-sees in Luxemburg are the Wenzel walk along the valley and the Bock "casemates", a tunnel system inside the fortress walls built by the Austrians.
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Germany looks great!
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