Echternach, Luxembourg

The Luxembourg Wine Route is just beautiful. That’s the drive that I took today. The Mosel River is on the border between Germany and Luxembourg, and on the Luxembourg side, there is just vineyard after vineyard. It was a beautiful day today, with weather in the 70’s and not a cloud in the sky, which made the dive that much more enjoyable. I chose not to stop at a vineyard today, but after driving through this breathtaking country, I stopped in a small town called Echternach – what a quaint place and apparently (according to Wikipedia anyway) it’s the oldest town in Luxembourg, dating back to 698. There is a lovely church there too, but I didn’t go inside because there was a wedding about to happen. Echternach’s culture seems to combine the French and the German, but unlike the places that I’ve visited in both countries, the people I encountered spoke little English, and I left feeling like an obnoxious American who needs to learn some languages. Otherwise, I enjoyed Echternach thoroughly and may make it back there. I’ve posted a couple of pictures, even though pictures just can’t do justice to the amazing landscapes that I saw in Luxembourg.