We Saw Germany's Oldest City - TRIER! 🇩🇪 And Reichsburg Cochem Castle | Part 2
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- Опубликовано: 27 авг 2024
- Follow along on our summer trip to the Moselle River to see more of Germany and learn about its rich history! After visiting Burg Eltz, we spent the next day in Cochem to see Reichsburg Cochem Castle and then took the train from Moselkern to Trier. All of this was with our four kids! They were tired, but they did enjoy seeing the beautiful Cochem Castle and seeing the ancient Roman ruins in Trier. We were able to see Porta Nigra as well!
You'll also get to see the garden of our cute air BnB in Moselkern that we stayed in along the Moselle River - Moselgruss. We can recommend their place if you want to stay there!
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Hallo Leute! Make sure to check out PART 1 of this video where we took our kids to BURG ELTZ, one of Germany's most iconic and famous castles! ruclips.net/video/l1Dyy7MJCTs/видео.html
hello, a travel tip from me if you liked Burg Eltz and Reichsburg Cochem then you absolutely have to go to Rothenburg ob der Tauber this city was never destroyed in the 30 year war ((1618 to 1648).
and another travel tip from me Schloss Burg in Solingen
the white vine from Mosel was in the beginning of the 20 Century till first world war one of the most served expensivest vines in USA Hotels and so on but please research this its not so exactly this information-time and so on!
the reason why beer and wine was so common in the mideval time is because pure water in the cities were not really clean and transmitted many Diseases, but beer and wine because the destillation and brewery was quiet clean and it didn't had that much alcohol like today. so even children drank wine and beer in that time.
Beer and wine as a health drink. Love it!
True. Newborns were washes with wine and even given some drops as medicine..I cannot Imagine a childhood with beer. Btw I hated mom's tea as well.
Exactly right. And yes, alcoholic drinks got too strong. I drink alcohol free now, because I like the taste but not passing out on my second glass (I am a Weichei…)
It is SO amazing and so much fun to learn some bits about the history of some GERMAN places from the videos of an AMERICAN family who have moved here. It's way more fun than just to read the historical facts - the whole presentation makes it way more enjoyable.
I can't thank you enough for that!
Oh thank you so much, we are so glad you enjoyed it! We still have so much to learn about German history and traditions, but we are really having fun with what we’ve learned so far.
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife You already surpassed my own knowledge in certain areas.
Weißwurst: Never *AFTER* noon, and N E V E R on the grill!!!! 😉🤣
🤣🤣🤪🤪👍👍 do it right!!
To read almost 200 comments and even to answer most of them after putting so much effort into another beautiful video, that's really a great job, Sara and Kevin & kids 👍 Enjoyed them all and look forward to many more 🙏
Thank you so much! We love chatting with you guys and reading your lovely comments. We believe RUclips isn’t just a place to drop a video and leave. It’s a community!
Lol, that was the most reasonable, logical and eloquent plea to wearing a sword as a maskholder that I could have ever imagined. Kudos, my young friend. 😄
Haha glad you liked that part ⚔️🗡
And he got the sword at Burg Eltz! So it’s a special sword that he got from a real castle. 😍
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife you better start thinking about getting him a white horse! The good knights always ride one, don't they? ;)
A perfect advise to medieval knights, where to put the sword, when they are about to eat ice-cream.
Never in my life have i come accross a more Lovely couple
Well thank you!
Hello and good morning guys 🌞
I'm so happy that you had a wonderful time on vacation in Germany.
It's wonderful to see that you are introducing different regions from Germany to the subscribers and the people on RUclips. Regions and cities that definitely deserve more attention than in the moment. Germany offer's such a diverse culture, history and landscape.
We have places for everyone, whatever visitors like to do.
Old medieval cities and castles, huge mountains, two oceans, islands, lake's, forests and river's.
Cities with museums, old historical buildings and people from around the world.
It's fantastic to see you exploring all these things as a family,
that show's other people and families what they could do in Germany.
Guten Morgen, Robert! 🌞 Yes you do have such a diverse and beautiful country. So much rich history and landscapes. Which is your favorite part or city?
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife
i really love the region of the Spreewald in Brandenburg,
the regions of the rivers Spree, Havel and the lake Müritz, where you can rent a houseboat and make a tour. It's so beautiful and in the same time so underrated, as well as the
city of Potsdam.
The little neighbor of Berlin my beloved hometown.
@@robertzander9723 Ah, Potsdam. Been there a few weeks ago and did a bus tour of the many castles. Definitely worth a longer visit someday.
The knowledge of "what goes with what", that's what's fun to learn, memorize, and to PASS ON to family, friends, and future generations.
That's how culture is maintained and kept alive.
Yes we so agree! We’ve enjoyed learning the why behind the traditions as it’s all great history lessons.
Yes, exactly!
And if you're going to see more castles in Germany you'll get excited which noble familiy get into alliances (mostly through marriage) with others and how wide family traces where spread throghout the country and still can be found today.
Ist ja gut, Furzi! Man kann es auch übertreiben mit dem Lob! Und mit der Profilnamensgebung! ;-)
@@BaluDerBaer933 Du bist ja selbst Experte in der Profilnamensgebung wie man sehen kann. Mein Profil existiert fast so lange wie RUclips selbst - und Deins? Da warst Du wohl noch nicht geboren, wie man schließen kann. Komm, geh mit den anderen Kindern spielen.
Great video . My favourite place in the world.. Cochem.. The mossel.. Been going there since the late 80 s.. End of August for the wine fest is a truely fun time...
I love that it’s your favorite place in the world!
Vielen, vielen Dank für das schöne Video! Nicht einfach, mit 4 Kindern, solche Reisen zu unternehmen (ich schreibe auf Deutsch, weil es für mich einfacher ist, und ich Euren Sprachkenntnissen vertraue). Jede Burg braucht ein Burgfräulein. Da macht sich Eure Tochter richtig gut! Und die Ritter trugen ihr Schwert links, dann war es schnell zu ziehen. Doof, wenn der Ritter linkshändisch war😅. Römerspuren kann man auch gut in Köln verfolgen (muss ich neidvoll anerkennen, Düsseldorf ist einfach zu jung für die Römer, bei uns hat Napoleon mehr Spuren hinterlassen). Wein, Bier, Weißwurst, Käse und, und, und....., es gibt so viele unterschiedliche Regionen, wir waren ein Vielvölker-Staat und sind es noch. Alkohol und Religion? Jesus hat Wasser in Wein verwandelt! Das muss man einfach glauben, dann wird die Welt ganz bunt. Bleibt so offen, aufgeschlossen, aber auch kritisch.
In the Netherlands the Rhine is also a big cultural divide, at least historically but it's still how we see the Netherlands. Catholic, burgundian, relaxed lifestyle below the great rivers. Protestant, austere, calvinist above the great rivers. Broadly generalized of course, but that's the underlying difference.
So cool, thanks for sharing. We always like to learn more about European history.
Groeten naar Nederland. Ik ben Duitser, maar heb gehoord van Nederlanders zelf, dat Maastricht in het zuiden is beschouwd als Nederlands "buitenlandse stad" ;-)
I love your videos and I really can imagine how you are so fascinated about the castles and the mountainous landscape.
I'm from Northern Germany (flat land) and moved to Heidelberg (Baden-Württemberg) for my studies. I was literally shocked about the castles in almost every town. I had never been there before, because my family was poor and we didn't go on vacation.
I fell in love with the mountainous region and I came to stay.
If you love castles and historic cities, you might want to visit Heidelberg. It is among the top 3 sights in Germany, but many people only visit the old town and the castle. There is so much more to explore: Old town, castle, a Nazi open-air theatre (Thingstätte), Schwetzingen Palace and a lot of beautiful hikes in the region.
We really really wanted to see Heidelberg as we drove past it to get to Moselkern! So we plan to go back.
Looks like you had a lot of fun and a lot of german history. Once you travel more north, you should make sure to visit Xanten with its roman amphitheatre, bath-houses etc. 😉
Ah cool! Yay more Roman ruins! Thanks for the suggestion.
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife No, no ruins, but original replicas of apartments, houses and reconstructions of bathhouses and original dishes in real Roman restaurants, because a visit to the amphitheater is worth seeing because TV shows are and were sometimes produced there too. The theater is in its original state within the city wall, some of which can be walked through.
Xanten is also the birthplace of Siegfried, mythical hero of the Nibelungenlied, the dark and gloomy treasure of German literature.
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife It's a giant open air museum and above all a lot of fun for children. They can actually see how an old roman city was set up, play the games which were common back then and there is by now a big indoor area with a lot of interactive stuff, too. It's basically a very educational playground.
Xanten is my place of birth... it is definitely worth a trip!
Welcome to Moselland, I'm glad you like it here, and especially in Trier.
Oh, the archaeological community only managed to accurately date the Porta Nigra about four years ago! I was there for that initial lecture when the results were made public! :D Very fascinating stuff.
Deep underground, they managed to find some of the original wooden construction supports for the city wall and gates, and since there was still some bark attached to the wood, they could be accurately dated through dendrochronology. That's how we now know that the gate was constructed well after the founding of the city.
But this is still pretty recent knowledge, so I'd imagine that it isn't widely known outside of the archaeological community - so forgive your guide for getting that piece of information wrong. I'm sure he was doing his best. 😉
Wow this is so fascinating! Thank you so much for sharing. So cool that you were there for the lecture that decided the construction date of the Porta Nigra!
So cool!
Though it was known since quite some time already that the Romans only started to fortify the cities (like Trier, Köln, Koblenz, etc.) with stone walls later on (around the second century). Interesting fact though about Trier (learned that in a history seminar during my studies) is that they on purpose constructed the wall wider than the actual city limits at the time so it could continue to grow within the walls. That proved troublesome centuries later because the walls became far to extended to defend once the population had begun to shrink significantly. That's one of the reasons why the vikings during the 9th century failed to raid smaller towns like Koblenz but plundered Trier.
The good thing is, as long as you stay in Germany you can repeat the trip over and over again. 😉 But I have to say, there are many places all over the country, ful of breathtaking history. 😅 I‘m looking forward to your next video. Its always a pleasure to watch. Thank you.
Guten Morgen, Dolores! 🌞 That’s right, we can go back and I think we will because we need to go back to Metz to visit old friends and we can pop back over to Trier while we’re there. Anyway, yes! We are excited to see more of Germany!
Wow, so cool! I was born in Trier and still work there. I love the region and there is no place I‘d rather live… although I would love to see the USA one day. Great to see your perspective :-)
Thank you! So cool you work there and that you love the region! I hope you’re able to make you’re dream to visit the USA real one day.
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife Thank you ☺️
Beautiful video. I love that you are so real! Drying laundry in the background! So awesome! You have a beautiful family and you are so authentic about everything! Thank you for all the interesting facts about the castles and the city of Trier! It's so wonderful that you are sharing all that! I'm getting ready to fly "home" to Nuremberg this afternoon to visit my 87 year old mom and other family. Can't wait to be back! Lots of crazy travel documents and preparations but Covid is still with us so we just have to go with the flow! Keep up posting your beautiful videos! I love them!
Hello from Cologne! Yes the monks! In the Middle Ages, a lot of wine and beer was drunk because the water was very dirty and it made you sick! The monks also ate beavers, especially on Fridays! Actually, according to the church, you should eat fish on Fridays, but because beavers live in water, just like fish, that was okay. You didn't want to do without meat on Fridays either! And alcohol was medicine! Good for mind and soul! I've been following your channel for a long time and it's fun to see how you've evolved! Great family! Keep it up and take your time! You are already more German than many Germans! Greetings Nephilim
I always like your history insights😊 Thank you!
wonderful blog! thank you ... I`m sure you know more than many locals about the history and area ;-)
Na, da habt ihr ja schöne Sachen gesehen. Letztes jahr waren wir auch an der Mosel. Sehr schön da. Daumen Hoch für Dich. Gruß Rainer
Dear McFall Family! I really really enjoyed your Mosel-videos (both). I live close by (a lil bit up to the north), but I know all these places-from Burg Eltz to Trier. And if you come back to Rheinland-Pfalz (anywhere there) - and if you need a specialist for romans, roman history and a guide to roman ruins - let me know ;) ...and I have to say: your videos remembered me when my parents took my little brother and me to every single (medieval) castle, old cathedral or roman excavation at Rhine river and at the Mosel -and my little brother (well..he is 35 now^^) was desperate to get his wooden sword!(back then). That made me laugh when Ive seen your son waving his sword - and now I became a historian, maybe as a result of those trips ;) ...these two videos were espacially entertaining for me. Thank you a lot :)
I’m so glad you commented - I loved reading this! And I love how your parents also took you to see many castles and how it inspired you to become a historian. How special! And how your brother also got a wooden sword. And we would love for you to show us around! Thank you for the offer! If you could message me on Instagram, I can save your message for the next time we are up there. @mymerrymessylife
So the monks in Germany hung out with their bros and got drunk. You nailed it perfectly. Long time ago, during the time of approaching lent, monks wanted to drink strong beer instead of eating bland food. They decided to get a barrel of beer to the pope, to let him decide if it would be ok to have this drink. He drank a swig and was terrified by the akward taste. So he said :"if someone is willing to drink this terrible stuff, he shows how serious he is taking the lent ", and so beer was allowed to drink,during the lent. Fun fact :The transportation of the beer barrel took a long time from Germany to Rome and it got sour!!! Nice vid, enjoy your time.
Oh wow, what fun historical facts. These stories of monks and beer are so entertaining! Thanks for sharing. And your RUclips username makes me laugh everytime I see it! 🤣🍑🍑
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife if are serious about monks and beer, a (prolonged) trip to Belgium is mandatory. 😆
Kevin and I did a trip many years ago to Brussels abs Bruges, and we LOVED Bruges!
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife Brugge is a very nice town. Brussels seem to have changed a lot during the last decades, but still very impressive! Culture and beauty plenty.
That is hilarious!
I was born in Trier and lived there until recently. It's amazing to see the city from the perspective of an American :)
I’m so glad you enjoyed it! 🥰
Mich hat stets fasziniert, dass die Porta Nigra ohne Mörtel gebaut wurde. Die Steinquader (mehr als 7000) wurden durch Eisenklammern zusammengehalten. Im Mittelalter wurden viele davon von Räubern abmontiert. Davon rühren die Löcher , die man sieht.
You two! It is a joy to watch you guys talk and just let us into your life. Great authentic interactions. Love the "real life" aspect of it.
Thank you so much 💕!
Christian - such a nice guy!
Well, there is only one place to go when your kids are getting tired and so do I . LUV YA
Wunderbar = Wonderful
This word you should remember guys
We know it now and say it all the time. 😉
Good thing you didn't move the Laundry.
It reminded me growing up in Kuwait and mom ( may God rest her soul) did the same. But at the time there was no washing machine so mom washed the cloth with her hand. There was washing machine in Kuwait but we didn't have. We did at one point bring washing machine but not long after that we imigrated to United States/Chicago
Thank you for this video.
Wow! Griffin is a very good reader for his age👏👏
9:45 the little balcony is the perfect place to shout at intruders: "Your mother was a hamster and your father smells for elderberries!"
Yes!!! 🤣🤣🤣
Very nice video! It was because of all the wine and beer that the monks invented confession! :-)
Right?! Hahahaha
As always the best way to Start a sunday 😃😃😃
We’re so glad you think so ☺️.
Thanks for understanding Europe! You're doing good: ;-)
Oh thank you, we appreciate that. ☺️
hi... also good area is in Xanten... :-) this little town is also very old -- there is a römer park with a realy biiigggg Spielplatz :-=) you are the best american family...
Metz was once German, too! The older people and in rural areas they still speak a German dialect. ;-)
Yes! German architecture is seen all over the city, too.
My hometown and I miss it.
Lovely video! Loved the ending: "So maybe in a few hundred years, they'll have a little bit more... being more particular about their hotdogs and hamburgers" :D xx
🤣🤣🤣 America certainly isn’t known for its food! Though I do love a good hamburger or hot dog.
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife Oh absolutely! :)
Wonderful! ❤️
German Wine is very underrated its so good the Riesling or late Burgundy and Dornfelder
Trollinger etc.
Great video! We live in Trier in an actual castle, Schloß Quint. It's such a great area. We just bought an AirBnB in Saarland so I would be keen to exchange views and tips!
Oh cool!! You live in a Schloß in Trier!! Wow, cool!
I just found your channel and really enjoyed watching. As the daughter of German immigrant in Australia I’m vicariously enjoying touring Germany. Just subscribed 😊
Thank you! ❤️
Trier. A beautiful city. Was where I got my magnetic travel chess set. Wish I still had it.
We played chess in the back seat of the car during long road trips in Germany. Kept us occupied.
So cool! A magnetic chess set. Two of our boys like to play chess.
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife Mini magnetic chess sets work well in Germany. Look for Magnetisch Schach
my merry messy life in a nudshell: making videos about decluttering your home, also "there are green wine glasses??? lets get some!" ;)
🤣🤣🤣 good point! I’m definitely not a minimalist.
Squirrel?!?!
It’s so funny to see you drive past areas that I live so close to! It is a beautiful area and it’s great that you got to explore it!
I bet it is cool to see your hometown on RUclips! It is such a beautiful area.
Thanks for mentioning FRANKEN wein. It's in a class by itself.
Yes....my hometown is WUERZBURG
We hope to get up there to visit Würzburg! It’s only a few hours from us.
Thanks very much for sharing your family travels, you guys! It's really fun watching and the destinations seem really beautiful. And great music too!
You’re welcome, thank you for watching!
When you decide to see the Capital I would love to serve as guide, especially in the "Ritter Sport Museum" ( chocolate 😅).
You had me at RITTER SPORT 🍫🍫🍫 Okay if you can message me on Instagram I can save the message for when we come up there!
The green vine glas Kevin was talking about at the beginning is called Römer. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rummer It probably will make a good addition to your already existing assortment of special drinking vessels you have 😊
Thank you, Nina! We will look those up.
Would've liked to comment that too...but...please...if you're really into wine, stick to an appropriate wine glass with a higher/bigger body (volume) and a small stem. The Römer-type of glass is also called "Schoppen" which can roughly be translated to a everyday wine.
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife Right now the Römer glasses are only just a decoration thing (with this tiny LED-candle-chains) because they were a massiv thing in the 70s, 80s and the "young" people don't like the "Spießigkeit"(stuffiness) of their parents and/or grandparents. You can get them (mostly for less money) at flea markets or in secondhand shops. Try to negotiate the best price.😉
Yes, and they are the archtypical glasses in catering and restaurants. That is why many have that official mark etched into their side that indicate that they are properly filled. You can get glasses of a much higheer degree of craftsmanship following that traditional design in a lot of second hand shops or at ebay. They are from cut lead-crystal and consist of two layers of glass, stained and white. The stained layer (red, blue, orange, green..) is cut away in places so that the pattern in white glass becomes visible. They were the pride of many households in the 1970s and 1980s but the younger generations have a much simpler taste and so loads of them just fill the showrooms of household clearers.
@@claudiaernst6225 true but the Kids from those dass get older and they have a comeback ..😉😂
Your boy got some sword moves there ;)
Yes! ⚔️🗡⚔️🗡 He’s proud of his moves.
Always nice to see Burg Eltz. The Mosel Area is always worth a visit.
It really is always worth a visit!
It's so nice to see my home country trough your eyes and learning new details about the diffrent regions. If you ever happen to be in the Frankfurt area and need a tourguide, feel free to contact me ;)
Oh wonderful! Yes we do want to visit Frankfurt. If you can message me on Instagram, I will save your message for when we can travel there and then we can contact you. @MyMerryMessyLife 😍☺️
In Frankfurt sollten sie bei solchen Angeboten vorsichtig sein! :-(
@@BaluDerBaer933you should be careful in every city you visit not just in the Rhein-Main Region. I think they would communicate with people before meeting and do a little research, like Sara mentioned before.
Frankfurt is located in the Heart of Europe and you could visit many interesting places all over Hessen from it. Not to mention the delicious Ebblwoi (apple cider) and Grüne Soße with herbs from that area they could try out.
@@samira.91 Frankfurt ist ein Moloch, wo kaum noch Deutsche leben (Samira?). Da bin ich sogar hier in Berlin besser bedient! ;-)
@Captain Blaubär dachte du möchtest vor Touristenfallen und ähnlichem warnen. Stattdessen hat er Angst vor Ausländern hahah. Ja das Rhein-Main Gebiet ist sehr multikulturell aufgestellt, allerdings zählt dies für mich zu dessen Stärken und weniger als Grund die Region zu meiden.
ich schaue auch gerne deutschen youtubern zu die deutschland bereisen und erleben.aber bei euch macht es einfach mehr spass zuzuschauen.manchmal kennt ihr die dortigen kulturen nicht manchmal stosst ihr auf die selbst ich nicht wusste oder an diesem ort gesehen habe.ihr seid einfach bisschen interressanter für mich als ein normaler deutscher der deutschland erkundet.versuche auch soviel wie möglich von deutschland meinem heimatland zu erleben aber es ist halt für mich unmöglich alles zu erleben.man will ja auch mal ins ausland....und es kostet mich immer enorm viel zeit und geld.als mittelständler reicht es ja nicht mal deutschland in seinem leben ganz zu erkunden.
I LOVE LOVE COCHEM MY HOME TOWN IS HEDELBERG, but I know every Town, i traveled all over EUROPE SALZBURG, MUNCHEN THE JUNGFRAU AND EIGER REGION OF SWITZERLAND, ETC. LOVE EUROPA❤✈🌏🇨🇭🥨🥨🍫
I have discovered this channel only 6 hours ago, thanx to @FelifromGermany ... and now I'm "binge watching" your adventures! 😊
You all are so warm and open minded - congratulations! ❤
As you like beautiful old medieval towns than you have to come to *_Soest_* (Westphalia), maybe the oldest (non roman founded) German city: It has lot of half-timbered buildings, many old churches (including a green version of the Cologne Cathedral), one of the largest town walls still standing, ... and many cozy pubs! 😁
BTW, two years ago our medieval dance group made a short introduction video about Soest in English:
ruclips.net/video/SZJUPpKCS5k/видео.html
We recorded this because the Hanseatic Day in Riga had to be canceled due to the pandemic. 🤷♂
Great suggestion, thank you!
You're welcome!
And if you happen to be in Westphalia one fine day: Just get in touch!
P.S.: Hello @RUclips, why again did I not get a notification about this reply? 🙄
the seasonal thing that comes to my mind thinking about Trier and the vineyards along the Mosel is: Federweisser
Badischer Wein von der Sonne verwöhnt.
Vielen Dank! It was such a nice short history video. And you guys are fantastic!
Thank you so much. 💕
Interested in Roman history? See Kempten, Xanten and the Saalburg close to Bad Homburg. Play Roman games, eat Roman food, see what life was like 2000 years ago.
Ah cool! Thanks for the suggestion!
Ah cool! Thanks for the suggestion!
Would have told you the same places ;). My sister took me to Saalburg the day before I startet learning Latin in 7th grade ;).
You will find more Roman places following the Limes (the Roman border wall). Even we find new places….
Very great video! :)
Thank you!
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife You're very welcome! :)
Such a nice video!!! Thank you very much.
I was in Trier this week-end discovering this beautiful city with so many things to admire.
A 2 days trip from Paris which is not so far.
Thanks to your advises, i ll have to come back for the Moselle valley!
Oh so cool! We plan to go back to Metz sometime in the next few years to see our old friends.
Sad you guys did not goto the nice city of Coblenz were two rivers meet.the Rhein and the Mosel river.
Deutsche Eck=German Corner
The old town is very nice and you can walk along the banks of the Rhein on the Promenade.
Yeah we wanted to! But with 4 kids, we can’t do much just yet.
The next time you are in the area, you should jump over to Luxembourg! We share a lot of cultural similarities with the rest of the Moselle region but there are many fun activities and history to be discovered here, so if you plan in an additional day or two in the area, you can easily explore quite a lot in our little country.
Oh yes! So Kevin and I used to live in Metz and we would pop over to Luxembourg to go to English movies there! We loved the downtown area and the River. We went there many times!
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife I would have guessed so, since I have met quite a few US soldiers over the years, who come here mostly to see new movies in English. But there are also other sites and places outside of the capital that are worth seeing but people often miss those because they go exclusively go to Luxembourg-City.
There are some very knowledgeable people commenting what not to miss and what to see next time - but this can quickly become overwhelming! There are so many beautiful towns, so many impressing castles, so many Roman remains, so many historical facts that just cannot be included in a simple family trip.
One has to be aware that you can only pack a certain amount of things into a weekend, normal families don't have the time and dedication to see absolutely everything.
But very nice to learn about some more facts and worthwhile destinations in the comments anyway :)
Yes that’s true. We will not be able to see everything - and even beyond Germany there is so much to see all over Europe! And most kids don’t enjoy city tours like adults do, so that gets tricky. But we will see as much as we can!
Nice places you have seen :) And there are so much more in Germany :)
I am waiting for the next beer tasting ;)
Greetings from the Ruhrgebiet - the Pot(t) :D
In the Background of the First scene out of Trier ther was my School
Ah yes! The gymnasium?
@My Merry Messy Life
Jea the Max-Plank-Gymnsaium
Your filming skills are awesome!
Thank you! 💕
should have visited the Palast Garten and the Kaiserthermen. two really cool places in Trier aswell :)
Reichsburg Cochem is a perfect example for the period if "historism" in the late 19th century. 👍
Yeah it’s s a shame Louis XIV destroyed so many castles in that region. All of that history gone. War and Imperialism are terrible things!
So funny to See you visiting my litte hometown Trier :) hope you enjoyed your stay! You are such a lovely Family
So cool that it’s your hometown! We did enjoy it very much!
You can also get those with red stems, blue stems, yellow stems... not just green.
really funny to watch an old video of you guys visiting Trier (no hamster yet) and realizing that your tour guide is one of my work colleagues
Oh cool! You know Christian? He’ll be in the next video!
I live near Trier and it´s interesting to see it from your POV :) nice video!
Thank you!
What a pitty that you didn't made it to the impressive cathedral (Dom) of Trier or to the very special roman sites like Konstantin-hall (ceiling with the biggest width of its time), the roman baths (archeological site) and the amphi theatre (where you can particpate in a gladiator training for a whole day).
Trier is such a beautiful city, so you definitely have to return.
Yes it is a pity, Peter! 😰 We needed one extra day but our Air Bnb was booked.
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife Oh gosh...all these unconvenient circumstances... 😣😉
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife While watching your lovely video (I was born and raised in that region of Germany so it's interesting to see how you perceived it :) ) it crossed my mind that I might have a tip/ hint/ idea regarding accommodation in that area: In the town of Bacharach (Rhine) there is a youth hostel ("Jugendherberge"; but it's explicitly also for families) inside a genuine medieval castle (Burg Stahleck; 11th century). I remember when we had a school trip there (7th grade). It's might be exciting for your children to actually sleep in a castle plus there are ofc lots of other children and child activities.
The Jugendherberge is easy to find on the internet (there is also a wikipedia about Burg Stahleck).
Trier ist wirklich wunderschön. Falls ihr noch mal hinkommen solltet, empfehle ich euch einen Spaziergang zur Mariensäule, die einen wunderschönen Blick über die ganze Stadt bietet, und im nahegelegenen Busental gibt es viele schöne Wanderwege durch den Wald.
Auch der nahegelegene Weißhauswald mit seinem Wildgehege lohnt immer einen Besuch, gerade für Familien mit Kindern.
Schön, dass es euch in Trier so gut gefallen hat.
Amazing, as a German from the plains in the Northwest I learned much about Schwäbisch Hall from Nick Alfieri from Portland/Oregon, an professional football player, and now about Germany´s oldest town in your video, thanks a lot, great work! Auf Wiedersehen ;-)
Hint - if you can see through it in the bottle, it is generally white wine :). That wine had its label advertising Riesling (the grape), Kabinett (the quality level above table wine and quality wine) and it said "feinherb" which I guess means it is moderate to medium sweet.
feinherb would be semi-dry or off-dry
congrat, you picked the right bottle for you guys. The other one would be just Grape Juice lol. Btw. try to visit Xanten as well, it’s not that further north if Trier, but with a visit esp. for your kids. As in Xanten they have a huge historical Roman Site as well
You should definitivly visit xanten. It is a beautiful city (also build from the romans), and it has a beautiful archeological outdoormuseum, with lots of space for the kids to have fun.
Oh cool! Thanks for the suggestion.
Very nice Video of Cochem, which was the home town of my mother. I still have a house right there, although I grew up and live between Cologne and Bonn. Cochem is always good for a day trip. Have a nice time!
Oh so cool you have a home there!
check castle in Mandersheid, Meerfeld lake , 3 lakes in Shalkenemehre , big lake in Bosen , old klastor in Himmerod , circle carousel in Bernkastel kues and castle there
Oh yes we were so close to that! Maybe we can get back up there, but there are so many other places we want to visit!
17:15 ff Bloody mishearing on my Part. First time listening I understood
''Bavarians'' instead of ''Barbarians''
and went immediately in the ''Oh, those darn Bavarians again!'' mode in my very prussian brain.
I hereby publicly apologize. 😁😏
I thought he said Bavarians, too! Oh funny. But Barbarians must’ve been it.
Maybe next year there will be a lot of medival festivals in Germany again in the castles or old city centres. Even if that is not "roman" I am pretty sure your kids would enjoy that.
Our kids will really love that! We are planning on doing the medieval festival in July next year at Burghausen.
We had that conversation yesterday on another video.
Yes, there are “rules” about certain things that are usually done a certain way. And people used to be quite upset about breaking some of those rules - and maybe some still are.
However, I think that it is a good idea to challenge those customs from time to time! For me, it oftentimes turned out that the general rule does in the end make some kind of sense. Like: not drinking Weißbier from the bottle - because that stuff has so much carbonate (=fizz), it needs to loose some of it in the glass. Using certain glasses - well, yes it is a cultural aspect and is simply part of good tone.
As for wines going with certain foods: often makes sense - but if YOU like something one way, just do it that way.
My last comment was about eating a Burgher with knife and fork. And I just thought: Burghers are something that originates in America. If you Americans want to eat it with your hands, just do it with your hands! I tried to eat my first few German Restaurant Burghers with my hands … and soon realized that the way the breadroll is made here … fork and knife is a good idea.
This kind of approach should apply to almost everything: As long as it makes sense …
A bit like you handled your Trier visit: It didn’t work out, so you have to stop and spend the rest of the day relaxing ...
You are a Really nice Family:) !
Dankeschön ❤️
Technically the Holy Roman Empire was mainly divided into a whole bunch of duchies, Free Imperial Cities, prince-bishoprics, Imperial Knights etc.
There weren’t that many kingdoms.
Ah okay, thanks for that clarification.
The winegoblet Kevin talked about - foot made from green glas, looking like stacked rings and the chalice made from white glas on top - is called Römer (roman) in Germany.
Get well soon!
Dankeschön! We are finally well.
Nice video 👍 Welcome in Europa...
When you ike wine you should know, Germany has the biggest wine festival in the world: The Wurstmarkt in Bad Dürkheim.
Hope you guys get to feeling better and get another Trier trip in soon!
Thank you so much!
Haha, at least it was a "Trier beginning"..... I mean, my hometown has been there for about 2000 years. So I'm pretty sure it won't disappear before Ella may meet Christian again!
Lovely footage as always and....yes! Medieval monks were nothing but feasting gourmets! Fun fact: St. Matthias (= St. Matthew" - colloquially "St. Mattheis" in Trier dialect) is the abby I love most, and my grandparents are buried there. I hope the wine has met your expectations!
I suspect the kids will love the amphitheater! We visited at 4rth grade when I was a kid, and the entire class was impressed by the catacombs. The boys may feel like gladiators, and hey - if you're lucky you might appear to a time when those "Roman Happenings" like little historical shows a.s.o. take place there. I am not sure if they do while Corona is still around, but have a look at the Trier official site - I am sure if they are still taking place it will be mentioned there!
Wow that’s amazing your grandparents are buried at that abbey! Yeah those Roman tours with the costumes weren’t going on while we were there so maybe it is better that we go back another time.
and another travel tip from me Schloss Burg in Solingen
Wonder if your kids would enjoy Amerikaners with lemon glaze, Haribo Saure Pommes, and merangue cookies. I loved those in Germany.
If you guys ever make it to Berlin and need a guide - let me know! :)
My wife is canadian and has plenty experience guiding friends and family from Canada and the US through Berlin...
Oh awesome! Yes we do want to get up to Berlin one day. If you can message me on Instagram, I can save your message for the future! @mymerrymessylife
I - as a German - am so used to castles. We even have one in our town here. It's a 5-10 minute walk from my house. So for a short time I was wondering why you are visiting castles so frequently and I was astonished that your kids are so interested. When I was a kid I enjoyed castles but it didn't seem that much fascinating as there are a lot around, Well then it stroke me that you do not have medieval history in America. I haven't been to Trier either. It's a 2 hour drive from here maybe.
I can imagine Germans get so used to castles that they aren’t all that special. So yes, you’re right - we don’t have medieval history (except we do but it’s never taught - from native Americans). So yes, many of us Americans are fascinated by castles.
@ 8:00 Your daughter can soon take part in the "Düsseldorfer Radschläger Tournament";)