What’s in Luxembourg?

Okay, my husband Mike is crazy. I believe I mean that he is crazy in the casual way people say, “He’s crazy!” But sometimes, I’m not so sure.

We live in Germany, and every other city, or district, or country near us, seems to be within throwing distance from where we are.  Because of this, my husband wants to go there.

We were in Trier, Germany, last month, just for the day.  And because we spent most of the day in that town (looking for the Karl Marx house), I figured we’d just go back to our hotel, and call it a night.  My husband had other plans. He said what all crazy people say, “Let’s do it!” Continue reading

Trier…An Old Town

A few weeks ago, Mike and I took off for a day trip to Trier, Germany. Trier is the oldest city in Germany.  It’s so old, there is an inscription on a red house in town that reads, “Thirteen- hundred years before Rome, Trier stood.”  I didn’t actually see that house, but I know it’s there.  I just missed it.  But what I couldn’t miss, is the Porta Nigra (the black gate). The Porta (as the locals call it) is the largest Roman city gate North of the Alps and it is the main portal into the city of Trier.

 

The Porta Nigra

The Porta Nigra

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