Little German Towns (i know, not a very creative title)

Just to get through this fast I will give a brief synopsis of the two main little German towns I visited. The first was Marie’s own town of Dielkirchen and the second was Trier.

Dielkirchen was like most German towns consisting of just one main road and incredibly tiny population. Everyone in the town knows each other. And on Christmas Eve the entire town walked to church for the Christmas sermon. The houses have a beautiful simplicity about them. In fact most of the small towns in Germany had a captivating simplicity. After living in Ashland Marie feels trapped in her town, but I adored it.

Check out how narrow the sidewalk is!

We made a quick trip up to Trier one afternoon. Trier is the oldest city in Germany. It became a major Roman capital city in 16 BC under the direction of Augustus. The main market in Trier, Hauptmarkt, is absolutely breath taking and is one of my favorite places in Germany. Take a look.

Because Trier was an important Roman city, it has a fair share of Roman ruins. Porta Nigra is what is left of the four-mile wall that surrounded the Roman Trier. Of the four huge gates built only this one remains.

We really are in the picture. Just super tiny.

Another fun adventure the girls and I took while in Trier was a tour of the Roman Baths. We were able to walk around in the baths and spend a bit of time just discovering. We had a great lunch in Trier (oh, how I am going to miss European bread!)and then headed back home. It was a fun little side trip.