The Meier's German Adventure

Today we went to do a "predeployment sight survey" of the Deutsche Weinstrasse (German Wine Road) with our neighbors - the Hicks'. The Weinstrasse is about 30 minutes away. The Wine Road is about 100 kilometers long passes through about 20 towns and encompasses some of Germany's best wine country and prettiest scenery. It cuts through the foothills of the Palatinate Forest off the west bank of the Rhine river with nearly every town offering something unique about it - a castle there, a canal there, and old monastery around the corner. But what makes this road so special - besides the wine - is the scenery the vineyards embracing all the small hills makes for a truly pretty drive. On this day, we stopped a few times along the road to sample some local "flavor". We even stumbled upon an old castle that sits above the town of Wachenheim. The castle is called Wachtenburg and was really fun to find and climb! It is about 800 years old and has an amazing view.