Splendid view

Moseltal1Driving down to Koblenz or Bad Kreuznach  I thought more than once about stopping at this service area. It promises a view on the valley of Moselle from both sides of the bridge on motorway A61 crossing the river. This year wer finally decided to take a rest and see if there’s really something special to see. Already on the eastern side of the motorway you can sit outside and look down to the Moselle but if you make the effort to pass under the bridge to the other side…. well then you can hardly believe your eyes. They may wander accross the innumerable vine terraces and follow the flow of the water. A rustic wooden table and two benches invite you to sit down and enjoy the landscape around Blumslay.
Moseltal2The sky was grey that day but we could not abscond from the beauty of this part of the Moselle. Enthusiasm however can’t hide the fact that winegrowers are working under hard conditions. Rampant slopes and vine growing on dizzy heights make maintainance and vintage of grapes rather arduous. The tourist however may simply enjoy the site and look forward to the next good Riesling.

 

 

 

 

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