Vineyard and Blackberry 葡萄园和野生黑莓

July 14, 2022

Today we didn't have any particular plan, not visiting castles or museums. We just wanted to stay away from the crowds and unwind in the little town of Bacharach. The hotel provided breakfast for guests, and we only had a couple of the hotels offer complimentary breakfast on this trip. The breakfast at this hotel was top-notch, including hot items, freshly baked pastries, and bread. After breakfast, we headed to the nearby vineyards, which began in Roman times, and the vines were full of grapes on the steep hillsides for maximum sun exposure. But walking up and down the vineyard with high incline slopes was not easy, and we felt tired after walking for more than two hours. The scenery view along the trail made it worth the effort.

We had a light lunch with Turkey Barbecue Pita and returned to the hotel for a short nap. In the afternoon, the three of us walked along the river and saw a lot of wild blackberries along the way. We picked them up as we walked. They were not as sweet as those bought from the store, but the blackberry taste was quite strong. We ate a lot of them and even saved some for tomorrow.

We tried a different cuisine for dinner, no more schnitzel and sausage. We had grilled octopus, lamb shark, and pork at the town's Greek restaurant. The food was delicious, and we enjoyed them very much.

欧洲游第五十五天：今天没什么特别的日程安排，什么城堡，博物馆都不去，就在住的小镇放松休整一下。一早在旅馆里吃完早餐之后就去附近的葡萄园走走，这里葡萄园早在罗马时期就开始了，满山坡上都种满了葡萄，据说这里的白葡萄酒很有名。但在葡萄园里上上下下走也并不轻松，有些地方坡度很大，走了两个多小时觉得很累,。中午土尔其烤肉皮塔简单午餐后，回旅馆睡了个午觉。下午仨人沿河边散步，沿路看到不少野生黑莓，一边走一边摘，没比店里的甜但黑莓味道挺浓的，留了不少明天再吃。晚餐改个口味，不吃德国炸猪排，镇上有家希腊菜餐馆，除了烤章鱼，还有有羊腿，猪肉一堆肉，我们挺喜欢的。