hi its Tait,
im in Nidderau. Yesterday we drove through the mountains to a castle called Burg Eltz. It was next to a brook in an oak forest. It was one of the biggest castles in this area and the guide said parts of it were over 900 years old. It was finished in 1400, and it was fully furnished. There were 80 rooms, 4o fire places, and 20 toilets built in. It was the first castle to have toilets, and they were designed to flush when it rained!

After leaving the castle, we drove along the Mosel river to a small village called Beilstein. We stopped at cafe decorated with coffee grinders, and each had huge slices of German cake! We walked through the village on the cobblestone road and headed for the ruined castle that overlooked the town and river. On the side of the path were verticle grape vines. They were planted on really steep slopes. I don't know how they harvest the grapes!

On the way home we stopped in Boppart and walked along the Rhein. When we went into the town square, there was a band playing because they were having a winefest. Lots of people were drinking wine, but we had icecream. Mine was wild berry. I fell asleep on the drive home.