I had no particular reason to go to Trier, other than the fact that I ran into a German man at the hotel bar in Luxembourg, who told me that I simply must visit.
I asked him where he was from: “Trier, of course."
Indeed, Trier did make for an excellent weekend away for any history nerd. It had all the compactness of a small town, with the grandiosity of a much larger centre: an intimate cathedral built by Emperor Constantine, beautiful mansions and parks, a handful of Roman ruins, and … hordes of Chinese tourists due to the fact that Trier was home to a man known as Karl Marx. The beautiful Moselle River runs through Trier, which means that you can get some excellent locally produced riesling in Trier.
Now we’re talkin’ …
Porta Nigra, built by the Romans.
I know, Roman ruins in Germany. BRAIN. DOES NOT. COMPUTE.
Reflections.
Roman Baths.
Roman amphitheatre.
Definitely not Roman.
Back on the train. Chugging, chugging, chugging along.
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