The only thing my husband told me on the day he brought us all to Trier was that it was the oldest city in Germany. That itself was enough to pique my interest in visiting yet another new place. This was the only new place I visited during my second Europe trip so all in all my excitement was way too high.
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| En route from the train station to Porta Nigra |
Trier is not only the oldest city in Germany, it is also home to, not one, not two, but nine UNESCO world heritage sites; not one of which I knew prior to reaching there. I did not plan the trip so I guess I can be excused. Having been blindsided by my own husband, I regret missing the cultural drop-ins on the monuments. I did not realize the scale of it all until much later, after reaching my home country but it is too late now.
In retrospect, I did see a couple of these sites and admired them and remember wanting to go in some other day, leaving it for another day. The Constantin Throne from outside building; at the time we thought it was a government building of some sort. The lawn and the garden outside the palace was so calming that we let ourselves go in the aura of the environment.
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| Constantin Basilica |
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| Captured my mood right in front of Constantin Throne Basilica |
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| The backside of Constantin Basilica; the palace garden |
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| The palace garden |
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The other side of the garden
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We also shot a few pictures in front of the Trier cathedral of St Peter's but it was purely coincidental when we went there to have what my husband called one of the best ice-creams in Trier!
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| Trier cathedral of St Peter's |
And of course the Porta Nigra! One cannot miss this great Roman structure, as you have to pass by this very monument when get in and leave the city.
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| Porta Nigra. No further caption needed for this! |
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| Porta Nigra, Backside |
Sun-bathing on the Mosel river side, Trier is one of the most beautiful cities to be in on a summer afternoon. We went there on a Saturday so there were carnivals and weekend festivities that lit up the place even during broad day light! The crowd enjoying their beers out in the open, children playing outside Porta Nigra, the picturesque Mosel river running alongside promoted to the scenes of tourism for us.
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Band playing in front of Porta Nigra
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| Hotel front near Porta Nigra that caught my creative eyes |
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| Beer me! |
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| Summer scenes in Trier |
Way to go: We lived in Luxembourg so it was a one-hour train ride to Trier, costing €5 per person. The flibco airport shuttle buses to and from Luxembourg, stop at Trier too.
Eat out: If you are in Germany, any part of Germany, the best thing to taste is their beer. They are best known for it. Although I did not get a chance to relish a local beer I did enjoy the sweet flavoured peanuts, delicious one euro ice-cream from a parlour and a nice evening snack-slash-meal made of potatoes and colocasia.
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| sweet peanuts |
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| Fries, curry vurst and nuggets |
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| A food stall lost in the crowd |
Tip from the trip: Trier is a singular place to experience a historic walk to experience the Roman architecture. It is called the Rome of the North. Next time I visit this place or any such heritage-rich city, I am going to do my thorough research beforehand and plan very well. Take a sandy-man tour may be, or join a guided excursion to take in the essence of this remarkable historic city.
Souvenir: We bought a photo frame for one euro from the Euroshop near Porta Nigra.
Damage to pocket: €40.30
Photo Credits: Srivathsan Ravi, Ravi Raghunathan & Me
Visit: 24.06.2017
Feeling nostalgic. It was a good summer afternoon. We will do it again sometime. in the future ☺️
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