After breakfast this morning, I was ready to get out and explore a little. Vince left early to go to the base with the guys, so I got up early too and headed out. My first stop of the day was to a little town called Neuleiningen. I spotted this cute looking little town at the top of a hill as we were driving into Landstuhl yesterday. I decided I was going to go find it and check it out. It looked like there were castle ruins up there, but I couldn't tell.
I started driving and knew it was wine country, just from the maps and what I could see. As I got off the freeway, there were tons and tons of vineyards all around. This was my kind of place!
As I got to the bottom of the hill, it was hard to tell how to get up it. I saw a few roads that looked more like private driveways, but it looked like there was an actual little town up there. So, I took my chances and picked one! I headed up the tiny, windy road up the hill. Once I got to the top, I pulled over to take some pics and was approached by an older man that came out of a house next door. He was asking questions in German, and I was asking questions in English. Neither of us understood each other, so we just said hi & bye. He didn't look super friendly (nor did he ever smile) and it kinda made me feel like I was somewhere I shouldn't be. So I went on my way. As I drove thru all the little streets, trying to navigate thru the parked cars on the sides of the road in front of homes, I got lots of strange looks from the locals. With no cell service here, and Vince having no idea where I was, I started to get a little uneasy about being up here. I decided it was time I find my way back down the hill and head to my next adventure.
(After the fact, I found out that this little town is basically ALL little homegrown wineries. However nothing was open while I was there because it was sooooo early in the morning. BUT, on weekends, its a popular little spot for some wine tasting! Shucks!)
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| Looking up at the top of the hill |
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| Rows & rows of vineyards |
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| Views from my first stop |
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