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Winzerhof Gietzen |
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(Comments from trip report) ...The traffic gods are with me the rest of the way as I finally reach my cut off point which takes me the short distance over to Lof. Breathing a sigh of relief I cross the river and make my way toward the tiny hamlet of Hatzenport, where my accommodations are. The weather is great. Clear sunny skies, the Mosel is flowing peacefully, and vineyards cover the hills as far as the eye can see. Congratulating myself for being right on time, it is almost straight up noon, I slowly cruise into Hatzenport looking for the “Winzerhof Geitzen,” which will be my personal rest stop for the next two days. The owner, Herr Geitzen, greets us in perfect English and takes us over to an adjoining wing off the main house. Tucked inside a cozy vine covered patio is the smaller house where they rent the rooms.
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Once again I draw an Ace as I am given a very nice DZ, complete with shower/toilet and a nice little balcony overlooking the river. The price, only E26. |
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After quickly unloading the bags we are off and running to salvage the rest of the day. |
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About a hundred yards from the Geitzen is the cutoff to Münstermaifeld, |
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which ultimately leads to Burg Eltz, our next stop. |
It is just a short drive up into the hills with signs
clearly pointing the way to Eltz. There is a small parking lot which cost a couple of euro. But the nice thing
is that from here it is a gentle downhill walk of only a few hundred yards to the castle.
There are some great photo op spots along
the way, for those postcard type shots you see advertised.
The really nice part of the return trip to the car
park is that for about E1.50 you can take the shuttle van which makes the trip in about two minutes, leaving you
rested and refreshed while pitying those poor souls who now have to hike back down the way they came up from Moselkern...
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