Cochem Castle

Yesterday was the "not air show" aka "Open House" on base.  In the 80's, there was a devastating mid-air colision at the Ramstein Air Show, and since then, Germany has not allowed air shows.  So an open house is an opportunity to view planes on the ground and see an f-16 and a-10 demo.  We got on base just in time to see the f-16 demo and then headed toward the other planes.  There were so many people and cars, that we decided to head to the Mosel, to check out the Cochem Castle.  Wes and I have been there before, when the Vrabecs came to visit.  However, due to cold temps and rainy conditions, we opted to not walk the 20 mins up the hill.  In 80 degrees, I'm sure it's better, although to the other extreme!  We were quite sweaty.    The views were magnificent and it was so nice, we opted to take the scenic drive home along the river.  We talked about how we only have a year left and are very excited to move to Virginia.  We also realized that we will always miss many aspects of Germany.  The slower lifestyle, traveling opportunities and beautiful country will be missed foremost!  We truly enjoyed our spur of the moment "not air show" day!