The first night on the bus passed without any major incidents.
Morning view from the roof window
VÖLKLINGER HÜTTE
After a short coffee, we continued to the World Heritage Site Völklinger Hütte. The Saarland, like the Ruhr area, is historically a mining region with corresponding steel production.
Don't ask me what is what. But it's huge.
Water tower of Völklinger Hütte with colorful woman
Visit to the Saar Loop
We then went on to the Saar Loop. We are tourists after all. This is what it looks like This photo was taken by a friendly French woman
Shopping at Weingut Boesen
In case you didn't know: Mosel-Saar-Ruwer is one of the best wine-growing regions in Germany, especially for white wine.
So off to the Weingut Boesen. A grumpy winemaker let us taste their wines. When asked if the Rivaner had a bitter aftertaste, he said 'No'. In the end, we bought three crates (no Rivaner). The winemaker gave us a bottle of Rivaner as a gift :-)
Arrival in the Ruhr area
We then continued along the Mosel towards Cologne.
Cologne was covered in a traffic jam network, so we drove through it and bought our dinner. Now we can say we've been to Cologne.
