Belgium, Germany and France - drinks

 If you have popped by to read this I hope you have a glass of something in hand 😆

This blog post (and my food post) is really just a record of the drinks we enjoyed on our Belguim, Germany and France holiday ... cheers! 

Belgium beer in De Panne

Bitburger, Germany's number one beer - in Cochem

Bottle of Cochem Reisling to go with dinner 

Absolute must on our river cruise

Reisling at Weingut Haxel -
our accommodation in Cochem

Wine tasting at Weingut Haxel

Spatburgunder (Pinot Noir) and Reisling (trocken, dry) -
Weingut Haxel 

Complimentary sparkling Regent and Reisling - 
Weingut Haxel

Cochem Wine Festival 

Rivaner trocken at Weingut Lenz in Punderich

Wine tasting evening at Weingut Lenz

Harald Peifer Reisling at Hotel Anker in Traben-Trarbach- 
so good we visited the Weingut and brought some of their wine home

Reisling and Bitburger at the resturant on Father's Day

Sitting in the garden at our accommodation in Wehlen - 
Weingut S. A. Prum 

Complimentary bottle of Badstube at S. A. Prum in Wehlen 

Bitburger at Bernkastel-Kues

It was hot - much needed refreshment in Trier by Porta Nigra 

Benediktiner beer on our Mosel river trip in Trier

Wine tasting at Zumdomftein in Trier -
Reisling, Ebling, Spatburgunder

Trierer Loebbrau - a local beer in Trier

Breakfast coffee in Trier

Bitburger and Schofferhofer to cool down in Trier

Our first drink in France was at our hotel - 
a bottle of sparkling Porta German wine to celebrate our anniversary

Anniversary celebration champagne at the restauant in 
Chalons-en-Campagne

Perrier Cassis and 1664  in Chalons-en-Champagne

Sauvignon Blanc and Leffe in Chalons-en-Champagne

Cellier des Dauphins Plan de Dieu at our hotel
whilst waiting for the rain in Chalons-en-Champagne

Champagne (shot glass size) at 11am the car boot sale in Chouilly

Pelforth and Provence Rosé before dinner in Epernay

Pichet of Vin Blanc with dinner in Epernay

Duvel and Vin Rosé after dinner in Epernay

The German wines and beers were lovely but it was so nice to be back in France and to enjoy a variety of beers. I love having my wine served in a pichet, although the same as a large glass it always feels like there is more as I top up my glass.

We bought German wine back from our accommodation Weinguts and from a few places we visited. Although we did bring home some German beer most brands are available at home. 

 

It was a joy to visit Andrieux-Lefort champagne house whilst in Epernay and bring home their superb champagne.  

 

Mosel is a beautiful area with such amazing vines growing on the banks of the river, somewhere we will be visiting again but in the meantime we'll enjoy our German wine in our Mosel glasses and remember all the fun we had!

 

 

Belgium, Germany and France - food

If you have popped by to read this I hope it hasn't made you too hungry 😆

This blog post (and my drinks post) is really a record of what delicious food we ate on our Belguim, Germany and France holiday ... all very much enjoyed! 

Moules et Frites in Belgium on the first night of our holiday
It was 30 months since we last had these in France.

Steak with mushrooms and Goats Cheese Flammkuchen
at a little restaurant in Cochem overlooking the Mosel

Deftige Schlachtplatte with Sauerkraut and Kartoffelpuree
Nick's dinner - Hearty Meat Platter with Sauerkraut and Mash

Strawberry Cheesecake and Black Forest Gateau in Traben-Trarbach 

Supermarket salad and cheese pretzels on our balcony in Punderich 

36° day - supermarket buffet in our room with the fan on!

Ice cream treats as our travelling stop on the way to Wehlen

Our welcome tray of wine and nibbles at Weingut S. A. Prum

Father's Day Schnitzel and Bitburger beer in Wehlen

Salmon & Shrimp Flammkuchen and Lard on bread with onion and gherkins,
our lunch in Bernkastel-Kues 

Breakfast on the balcony at S. A. Prum

Breakfast overlooking the Mosel in Wehlen

Steak with salad and Chef's salad in Trier

Coffee and Waffle on the Mosel river cruise

Nutty and Strawberry Spagetti ice creams
(like our soft machine ice cream)

Steak salad and Hawaiian Schnitzel in Trier

Scrambled eggs with bacon and cheese, breakfast in Trier

Chinese Chicken Meal in Trier 

Cheese and ham croissant with coffee, breakfast on a travel day

Rhubarb tart, not the best to look at but delicious and not sour

Wedding Anniversary meal in Chalons-en-Champagne 

Andouilette sausage and Salmon Croque in Chalons-en-Champagne 

Cafe Gourmand in Epernay - my favourite French dessert

Steak Hache with Cellier des Dauphins at Flunch in Calais

Final breakfast at Auchan in Calais

Our breakfasts ranged from inexpensive supermarket paper cup coffees to elegant balcony dining, both superb.

Lunch was often supermarket salads, I wish we had them here, so fresh and tasty and great for our travelling days.

We ate in many different restaurants, Schnitzel and Flammkuchen were our most chosen dishes but we did enjoy some great steaks.

Coffee stops with cake, ice cream and Cafe Gourmand were our sweet treats, I really enjoyed the rhubarb tart. 

We enjoyed some superb food and I've plenty of new meal ideas now we're home.