TRIER GERMANY

-------Porta Nigra Trier Germany.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Trier is in Rhineland-Palatinate Germany near the Luxembourg border, and dates from Roman times. The building that stands out is the Porta Nigra a huge roman gateway entrance to the city. I t was constructed in 170 AD in grey sandstone now turned black. In Roman times there were 4 gateways. The Porta Nigra is open to the public. Some just call it the Black Gate because of its colour. Trier is an interesting place with a cathedral, roman baths,Basilica,Electoral Palace,nice buildings in town and good cafes and pubs.-------I had arrived in Trier at the Central rail station, there are direct trains to Saarbrucken, Luxembourg, Cologne, Metz and Mannheim.-----There is tour bus, and toy tourist train for trips round Trier, i found this a good idea to see the interesting places to go back too. The High Cathedral of St, Peter in Trier is a Roman Catholic church in Liebfrauenstrasse. It was built on a former Roman Palace. The cathedral is 112m long and 41m wide. The cathedral annex houses the "Holy Robe"of Christ relic. When i was here just at the front door outside was a office with a digitel pen writing the New Testament.-------------------The Basilica of Constantine of Trier was built a the beginning of the 4th century.--- The Electoral Palace is surrounded by lovely gardens. The Roman Bath now ruins were built in the 4th century. The public can visit. The boiler rooms are still visible.-----------I TRAVELLED BY TRAIN IN GERMANY USING A DB REGI0NAL TICKET. THIS IS VALID FROM 9 AM TO 3 AM ,AS MANY JOURNEYS AS YOU LIKE. IN THE FEDERAL STATES . e.g RHINELAND-PALATINATE , SAXONY, OR SAARLAND ETC. I BELIEVE MY TICKET WAS ABOUT 24 EURO. -----SEE THE DB WEB SITE FOR INFO. bahn.de------I used Trier as a base to take day trips from. A train ride to Cochem takes about an hour. A longer trip is to Rudeshelm taking 3 hours with a change at Koblenz, this may sound a long time but the scenery along the way is lovely. i also took the short trip to Saarburg a pretty place.