RAGAZZI!! WE DID IT AGAIN.
WE RETURNED TO WHERE IT ALL BEGAN WITH OUR VERY FIRST EVENT IN MAY—THE BEAUTIFUL BURG ZIEVEL. WE GATHERED FOR A LIGHT BREAKFAST AND COFFEE AT THIS INCREDIBLE LOCATION, WHICH WAS PERFECTLY CURATED AND ORGANIZED BY THE LOVELY OWNERS. ONCE ALL THE RAGAZZI ARRIVED (EXCEPT FOR THOSE WHO COULDN’T MAKE IT), WE SET OFF FOR A DRIVE THROUGH THE STUNNING FORESTS SURROUNDING BURG ZIEVEL, WHICH WERE ALREADY DRESSED IN THEIR AUTUMN COLORS.
THE SMALL CONVOY FOLLOWED A PRE-PLANNED ROUTE TO ALTENAHR. WITH OUR WALKIE-TALKIES AND CO-PILOTS, WE HAD AN ABSOLUTE BLAST! UPON ARRIVING IN ALTENAHR, WE ENJOYED A DELICIOUS LUNCH AT THÜRES. ON OUR WAY BACK TO THE CARS, WE HAD A BRIEF OPPORTUNITY TO VIEW THE VINEYARD THAT BELONGS TO THE RESTAURANT. THE AFTERMATH OF THE FLOODING NEARLY THREE YEARS AGO IS STILL VISIBLE IN MANY AREAS OF THIS SMALL VILLAGE, AND ALL THE RAGAZZI TOOK A MOMENT OF SILENCE TO PAY RESPECT TO THE VICTIMS OF THAT TRAGIC EVENT BEFORE HEADING BACK TO BURG ZIEVEL.
BACK AT BURG ZIEVEL, BEER AND OTHER DRINKS AWAITED US BEFORE DINNER. AFTER ENJOYING A FEW DRINKS AND WELCOMING MORE RAGAZZI, WE WENT INSIDE AND WERE COMPLETELY STUNNED BY THE BEAUTIFULLY CURATED DINNER SETTING WITH A VIEW OF THE ENCLOSED PARK. AFTER A SMALL SOUP AND SOME SALAD, WE INDULGED IN A CLASSIC BAVARIAN "CHEESE AND COLD CUTS PLATE" SINCE IT WAS "TAG DER DEUTSCHEN EINHEIT." THE ATMOSPHERE GREW COZIER BY THE MINUTE, AND AFTER SUNSET, THE ROOM WAS ILLUMINATED BY COUNTLESS CANDLES.
OF COURSE, THERE WAS DESSERT: STRAWBERRY YOGURT WITH FRESH BERRIES OR MOUSSE AU CHOCOLAT. AS A LITTLE GIFT AND SOUVENIR, ALL ATTENDEES RECEIVED A BOTTLE OF "BURG ZIEVEL RAGAZZI ROSÉ." WE CANNOT EXPRESS HOW HAPPY WE ARE WITH THE OUTCOME. A HUGE THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO MADE THIS DAY AS SPECIAL AS IT WAS—ESPECIALLY TO THE OWNER OF THE BURG AND HIS CARING GIRLFRIEND—YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE!
WE CAN’T WAIT TO SEE YOU NEXT YEAR FOR ANOTHER SEASON OF PISTA CLUB EVENTS!
PICTURES BY THE TALENTED RAGAZZI:
