Burg Eltz Castle

Burg Eltz Castle
(pronounced "boorg elts")

This castle is so neat and set in such a beautiful area.
Go here for more information: http://www.burg-eltz.de/e_index.html

(Unfortunately, we brought the wrong lens with us in order to do this castle justice.  I am so sad that we weren't able to get pictures of the front gate and others.  Instead, we got a lot of zoomed in 'details' of the castle and its structure.)

Elz is the name of the stream that runs past the castle and through the valley, ending in the Mosel River.  In 1157 there was first record of a Burg (or castle) on the Elz - can you believe that?   This castle has been in the Eltz family for 850 years and it pretty much looks the same as it did in 1490.  There were 3 families that lived here and would gather together in one of the rooms to discuss 'family business' together.  The tour takes you through 2 of the 3 homes.  The 3rd home is the residence of the castellan (who maintains the castle), or where the Eltz family stays when they visit.

The City of Bacharach and The Rhine River Cruise

We started our Rhine River Cruise in the City of Bacharach.  It was such a neat city to explore!!
Here is one of the original towers in the distance.

The Altes Haus

The Prunn Castle in Bavaria

We visited another Bavarian Palace over the weekend - for more information click on the link below -

http://www.schloesser.bayern.de/englisch/palace/objects/prunn.htm

I love where this castle is situated!  So picturesque! 

To tour the castle it is 5 Euro per adult and kids are FREE

Ludwigsburg Annual Pumpkin Festival

This years theme for the Pumpkin Festival in Lugwigsburg is Swiss (Switzerland)

For more information their official website is here:

http://www.kuerbisausstellung-ludwigsburg.de/de.php

To get there, plug this address into your GPS:

Kürbisausstellung Ludwigsburg

Mömpelgardstrasse 28
71640 Ludwigsburg

Adults cost 8 euro

Children 4-18 are 3,90 Euro

A Family pass is 21 Euro

Nürnberg Castle

In the Middles Ages, the Nuremberg castle was one of the most important imperial castles of the Holy Roman Empire.  It was built be the Hohenstaufen and their successors.

Fortress Rothenburg 1780

For adults it's 2,50 Euro and for children it's 1 Euro

It's open daily from Spring to Autumn

Köln, Germany

During WWI this cathedral was bombed 15 times but remained standing.  In anticipation of the war the stain glass windows and art treasures were taken to shelters and saved.