The castle is in pretty sad shape right now. It's covered in scaffolding, as many of the walls have literally slid off, or parts have fallen or decayed. It sometimes looks like water has seeped through the mortar and just destroyed it. Anyhow, there is quite a project going on and will probably take years to complete.
This is just a long-distance shot of the castle from across the river.
Looking across the river from the castle. If you look closely, you can see the beautiful bridge that spans the Neckar River. And, of course, that is where I received my first proposal of marriage!!
One of the many paths to wander.
A closer view of the bridge.
Do I ever get enough of red roofs and steeples?
This is part of the extremely steep path we climbed to get to the top. And this was the easy part. The hard part was slick and cobble-stony. It is much more steep than it looks! We wondered how the king's horses and carriages could possibly have made it up. They must have had a secret tunnel somewhere or a hidden back entrance! (Note Dad's ever-present backpack!)
Just another part of ye olde castle.
Pretty elaborate place.
This picture should have gone after the next. This shows the part of the castle wall that literally slid down from the upper part. See if you can fit it together.
The upper part, left open to the elements when the rest of the wall slid.
I don't know who looks more pompous, this guy or his feathered friend. They are posing on the bridge itself. The bridge is also undergoing repairs. It wouldn't have been near as romantic 40 years ago if it was covered with scaffolding and equipment!
Do I look like a knight in shining armor protecting my king?
Now I ask you, who else would take pictures of the sheep instead of the castle? Dad and I really thought they added to the atmosphere!
And look how fluffy!
With such a fearless leader, I'm sure all those lady sheep were very impressed.
This was my favorite sight of the day. Only in Europe would you find sidewalk cafes open in November, complete with blankets for the customers to sit under while they sip their cappuchinos and eat kuchen!
Quite a walk down memory lane. Thanks for sharing.
Pretty elaborate place.
This picture should have gone after the next. This shows the part of the castle wall that literally slid down from the upper part. See if you can fit it together.
The upper part, left open to the elements when the rest of the wall slid.
I don't know who looks more pompous, this guy or his feathered friend. They are posing on the bridge itself. The bridge is also undergoing repairs. It wouldn't have been near as romantic 40 years ago if it was covered with scaffolding and equipment!
Do I look like a knight in shining armor protecting my king?
Now I ask you, who else would take pictures of the sheep instead of the castle? Dad and I really thought they added to the atmosphere!
And look how fluffy!
With such a fearless leader, I'm sure all those lady sheep were very impressed.
This was my favorite sight of the day. Only in Europe would you find sidewalk cafes open in November, complete with blankets for the customers to sit under while they sip their cappuchinos and eat kuchen!
Quite a walk down memory lane. Thanks for sharing.
2 comments:
Perfect blog update! It's so fun to see you out having some sight seeing experiences! You both look amazing by the way! And yay for Wyoma for including THREE pictures of yourself in this blog! We LOVED see you! You look so good! My favorites of your blog this time were seeing those huge piles of sugar beets, your adorable fluffy sheep, and hearing about your yummy lunch you get to have! Erick said they had something just like that in Sweden and they called it Kabob. Yumm! Love you!
Wow! And I need to hear about this proposal. I don't think I KNOW that story!!
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