On Monday I shared images of the village of Oberwesel with you. Yesterday I shared some of the churches that we viewed while on our Viking Longship Ingvi. And today, I want to share a few images of the famed castle in Oberwesel - Schoenburg Castle! Schoenburg Castle sits high on a hill … [Read more...]
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Sankt Goar, Sankt Goarhausen and a Castle Named Katz
The last post about my Viking River Cruise told you about Burg Rheinfels. And the castle before that was Maus Castle, also referred to as the Mouse Castle. Well today I want to tell you about Burg Katz, or Cat, which was part of the story of the Cat and Mouse Castles. It had started to rain … [Read more...]
Maus Castle
Last year I had the opportunity to take a Viking River Cruise down the Rhine River. Recently I have been sharing pictures and stories of the many castles that we saw as part of the Upper Middle Rhine Gorge. When I last left off, we were just a kilometer away from our next castle on this part of the … [Read more...]
Liebeneck Castle
I have been telling you about my cruise down the Rhine last spring here on the blog. I was lucky enough to take a Viking River Cruise with my friends called the Rhine Getaway and we spent time in Holland, Germany, France and Switzerland. When we booked the cruise, the agent told me this was the … [Read more...]
Leaving Marksburg Castle
On Saturday I told you about life inside Marksburg Castle. The tour inside was our last part of the tour and it was time to head back down to our ship so we could sail down the Rhine for the rest of the afternoon. But before I go, I want to share a few last images with you. We really … [Read more...]
Marksburg Castle – Life on the Inside
Ever wonder what life was like on the inside of a working castle? When we toured Marksburg Castle in Braubach, Germnay last spring we were given a detailed look at what life would have been like centuries ago in the Middle Ages. Because this was a protective fortress more than a palace for … [Read more...]
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