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Marksburg Castle – The Herb Garden and a Goat

March 26, 2015 by tigermucha Leave a Comment

I have been telling you about my Viking River Cruise last Spring and more recently about visiting Marksburg Castle in Braubach, Germany. Well, today I want to show you the Herb Garden. I never dreamed there would be such a fantastic herb garden inside the walls of this castle. When we … [Read more...]

Marksburg Castle – The Batteries

March 24, 2015 by tigermucha 2 Comments

On Saturday, I showed you the many Gates we had to enter to get into the interior areas of Marksburg Castle. After entering the gates, we were now on the exterior of the Great Hall. And it was Spring, so there were tiny gardens tucked in here and there around the castle that were a … [Read more...]

Marksburg Castle – The Gates

March 21, 2015 by tigermucha Leave a Comment

Yesterday I shared more of my visit to Marksburg Castle in Braubach, Germany. This castle is the most complete castle in this part of the Upper Rhine Valley. Because of it's many bastions and fortified walls and it's location atop a hill overlooking the Rhine, it is the only hill castle in this … [Read more...]

Marksburg Castle

March 20, 2015 by tigermucha 1 Comment

Last Spring I had the opportunity to take a Viking River Cruise down the Rhine River through Holland, Germany, France and Switzerland. I have been telling you about my adventures here on the blog and I last left you with the story of the Bus Passing Rule on the road that lead to Marksburg Castle in … [Read more...]

A Castle, A Hill and Tour Buses

February 27, 2015 by tigermucha 2 Comments

Last week I told you about visiting Koblenz and the Kaiser Wilhelm Monument. After our stop there, we boarded buses to head to Braubach for a guided tour of Marksburg Castle. This was part of our Viking River Cruise last April. For some of the excursions we took tour buses, which are part … [Read more...]

Sunday Bliss – September 9th

September 9, 2018 by tigermucha Leave a Comment

This is Pixie's arch nemesis, Squirt. Squirt, our neighbor's cat, is the Queen of the Cul-de-sac and it drives Pixie crazy. I thought this was a cute picture of her under our truck. She knows no boundaries and makes every house her home on our street. She is a sweet and shy kitty … [Read more...]