Our last day in Germany had us starting at Burg Thurant, which was located just across the river from our hotel. This castle was a fun one to see. The tour was self-guided and part of the castle was still occupied.
Again this castle was perched up on the hillside and offered up gorgeous views of the Mosel river.
Thurant was set up with several rooms for viewing and some photo ops.
This is the view looking down the toilet. The plumbing works on gravity! It's about 20 feet straight down.
Our final castle of the German tour was Schloss Stolzenfels. It required a hike up the hill to get up to it, but again the views were fabulous.
Our tour was in German, but we were provided with English descriptions of the rooms. Unfortunately, we were not allowed to photograph the inside of the castle. The woodwork was a work of art. The wood flooring of each room was laid out in a different pattern. This castle was in ruins in the 1800's and was rebuilt during that century.
We were able to photograph the gardens and the chapel. Stolzenfels was beautifully landscaped.
During our time in Germany, we toured 4 castles, ate way too much scrumptious food, and even found one geocache. Gorgeous scenery...beautiful weather...loads of history. Danke Germany!
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