Ok…I’m behind again…
The day after we visited the Schwarzwald (Sun 24 Feb), Mikey and I decided to enjoy the beautiful weather (14°C) by going for a drive to the Hohenzollern castle.
Hohenzollern castle is situated 26km southwest from our place in Tubingen, perched atop a 855m hill. It was originally constructed in the 11th Century, but was rebuilt a couple of times. Today’s version is from 1867.
I took this photo in the car while driving to the castle.
We left our car in the carpark about half way up the hill and walked the rest of the way to the top. Yes, there were a lot of stairs…
The views of the Swabian countryside were spectacular, and we were lucky to be there on such a fine day. After wandering through the gardens and courtyards at the top, we took a tour through some of the rooms of the castle.
The tour was a little boring, possibly because it was in German. However we had tour booklets in English which explained the significance of each of the rooms. The best room we visited was the Royal Treasury, which housed the Royal Prussian crown (minus its jewels), suits of armor and weaponry, medals and other objects of art and memorabilia. I also learnt a bit about the Prussian kings and German emperors who originally descended from the Hohenzollern dynasty, the most famous being King Fredrick the Great (1712-1786).
It was a nice day and an education all in one.
The main courtyard
The Castle on the hill looks like a great place for JH to go to retire