Tag Archives: Schloss
Burgruine Neuenfels
After a couple of visits to this abandoned 13th century castle, I am left with a lot of questions. And that is without getting into the unsolved mass murder of the last people to live here in 1540. I wonder why someone decided to build on this hill as opposed to any of the others […]
Evening Falls
I had a book review all ready to go for today, then yesterday evening I went out for a walk. That made me change my mind. I try to get some exercise in every day, which for me means a walk, either in the Black Forest or the vineyards near Sulzburg. Early to mid-afternoons seem […]
The Castle
A photo essay for you today. I went for a night time walk last month in Badenweiler, Germany, and was struck by the beauty of the ruins of the castle in the centre of the the town. I had a camera in my pocket, so I snapped a few pictures as we walked around the […]
Burg Baden
I promised pictures of the ruins of the castle in Badenweiler, Germany, so I’m just going to shut up and let you enjoy the view.
Welcome to Minas Tirith
Climbing to the castle at the top of the hill that dominates the Black Forest town of Badenweiler I had the feeling that this was h sort of place J.R.R. Tolkein was envisaging when he wrote about the walled city of Minas Tirith in The Lord of The Rings: a castle on a hill with […]
random thoughts from lorne 
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