The fall weather was so lovely yesterday that we took a day trip to France (only 1 hour from our house) to the Fleckenstein Castle. It was a bit chilly but still it was a great hike. A lot of other people had the same idea as us, so it was busy there.
They had this nice interactive building for children to learn a little about how they built castles and about the surrounding nature.
Then we went to the castle.
Here is a rare picture of me! (I am the one taking pictures.)
This was labeled as the dog room or the prison--or maybe the same. Niki liked it because the door was just his size!
They had some rooms set up in period features.
We wandered around the halls and up and down stairs and corridors. Günter remembers going here when he was a boy and they didn't have any of it closed off and they all brought flashlights and went into all kinds of "caves" and alleys--great fun to a boy of 10 years.
After exploring the place we had breath taking views of the surrounding areas. It was especially nice because of the fall colors.
In the main courtyard they had some other things displayed:
We had to bribe Jenna with an ice lolly to get her to cooperate the last 30 minutes. It worked.
And there will be a lot more ice cream in our house this week after Niki has his surgery on Tuesday to remove his tonsils and tubes in ears.
Posted by Krista at October 19, 2008 07:04 PMHow fun is that! What gorgeous pictures and the castle looked totally fascinating. I loved all the fall colors, too! Love you!
Posted by: Jeni at October 20, 2008 01:34 AMI've never heard of that castle. It would've been fun to run through the caves as a young kid.
Good luck with the surgery tomorrow, we'll be thinking about you guys!
Enjoyed the pictures and catching up with what has been going on in your life. We leave this morning to go the beach for a few days. Hope all goes well with Niki's surgery.
Posted by: Joan at October 20, 2008 12:38 PM