Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Castle Ruins

I took a short hike up to Homburg...an old castle that once was.


This was the view at the beginning. Can you believe it? It really feels like a dream here sometimes.












After about a 10 minute hike from that point, the castle is visible.






















When I read about the all the earthquakes, fires and wars this castle has survived, I'm surprised there's even anything left standing.














Once you walk through the main entrance, this is what you see.





As you can see, there are no more floors.









...but you can always count on a long winding staircase to the top.













Old church bells rang off in the distance. It was the perfect summer day.







When there's no one else around...it feels like the castle is your own little getaway.


















The view is amazing:



On our way back, we ran into some noisy sheep: