It's Getting Cold

It actually snowed here on Sunday morning. Here's a snap of Rhea's car taken from the balcony. Of course, it's not cold enough for the snow to last more than half an hour or so...

Schloss Lichtenstein

Unbelievably, I only have two more weekends in Germany before I have to fly home. Our major excursion this weekend was to Schloss Lichtenstein - about 45 minutes from Tuebingen. This is an 18th century replica of a medieval castle. The original owner of this castle was inspired by the castle in a piece of fiction, and decided to build his own in the same style on the site of an older ruin.

Unfortunately they do now allow photography inside the castle, which is a real shame because its most striking feature is the murals and frescoes symbolising the owner's family tree and various pieces of prose and poetry.