Sunday, November 21, 2010

Burg Nanstein

Somehow I forgot to write about last weekend's hike to Burg Nanstein (Nanstein Castle). After a full week of rain, we woke up on Sunday morning, 14 Nov, with blue skies and downright balmy weather here in Landstuhl. Sam had been a while without a nap, so Nicki kicked Joshua and me out of the apartment around noon so she could put Sam down to rest in peace and quiet. Josh and I decided to take a walk towards the castle, Nanstein Castle, that is perched over this fine city.

We started through town and made our way towards a residential area before finding the trail head leading towards the castle. The hike wasn't so bad - gravel and dirt marked the trail nicely and the ascent was gradual. After a half hour or less, we made it to the castle grounds, paid our fare, and walked throughout. Some pictures from our journey:















In our quest to find fun signs from
around the world, I present this one, entitled
"If you bring your dog, tell him to hold it in"

2 comments:

  1. Did you tell Joshua the castle is almost 850 years old? Please tell him that's a bit older than Grammy! LOL I bet he enjoyed his "Dad and me" time. Love the dog sign!! They should put a gloved hand underneath to mean "pick up if they poop!" Looking forward to more stories!!

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  2. Laura, I couldn't agree more with your suggestion about the sign. Not to get too gross, but I've stepped in dog manure at least 3 times since we've been here - and that's after a decade or more between the US and Japan not having stepped in any. It's like a canine mine field out here!

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