Castles of the Rhine

This morning's agenda was billed as a scenic cruise through the Middle Rhine to see vineyards and historical castles.  I thought this might mean two or three castles but not so!  It seemed we would just finish taking picture of one castle and another would already be there -- and on both sides of the river!  Some of the castles are in ruin, but a number of them have been restored and a few even have hotels in them now.

I'll share a few castle photos:

Below are two castles that originally belonged to two brothers -- after a feud, they built a wall between the two so they didn't have to see each other!  It seems that ancient German stories or fairy tales never end happily -- and this was no exception -- everyone dies.