We had to be sure to fit in at least one trip to a “fairy tale” castle (schloss) before Drayton returned Stateside… So we decided to take a short day-trip to Schloss Lichtenstein (whose self-descriptive name translates to “white-colored stone”) about an hour from Stuttgart…
Although the weather didn’t necessarily 
agree with us, the views were still amazing! Within minutes of getting there we running up the mountain, not solely out of excitement, but to escape the massive downpour… (I’m telling you what, I think touring castles could be some incredible exercise given they’re all atop giant 
mountains!) We managed to hide beneath the castle gates where we were nearly flooded out completely … Within a few minutes the weather lightened enough for us to risk it again… We toured the grounds and views before taking a tour of the castle.
The castle itself was absolutely impressive; seated directly on an island of rocks… From inside the castle you could see, literally, directly down to the Echa
z Valley and village below. The castle itself dates back to the 1300’s and the history inside was just as impressive as the beautiful views and buildings outside the castle walls.
All in all it was a perfect little day-trip! So strange to think such amazing sites and history now lie practically in our backyard!
With Love from Germany… Mary
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