On New Year’s Eve, after a very pleasant stay at the Martinshotel in close proximity, we decided to give our London visitor a little taste of one of Germany’s more 20.000 – 25.000 castles. No one knows exactly how many castles there really are in Germany. The estimate for Bavaria, my home state, is 5.000 castles alone.
We arrived at a locked gate, which had to be expected at this time of year. We were still able though to tour the grounds a bit.
Gunter Sachs, a German photographer, author, art collector and industrialist, was born in this castle. Gunter, also known as Gunter Sachs von Opel in his earlier days, was one of Germany’s most famous playboys in his days. He was also married to Brigitte Bardot in the 1960s.
The castle park used to be a place of fun for some U.S. army soldiers in post-war Germany.
We enjoyed our view overlooking the Main River valley on this overcast morning.
Last, but not least, for all of you, who remember the nuclear power plant… Luke & Duke are still standing. The plant was in operation from 1982 – 2015, and then it was taken offline as part of the phase out policy for nuclear power in Germany.
This photo was taken from the castle on the hill.
Die Franken sind die Sanguiniker unter den Deutschen. – Theodor Heuss
(The Franconians are the sanguine among the Germans)
We will come back again.
