Spoilt for Choice

Written by eklastic

so I decided to limit myself to two ruins from my hometown, all shot from the unique perspective of a big ferris wheel. The castle in the middle is Castle Windeck (aka Windy Corner) and it is over 1000 years old. The tower to the right was built in the 14th century from red sandstone hence it is called Roter Turm (aka Red Tower) and was part of the medieval town fortifications. Incidentally the castle on the left is not a ruin but built just over 100 years ago.

Monochrome Madness: Ruins

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16 thoughts on “Spoilt for Choice”

    1. Well, you will be less than 2 hour (depending on traffic) away from Heidelberg Castle. Less than three hours from the UNESCO heritage site Abbey Lorsch. A hop across the Rhine from there (15 minutes or so) and you are in Worms, where Siegfried met Kriemhild and Hagen and much of the Nibelungen saga took place. And about halfway between Heidelberg and Lorsch there are the two castles I’ve shown in my post today. How about meeting for an afternoon whirlwind tour here? (I promise another wordpress blogger’s presence.)

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      1. Elke, I’m so sorry to be so long in replying. I had a reason, in that I know M’s health has not been good recently and I wanted to see how things panned out. Since arriving here, he’s not been on good form, so despite my jolly postcard, with another to come, he’s far from hale and hearty (he’s just gone to bed now – though it is raining!). I’d love to have met you ( I collect Bloggers I Have Met), but I think this time I should say ‘no’, though your tour sounds enticing. Sorry to reply here, but I know that email reception has been variable for you.

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      2. Well, all the best for M. My L is in hospital, I think I’ve mentioned it, having gotten a new knee (it’s going suprisingly well, so far, but a hospital is a hospital). I hope you still have a great time in Colmar and for the rest of your plans!

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    1. The castle in question, die Wachenburg, was built (and is still owned) by a German fraternity-style organisation, i.e. students and former students belonging to the fraternities which are part of a large umbrella organisation of fraternities. It was built as a meeting place along the idealised ideas of a medieval castle. It is still owned by the fraternities but only used a few times every year; there is a restaurant/café and that is open to the public.

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    1. He was 1 week in hospital, now he is in physical rehab. But it’s in the same complex, just a different building, so for us locals it’s still “the hospital”. He could have been moved a few days earlier but — bureaucracy. Once the op is done (and not before), physical rehab can be applied for. The rehab centre then prepares a room but the actual change can only happen once the medical aid approves the rehab. Which is almost always just a formality, at least for the first 3 weeks but it still has to be done.

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      1. Rehab? No such thing here. A couple of days in hospital and you’re out. You live alone, on the top floor of a maisonette with no lift? Tough. We might send a district nurs for a couple of times if you’re lucky.

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      2. Physiotherapy and ergotherapy are definitely on the cards after endoprothesis ops or general ops, the older one is, the more it is pushed. Two days after the op he already had to navigate the stairs with crutches although the first days he had a Zimmer frame. Then he graduated to a wheeled walker. And today he could cross his room without frame or crutches, although he still needs help for longer walks.

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