A Walk in the Woods: Burg Breuberg

A couple of weeks ago, Charlotte went to Europa Park, an amusement park about two hours away, with some girls from her Sunday School class. While she was gone for the day, the rest of us went to explore a castle that Rob found on one of his solo hikes that he thought we would enjoy.

 

We parked the car in the Odenwald and headed out on a beautiful trail on a beautiful day.  Jake and Amelie were not excited about this outing, but Toby and Rob I would not be deterred by some whining and fussing, so off we went. 

 

 We hiked a couple of kilometers along a well maintained trail and then we found this awesome metal slide.  I love surprises like this on hikes in Germany!  Suddenly Jake and Amelie had all of the energy in the world as they climbed up the hill and went down the slide over and over again.

 

We eventually pulled them away to go explore the castle at the top of the hill.  Burg Breuberg dates from the 1200s and while it has been damaged in sieges over the years, it was never completely destroyed.  Today you can tour around it, and there is a youth hostel as well, but there was a wedding happening the day we were there, so we stuck to the grounds.

 

I love when trees grow out of the walls like this. 

I tried to get Amelie to get IN the cannon, but I guess this will do.

 

We found this tower on the grounds.  We've never seen one cut out like this, so of course Rob had to climb on it.  The base part he is standing on is about 14 feet above ground.

 

Like father, like son.

 

And again.

 

It was a beautiful day for a walk in the woods, and one of the things I will most miss about Germany when we move are these random hikes where we end up at a castle with gorgeous views.