Burg Eltz has been left in tact for over 700 years, and is furnished as it was 500 years ago. Eltz means stream in German, so it means Castle on the Stream.
So this castle we got to walk down to.... it is hidden deep in a forest. A mostly pleasant walk down hill. Especially since I was attempting my first time with Audrey on my back in the Ergo carrier. But as you can imagine......quite the workout on the way back up, and she made sure I knew exactly how she felt about it!
My other hiking companions......
Unfortunately, you can't take any pictures inside. But if you watch the Rick Steves Rhine and Mosel episode, it looks exactly the same!! It was well worth the visit. They have an English language tour every 30 minutes or so, so we waited patiently for that. I had to keep passing crackers back to my little koala, and bouncing around to keep her from screeching too much, but it really was worth the visit. The castle itself is compromised of 3 separate buildings. We were able to tour 2 of them. The third is still inhabited by the Eltz family! Could you imagine?! There was a modern day family photograph on display with children. "So where do you live?" "Oh, just that castle down on the stream over there...."
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