On Monday I went with the Sister Missionaries and some sisters in the ward to Rudesheim for a day trip touring old buildings and the Reichenstein castle.
We set off in the morning and looked around Rudesheim at their cool shops until lunch.
After lunch we walked to the gondola rides and rode up to a walking trail that led past some cool old buildings.
We came to a statue that was built right after Germany was formed
She represents Germany
The shields represent the countries that joined together to make Germany.
Next we came across this guard tower
This structure is called "Die Zauberhole" (The magic hole)
It was under construction, but there was a sign that we read and the tunnel behind it is the entrance and going through the tunnel you withstand trials and the light room at the end of the tunnel represents the light of wisdom.
Although, the only trial we could imagine could fit in the tunnel, from what we could see, was overcoming claustrophobia.
At the end of the trail we came to a ski lift that took us to Assmanshausen where we caught a ferry across the Rhine river to Reichenstein castle.
This is a view from the boat
To get the to castle there is a steep trail
We just about passed out when we got to the top winded, and the garden through the gate took the rest of our breath away.
The picture gives the view little justice.
No, they're not real
These ones might be though
These steps are about 12" wide
The Prince's and Princess's floors were up the same staircase
The princess's floor was all colorfull
The prince's floor was a bummer after that
Although he had a cool writing tower
We took a ferry back to Rudesheim and got ice cream on our way home.
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