This weekend we met several sisters at Wartburg. Here is Elena, Anahil, and Patricia climbing the stairs to the castle.
This overlook is near the entrance to the castle overlooking the countryside.
Here Marilynn is looking at a life-like statue of a castle knight.
Here is Marilynn and David in front of the castle tower by the main gate.
Here is a shield with the coat of arms of the castle.
Here is the dining hall.
There are some beautiful mosaics on the wall in depicting some events in "Saint" Elizabeth's life.
Here is a wooden door at the entrance to the chapel.
This is a painting showing some of the history.
This is the great hall. Around 1207 the venue of the Singer contest became the basis for the Minstrels' Contest which Richard Wagner used as a theme in his opera, the Meistersänger.
Here is Marilynn and David in the great hall were Wagner's Tannhauser is often performed to a sell out crowd.
This is a royal bed in the castle.
This a beautiful wood carved doorway in the castle.
This is a view out of the Castle window to the countryside below.
Probably the most significant room in the castle is a small side room where Martin Luther spent about one year in 1522 hiding for safety. Here is his table.
Here Marilynn and Anahil are returning down the hill again.
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