Reichsburg Cochem 2015

Today we went on a day trip to Cochem, Germany to see the castle there. Cochem is about an hour away from our house. We put the directions to the castle into our gps and it brought us to the base of the castle. Only problem was there was no parking available anywhere near the castle. So I messaged a friend and she gave me directions to a parking lot in Cochem. We finally got to the parking lot and then found out it was a 20 minute walk mostly uphill to the castle. After our trek we made it to the castle grounds.

We went into the ticket office and paid our entrance fee which was 6 euro per person. It was a guided tour and we didn't have to wait long for the next tour to start. The castle was originally built in 1000A.D and was totally destroyed in 1689 by French soldiers. After 200 years it was reconstructed according to original plans but was furnished as a nineteenth century chateau. since 1978 the castle has belonged to the town of Cochem.

The first room we visited was the dinning hall the entire tour was in German but we received english translation sheets so we could follow along. 

The Knights' hall is the largest room in the castle. The furniture in this room was custom made for the castle.

From the balcony you had a beautiful view of the Moselle River below.

The tour was about 40 minutes long and even though it was in German and I had no idea what the guide was saying it was still a good time. I usually prefer to not take tours but the only way to see the inside of the castle is to take a tour. The walk back to the car wasn't as bad since it was downhill. It was a great way to spend a Saturday.