One Really Old Schloss

I was just looking at my pictures of Weimar.

This schloss (German for castle, but want to use it because it is just plain fun to say) to the left is older than our Constitution. The original structure was built in the 10th (TENTH!) Century (this version was built in the 14th Century after the 1st one burned down). Yeah, either date stamp you apply…it’s a really old schloss! We weren’t even a gleam in our forefather’s eyes yet.

Funny thing about Germany is that you see castles (schlossen? schlosses?) around every corner. It’s like seeing a McDonalds in America. And by funny, I mean sorta sad.

This just happens to be one of my favorites that we saw. This part of it is so simple (the “addition” is ginourmous and, in my opinion less impressive) and the color scheme appeals to me for some reason. It’s probably the oxidized copper tower though. I love copper.

We were sitting on the patio of a restaurant that is just about as old as the castle, but with as ancient as these buildings are, it just gets to a point that old is old, so the building that the restaurant is in may only be from the 14th Century. I still can’t fathom the difference, can you? Exactly. As long as the food didn’t taste like it was made in the 14th century, I was happy. Who wouldn’t be? I was sitting there with loved ones less than 100 yards from this beautiful castle. Much better view than the Golden Arches.

And yes, Weimaraner hail from Weimer.