Anyone else like castles??

[wondergirl9847]

You cannot have a thread about one of my favorite things without THIS castle!! Neuschwanstein Castle.



BTW, did you see Captain Jack Harkness or anyone else from Torchwood? Heh.

That first castle pic is AWESOME.

[Betsy]

Many years ago, (almost 40!) I was a foreign exchange student to a little village in northern Bavaria called Tambach.

We lived in servant quarters next to this castle...






Then I rode a bus to the larger city called Coburg to go to high school. I saw this Castle "die Veste" every day...








Pip, I love this thread and I gotta say, your kids are adorable....just like their mom!

[Richard B]

Originally Posted by Gypsy-Rhiannon

Wow... that's gorgeous!

I should add that the older the castle, the more I love it. I prefer non-ornate, non-fantasy, non-disney looking castles. This castle in Portugal is called Almourol Castle, in the middle of the Tagus River. It dates back to Roman times and ooh how those walls can talk. Ahhhh...thick and rich in history.


PS
Your kids are über cute.

[Gypsy-Rhiannon]

Originally Posted by wondergirl9847

You cannot have a thread about one of my favorite things without THIS castle!! Neuschwanstein Castle.



BTW, did you see Captain Jack Harkness or anyone else from Torchwood? Heh.

That first castle pic is AWESOME.

Did you read my LJ or is it just coincidence you mentioned him??

That's an amazing castle btw!

[Gypsy-Rhiannon]

Originally Posted by darklinensuit

I like castles and cathedrals.
I think my favorite of the castles I've visited is Chambord.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C3%A2teau_de_Chambord

It seems from photos that Germany has some of the prettiest castles, though I've never been.

- Jake

That's a huge castle!

[Gypsy-Rhiannon]

Originally Posted by Betsy

Many years ago, (almost 40!) I was a foreign exchange student to a little village in northern Bavaria called Tambach.

We lived in servant quarters next to this castle...






Then I rode a bus to the larger city called Coburg to go to high school. I saw this Castle "die Veste" every day...








Pip, I love this thread and I gotta say, your kids are adorable....just like their mom!

More lovely castles.. and thanks for the compliment about my kids! They have their moments

[Gypsy-Rhiannon]

Originally Posted by Richard B

I should add that the older the castle, the more I love it. I prefer non-ornate, non-fantasy, non-disney looking castles. This castle in Portugal is called Almourol Castle, in the middle of the Tagus River. It dates back to Roman times and ooh how those walls can talk. Ahhhh...thick and rich in history.


PS
Your kids are über cute.

This one?
http://www.guide-to-castles-of-europ...ol-castle.html

I like any kind of castle!

[GODDESS6]

gorgeous pic pip, thanx for sharing!!!~

my family owns these castles in ohio~
http://www.piattcastles.org/

[CelticGypsy]

My favorite castle is the Heidelberg Castle. Heidelberg is one of my favorite places in the world.


This isn't the castle but a cute video that was taken in Heidelberg, I believe on the Hauptstrasse.



Some pics of the castle that are not mine but clearer than any of my older pictures that I do have.

[CelticGypsy]

Originally Posted by Richard B

Add me to the list of castle lovers. So dramatic, romantic and the feeling of history when standing in one amazes me to my my deepest depths.

Here is one of my favs in Portugal:

This is so beautiful. I will have to go there someday.

[CelticGypsy]

Originally Posted by wondergirl9847

You cannot have a thread about one of my favorite things without THIS castle!! Neuschwanstein Castle.



BTW, did you see Captain Jack Harkness or anyone else from Torchwood? Heh.

That first castle pic is AWESOME.

This is a favorite one too. Heidelberg just has special memories and is a magical place for me.

[Betsy]

^^^

Hey CelticGypsy...

I loved Heidelberg too. I went to a festival where they lit the castle in red at night...it looked like it was on fire.

It was to commemorate something...but I can't remember why. (I was too busy watching the police fish drunken American soldiers out of the river... ) It was a wild night.

[bretonbanquet]

I love castles This is Kilchurn, in Scotland..

[Phoenix]

Originally Posted by bretonbanquet

I love castles This is Kilchurn, in Scotland..

OMG. That’s Beautiful. It reminds me of that movie "Mists of Avalon" w/ angelica huston. I've always been fascinated with castles, but never been to any before. This thread has helped plan the itinerary though.

[sara1998]

These pictures are beautiful, and so are your children, Pip.
Thanks for sharing!