July 28, 2021

Newcastle (Bridgend)

I visited another of the South Wales Castles, this time Newcastle. This should not be confused with the towns of Newcastle in the UK or the very famous northern…

by david_nurse

July 25, 2021

Conwy, North Wales

There are several places along the north coast of Wales that have always attracted visitors and tourists, some continue to flourish, others have fallen by the…

by martinholden

July 24, 2021

The portal

by scoz

July 24, 2021

Arundel Castle

by jameshenderson

July 16, 2021

Pennard Castle

Anyone who has seen my previous posts knows that Wales is littered with castles and while many are in a good state the vast majority of the survivors are in a…

by david_nurse

July 13, 2021

Aggsbach (Österreich/Austria) - October 2020 - Aggstein…

In this part one more shot of the harmless animal in the previous post, one of a puppet re-enacting a not so harmless animal (man) and a closer look at the…

by bjornroose

July 13, 2021

Aggsbach (Österreich/Austria) - October 2020 - Aggstein…

In this third part (here's part 1 and part 2) more shots of the buildings and - hush, hush ... - a harmless animal.

by bjornroose

July 12, 2021

Aggsbach (Österreich/Austria) - October 2020 - Aggstein…

I introduced you to Aggstein castle and its long history in the previous post. So, without further ado, let's continue the tour :-)

by bjornroose

July 12, 2021

Aggsbach (Österreich/Austria) - October 2020 - Aggstein…

As mentioned in my Willendorf post during our holiday in the Wachau region we stayed in Aggsbach. Aggstein castle, also in Aggsbach, is however miles and miles…

by bjornroose

July 10, 2021

Schönbühel (Österreich/Austria) - October 2020 - part 1

Schönbühel was our last stop of the day. A stop in two parts: one at the castle and one at the monastery. Both are situated on the right bank of the Donau…

by bjornroose

July 09, 2021

Schallaburg (Österreich/Austria) - October 2020 - part 10

And that's the end. Of the gallery. And the Schallaburg series. The line-up op the previous parts was ... in the previous part, so here's the very last photos:

by bjornroose

July 09, 2021

Schallaburg (Österreich/Austria) - October 2020 - part 9

One but last post in this Schallaburg castle series. Before we go to the last one, here's a line-up of the previous posts: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8. And…

by bjornroose

July 08, 2021

Schallaburg (Österreich/Austria) - October 2020 - part 8

In this post, like the previous ones (here, here, and here) dedicated to the arcade gallery around the courtyard of Schallaburg castle, a few line-ups and a…

by bjornroose

July 07, 2021

Schallaburg (Österreich/Austria) - October 2020 - part 6

Okay, there was no minstrel in the gallery at Schallaburg castle, but we were there and this enormous amount of sculptures was there too, so let's walk on ...

by bjornroose

July 07, 2021

Schallaburg (Österreich/Austria) - October 2020 - part 5

We entered the gallery in the previous post. And that gallery is definitely the most beautiful gallery I've ever seen in a castle: "a well-decorated two-storied…

by bjornroose

July 06, 2021

Schallaburg (Österreich/Austria) - October 2020 - part 4

And now we return from the garden (see here) to the courtyard (see here), where we enter the gallery, via a long distance shot of the walls (see here). The sign…

by bjornroose

July 05, 2021

Schallaburg (Österreich/Austria) - October 2020 - part 2

I introduced you briefly to Schallaburg castle in the previous post, where you saw some photos of the courtyard already. But let's return to the outside, older…

by bjornroose

June 21, 2021

Dürnstein (Österreich/Austria) - October 2020 - part 6

And the final shots of Dürnstein castle (see also in part 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5), from a bigger distance.

by bjornroose

June 19, 2021

Dürnstein (Österreich/Austria) - October 2020 - part 5

And then a few more shots from around the ruins of Dürnstein castle. Human architecture on a small scale, opposed to human architecture on a large scale, the…

by bjornroose

June 19, 2021

Dürnstein (Österreich/Austria) - October 2020 - part 4

Looking at the landscape below Dürnstein castle one can imagine Richard Lionheart (see the first part of this series) was probably enjoying it too (yeah, he was…

by bjornroose