Schloss Lichtenstein

Over this past weekend we went on yet another excursion in the Reutlingen area. We hiked to Lichtenstein Castle. We invited a few of the other international students that live in our dorm to come with too. The castle is only about fifteen kilometers away from the University so we took a bus to the bottom of trail and began our journey up yet another hill to yet another amazing castle.

To get the full effect of this adventure, you should know what the weather was like. The trip adviser said that one should do this on a sunny day because you have to hike for about four kilometers through forest and meadows on narrow paths. So naturally, we would choose the day that it decided to have eighty percent chance of rain the entire day. So as we were slipping and sliding hoping not to fall of the cliffs, all while the weather kept changing from sunshine and warm to rain and wind (we thought we were back at Valpo).

We finally made it to Schloss Liechtenstein and took a tour of the interior of the castle. Our tour guide was very animated and made a lot of jokes in German which I have learned just to nod and smile to. Afterwards the sun decided to shine and we ate a late lunch on the castle grounds. Later we hiked back to the town of Lichtenstein in explored the city, even though it was a Sunday and everything was closed. Overall it was a great day just touring around the area and a nice relaxing day before finals began.

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