M@ Around The World

I recently took a trip to participate in two of my dear friends' wedding. It was located at Burg Rabenstein (NOTE this page is in German but can be translated using Google Translator ) in Ahorntal, Germany which is situated in the Franconian region of the country. The Burg is seated on top of a sloping hill, overlooking a gorgeous sea of trees and a windy river below.  My under-powered, manual-shifting Panda car struggled to navigate up the steep, windy, one-lane road. As I approached it, though, my jaw dropped at the surrounding natural beauty. Originally built in the 12th century, the Burg was destroyed and rebuilt in the 15th, 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries.  Presently it is used as a hotel and event center; a school of falconry;  and a beer garden.  The interior has been restored to much of its former luster and decorum. Before the festivities began, I roamed through as much of the castle as I could with my camera in hand to photo journal the various rooms and artifac...