Castles and Gelato

May 3:

First thing in the morning, Josh, Ian, Daniel and I went for a quick jog around the park that we went to on the first day. It was a good way to start the day.
Breakfast again was a feasts. After devotionals, which Yoham (Mr. Linder) and Marielle joined in, we made our lunches to embark on an adventure. (of course we packed our beer.)

Figure 1: Pond at the Park

Today we visited three castles.
The first one was closed for a wedding. It was still gorgeous.

Figure 2: Parking lot at the first Castle

Figure 3: Castle

The second one Burgeltz, we got to do a tour, then we wandered around outside the castle a bit. I will update this with pictures and more details later:

Figure 4: Inside Burgeltz

Figure 5: Just outside of Burgeltz

The last one was also closed, but the town Cochem was in was gorges. We had gelato at two different places and wandered around the markets. I felt like this place was touristy, but the way to experience Germany. The vineyards were gorgeous, and just the walk from the parkade we used to the castles was amazing enough. I wish we could stay in this place a bit longer, and this town should have definitely been a destination. If you go here  be prepared to go on a gelato crawl through the markets. I will update this with pictures and more details later.

Figure 6: Gelato

Figure 7: Castle at Cochem

Figure 8: wandering the streets of Cochem

After returning from the castles we were all pretty tired. We played Settlers of Catan for the rest of the evening. We played a version where Troy was playing against another city. I was with Phil and Weber. Josh, Ian and Daniel were on Troy. Phil wasn't paying much attention and the rest of us are pretty competitive so I hope he still had fun.