Burg Rabenstein
On Friday, my day off work, I decided to go on an expedition to Burg Rabenstein, the smallest castle in Sachsen. There were tempting posters all around the city last week advertising 'Wikinger auf Burg Rabenstein, 3-5 Oktober' - Vikings! From this I concluded that there would be some sort of fair, like the ones we love to go to in Wrest Park in Bedfordshire with everyone dressed up in medieval costume doing jousting and the like. What's not to love? So on Friday I set off on the long cycle ride to the Burg. It was a beautiful sunny day, and the thought of a 14-mile round trip did not deter me until right at the end, when I realised that Google maps did not account for hills/small mountains. However, after a certain amount of pushing my bike up seemingly vertical slopes while breathing heavily and sweating likewise, I arrived at the castle, and it did not disappoint. Looks just like the pictures on Google! But I promise this is one of my own. I went to investigate t...