Castle Gate

Photo by Stephen Bohn

Rothenburg ob der Tauber's castle gate (Burgtor) was built in the 1300s after the castle was destroyed in an earthquake in 1356. This is the closest gate to the beautiful Tauber Valley.

Golden Griffin

An inn since 1374, this historic guesthouse with its distinctive griffin signage and diagonally striped shutters, is located near the marketplace in Rothenburg, Germany.

View Fit for a King

This photo was taken from Neuschwanstein, Mad King Ludwig's fairy tale castle, perched above the lakes and forests of Bavaria. I was surprised to learn that only about 15 of the 200 rooms were ever finished before the king's mysterious death by drowning in 1886. From this viewpoint, Ludwig could look down towards his boyhood home of Hohenschwangau Castle and the Alps.

After cropping the image, I added a paper texture by Boccacino from the Flickr textures site.