The Rhine River. Castles on both sides as you drive down. See castle views at www.rhine-castles-germany.european-vacation.net/rhine-river/index. The owners of this castle collected tolls. That is the bathroom, the dark turret showing here at top left just below the main tower, overhanging the river. Very sensible. An arrangement usual in any castle, best with working moats. There is a funny place in a castle in Ireland, where they have educational wax figures all over doing castle chores, set in little scenes. Go up the small stairs and suddenly there is the WC complete with king with crown askew, bloomers at ankles, looking up at you very surprised. Or was he looking out the window at that one? Can't recall. Kids love it.
Or take a cruise. We like the flexibility of driving. We follow whims, but often find out reasons to visit somewhere after we are home.
Traumerei. Traumerei means reverie or dreams, and so the title of a lovely piece of music, Schubert's Traumerei. Find it, if you like, at www.youtube.com/watch?v=qq7ncjhSqtk; and also ia311526.us.archive.org/3/items/AlJolson/AlJolson-ThatLovinTraumerei.mp3, for Al Jolson's rendition. A drive or cruise down is dreamlike in the unfolding of castle scene after castle scene, and river bends.
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