Part 2 of our USO tour was a visit to the Lichtenstein Castle. The ropes course is located in the forest next to the castle, so it was a short walk, uphill, to get to the castle. We had some time before our tour of the castle started so we enjoyed the gorgeous view from the castle grounds:
And hung out in the sunshine:
The castle that we toured was constructed in the 19th century, which by castle standards, is not very old. Apparently though there has been a castle on those grounds from as early as 1200, but they've been destroyed and rebuilt a few times over. We weren't allowed to take pictures inside the castle, but we did get a few shots of the exterior:
Walking across the old drawbridge was really neat! The tour itself was pretty brief and I can't say we learned too much, but we did get to see some really cool armor. The tour guide said that a knight would wear around 50 kilos (110 lbs!) of armor. Yikes!
After the tour ended we boarded the bus to head home; we were wiped out from the ropes course and the castle tour. We had a fun-filled day and can't wait to go on our next USO tour.
If you'd like to view the rest of our photos from the USO tour, please click on this link:
USO Tour Photos
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