Our first castle

So I never got around to telling you about our first adventure. (At least not with pictures.) Just after arriving, on September 14th we visited Burg Satsvey about an hour away from Bitburg. It was a beautiful sunny day and they happened to be doing a full festival at that castle the weekend we went- complete with costumed musicians, vendors and a historical reenactment of feudal warring! Here are some fun shots of that day and the town outside the castle… (I also put a couple pictures of our Sweet Punkin Pie at the end, cause if you are a Grandpa, Grandma, Auntie or Uncle who cares about a dumb old castle anyhow...) Love you guys.

cobbled sidewalks are common, notice the scrolled gate on the right...

and a peek inside this quaint german courtyard

the entrance to Burg Satsvey

the moat

musical entertainment

the marketplace

look at all that blue sky!

uh oh.... who's got the key?

Mr. M, Cutie Pie & one of the merchants...nice kilt & stockings. Guess you have to be Scottish to look tough in a skirt.

"EB" (initials of a nickname) in her super-cool duckie bathtub

Cookie face...

i love these little hands that always smell like cookies or milk & honey lotion :)