German Castles Are So Romantic!

Introduction German Castles are so romantic!  They belong to the world of fairy tales, handsome princes and beautiful princesses! They are the places where dreams come true! The moral of romantic fairytales is often quite obscure and last year I travelled all the way to Germany to see the Castles where two royal women languished in fairytales that turned into nightmares.  The Ducal Palace in Celle was home and prison to both of these women, a mother and her great granddaughter both sharing the same fate.  I visited Castles searching for these two women, and came away with a fascination for the way the past impacts on the present. I […]