Burg Rheinfels

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Burg Rheinfels castle was called the unconquerable castle. In it's glory days it was much bigger and had much more Rhein tax collected, than tourists pay today. 28,000 French troops had laid siege to it for almost a year, and it survived, even if it got a little smaller in the process.

W.. loved running around the whole fortress and discovering hidden passages and entrance ways around, into and in between the multiple layers of walls and defenses. We saw the fortress from the point of view of an invader, and realized why it was so difficult to attack. There were narrow passageways with hidden entrances at obscure points where ambush parties could lure strong opponents to kill them. Boiling oil spa anyone? How about torture techniques that makes water boardng positively welcoming? It's all so romantic eh.

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