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| Sunset thru the parapets of Frankenstein Castle |
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| The ruins are wide open - explore at your risk |
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| Lulu saw the full moon rise in the east |
There is a legend that if a married women goes to the Frankenstein Castle and has a drink on the night of the full moon she will return to the feelings of her wedding night. When we arrived in Darmstadt a month ago - we visited the castle - then we read about the legend. So now it is the end of our month here - and we were sure to return tonight to see the full moon.
We had dinner as the sun set in the west - on the other side of the mountain we watched the full moon rise. What a beautiful night it was.
Tomorrow I return the rental car - Friday we fly to Copenhagen - Denmark - to meet up with Liz - Keith - Max. We will spend a week together there - then we will all fly to London together for another week.
Lulu's last gig is teaching a course for FSU in London.
Frankenstein Castle has been here for 500 years. Around 1815 - Mary Shelley visited the area and heard a story about a doctor that lived there and experimented with body parts. He discovered a magical oil that was supposed to bring things back to life. Today - the castle is just ruins - mildly restored. It is a very nice visit after a zigzagging 2 mile road to the top of the 1200 foot mountain. You have a beautiful view of Darmstadt - Frankfurt - and the Rhine Valley.
There is a nice restaurant up there open until 10 PM. We had a very nice dinner - drinks - and dessert - and barely broke 30 euros. We ate on a sun soaked stone deck - with a brilliant sunset.
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| Frankenstein lived here. |
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| We climbed to the top of the tower |
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| Supper on the deck |
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| Full moon over Frankenstein |
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