Bacharach

I visited Bacharach with the Byroms and it was such a cute little town! I would definitely recommend stopping there if you’re ever in the area. The “downtown” area had a bunch of old historic houses and then there was a castle and some really cool church ruins up the hill (pro tip: drive up to the top and park at the hostel so you don’t have to climb a million stairs!)

Stahleck Castle

The castle is converted to a hostel now which is super cool. You’re allowed to walk into the courtyard even if you aren’t staying there. It is a super cool mix of stone ruin and traditional wood construction and the view was incredible.

View from the castle

Ruine Wernerkapelle

This was one of the coolest ruins I’ve seen. Halfway between the town and the hilltop castle, the ruins of a gothic church sit hauntingly beautiful.

We ended the day trip with some delicious apple strudel!

Apple strudel

If walls could dream… they’d dream of abandoned gothic church ruins.

Hannah

Hi, I'm Hannah! I got my Bachelor of Architecture at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, where my thesis project was a humanitarian agricultural training center in Zimbabwe with Journeyman International. In my free time, I like watercoloring, photography, and camping!