Königstein Castle

Today we got up and walked to the train station to take the train along the Elbe River to Königstein.  All the towns along the Elbe are really cute, but Königstein had a castle/fortress.

When we arrived, to get to the castle we had to take the "Festung Express" (a bus), a silly train that wasn't really a train because it had wheels and drove on the road, and a giant elevator!

There wasn't a whole lot of "castle" to see, aside from this really cool stone entrance way that climbed a hill from the base of the enclosure wall.

me, at the top of the hill

BUT, it was a gorgeous day and the views from the top of the Castle enclosure were beautiful.  We walked around the entire wall and took pictures the whole time!  It was like having a 360° view of the surrounding area.