Burghaus Castle, Bavaria, Germany -- From the castle looking west, we see this pastoral setting (sheep were actually grazing in the area at the bottom of this picture.) Lake Wöhrsee. is actually an inlet of the Salzach which here lies quiet in the gentle rain that greeted us on our first afternoon in Germany. I suspect that the fortification at left is a partial curtain wall that probably surrounded an agricultural area which would provide food when the castle was under a long siege. The tower in the distance is called the "Powder Tower." I suspect it's where they kept the gunpowder so an explosion would not destroy the main castle.
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