Excursion to the Castle of Hohenzollern

Report: "Castle of Hohenzollern" by Nkanyiso Ntanda

The adventure began as we walked up the mountain on our way to the castle. I believe some of us lost a couple of Kilograms on that day, thanks to Tom and Ann-Kathrin for making us walk for twenty minutes instead of taking a bus.

The castle is an adventure we'll never forget, we started by learning about the history of the castle. We were enlightened about the two family trees referred to as the blue and red line, the history of which goes back to 1027. The castle is so clean to such an extend that we had to wear sleepers as we walk from room to room. There is a hall where public events are held, which is a venue that some group members thought will be a wonderful place for a wedding.

The castle had been constructed and destroyed two times. The third castle was constructed by the King who unfortunately died before inauguration in 1867. There is a private room which has pictures of the history of the blue line. The most precious thing we saw was the King's crown which has a weight of approximately two kilograms and is made of gold.

It was a great experience seeing the weapons that were used to fight and learning about the Queen who died at the age of thirty four with ten children, Wow.

The greatest part was when we walked down the mountain with our touches on and singing our African songs, I believe we entertained a number of Germans.

I would like to thank everyone who made this trip possible for us, from the sponsors to the city and University of Tübingen it's greatly appreciated. . I believe justice will not be served if I don't congratulate the team of 2010 Barbara, Tom and Philina thank you for making us feel at home while we're away from home.

by Nkanyiso Ntanda