Bavarian Town With a River and a Castle–Landshut, Germany: A Photo Essay
23 Saturday May 2015
Written by susanfinlay
People often ask me about the photo at the top of my website/blog. My son took that photo a few years ago in Landshut, Germany, with the River Isar running through the city center. Two weeks ago while visiting him in Germany, my husband and I got to see Landshut for ourselves, and of course I took lots of photos. I think I may have even taken that same photo.
We were staying in Munich for two weeks, but took trains to many other cities. Landshut wasn’t the first place we visited, but we went there twice, visited with a warm and welcoming family (our son’s girlfriend’s parents and sister). Landshut is 45 miles (or 72 kilometres) away from Munich.
On our first visit we saw the town, which is of national importance because of its mostly gothic architecture within the city center.
On our second visit we went to Trausnitz Castle on a hilltop above the city. The visit to the castle was especially interesting because they were holding a gardening festival on the castle grounds. Merchants were selling plants, garden statues, and many other gardening-related items, as well as souvenirs. Musicians dressed in medieval-style clothes entertained us. In another part of the festival, a band was playing and singing more modern songs. I liked it when they sang 'King of the Road' in German.
11 Comments
Jane Risdon said:
May 23, 2015 at 4:22 pm
Truly lovely photos and such fab settings. I love places like this. Thanks so much for sharing them with us. I am happy you had a lovely time with your son and his girlfriend’s family. 🙂
Susan Finlay said:
May 23, 2015 at 4:27 pm
Thanks, Jane!
Jane Risdon said:
May 23, 2015 at 4:31 pm
Most welcome 🙂
Ann said:
May 23, 2015 at 7:21 pm
The photographer’s eye! The writer’s eye! Great pictures communicating your interesting observation of detail and the awareness of place!
Susan Finlay said:
May 23, 2015 at 9:05 pm
Thank you, Ann! I took photos everywhere I went. I treasure the details.
Lynne Dillingham said:
May 23, 2015 at 7:50 pm
Definitely on my itinerary for this summer!
Mary Enck said:
May 23, 2015 at 11:40 pm
When I see pictures like those you posted, I love the style of the old buildings and wish we had more of than in the United States. The charm rolls out of those photos and makes me want to travel again. It’s been years since I went anywhere outside my home. Perhaps one day I will be able to take some pictures of my own. Thank you, Susan, for sharing.
Susan Finlay said:
May 24, 2015 at 1:19 am
Thanks, Mary. I love the old buildings in Germany. I suppose if I lived there and was around them all the time, I would probably start missing the modern buildings that we have here in the U.S.
Lynne Dillingham said:
July 18, 2015 at 6:39 pm
I am currently spending the weekend in Landshut. Love the Gothic architecture but it is hard to see because there are a lot of tables, sound stages, and booths set up for the Alstaft street festival. Quite a party! So far the highlights have been a 15 minute Bach concert in St. Martin’s church and a Polish fanfare practice in front of the Augustiner pub. I hope to do Trausnitz castle tomorrow if it does not rain. The castle certainly dominates the city.
Susan Finlay said:
July 18, 2015 at 9:39 pm
Sounds great. Wish I was there, too.
Jane Risdon said:
July 19, 2015 at 4:01 pm
Sounds awesome, I wish I were there too. 🙂