Drachenfels, August 2020

I’ve been in the Bonn region for a long time, but I had not been to Drachenfels up until this point. When the COVID-19 rules were relaxed a bit after the first lockdown, some friends and I decided to finally go there (as they hadn’t visited either). The place is definitely worth a visit (lives up to the hype); the hike there is also very nice (we walked both up and down so we can see as much of the surroundings as possible).

First of all, here’s a selfie of me and my friends in front of the castle:

Selfie of Dharmin, Alex, Ahmed, Arun, and Sushant

Here are some photos taken on the road to Drachenfels and of the castle itself.

Entrance of a small cave on the road to Drachenfels Close-up of the small cave entrance Memorial of Willi Oitermann A tree in the forest on the road to Drachenfels A view of the castle (semi-hidden by trees) from a lower point on the road A view of the Rhein and the castle from a higher point A bouldering rock The Rhein and Bonn from a birds-eye view Another birds-eye view of the Rhein The Drachenfels castle from the garden The fountain in the castle garden, and the castle behind A flower circle and the fountain in the castle garden A side view of the castle (where the castle restaurant is) An outside view of a castle window The castle garden as seen from the castle terrace Another view of the garden from the castle terrace A side view of the castle from a lower point of view on the way back