Last Sunday, hub took me to Schloss Moyland. There was another weinachtsmarkt that day and that was the last day. We were supposed to go out on Saturday but I was still a bit sick so I had to sleep all day to recuperate. Runny nose or not, I really wanted to go out. I miss going out since the winter temperature has prevailed and I'm a wild horse, keeping me in a stable would surely make me sick. We both hit the bed early and headed to the Schloss after having lunch elsewhere.
The sight of the castle made me feel like I was in Hogwarts with all those pointed roofing on its part that looks like that of a watch tower. I wanted to climb up there so we went in. A very pretty door greeted us I had to close it to capture it's design, unfortunately, I didn't have much time to do that since there was someone behind us and the people inside could be worried at the thought of someone locking them up.
In we went and I soon saw the "no camera allowed" sign. Hub was speaking in tongues .. I meant German to two elderly ladies tending the registry in front of their colleague tending the cameras. Yes, several rooms have camera surveillance so adhere to the "no camera allowed" if you pay a visit. For three euro per person we're led by another elderly woman who smiled at us and told us there's a locker behind the woman at the front desk where we could loose our belongings. Hub did but I prefer to keep my stuff nearby so I didn't bother.
What's inside the castle?
- Sculpture collections the brothers Franz Joseph and Hans van der Grinten from the 2nd century.
- Art Nouveau or international arts made of ceramics, coins, arts and some photos that explains the cultural history of the castle.
- Voltaire's arts.
- Arts from tins and what seem to look like tin trash.
The pictures exhibited in the underground showed us who the first owners were and who now owns Schloss Moyland. It's Adriaan baron Steengracht who lives with his family in a house steps away from the now - Schloss Moyland Museum.
Some of the pics there explained that the Schloss was severely damaged during the World War two and those pointy tips nor the two watch towers don't exist on that picture. In as much as i would like to capture them - it's not allowed. In 1860 it was given another chance to chance with a neogothic look.
In 1997 it was opened to the public after having it ready and looking like it is now - moat and all and from then on events have taken place in this palace. Hub and I checked out every open floors there is in the castle. Not everything is open for public viewing.
Amenities:
- Aside from the lockers in the first floor...
- There are at least two toilets beside the stairs which is also just beside the lift.
- There are also separate toilets for men and women on the main gate just across from the moat. I've bumped into the ladies who were taking rounds cleaning the toilets every now and then so many times.
- An auditorium where you could sit and rest while watching whatever is on the screen which we passed doing cause we have so much to see and not much time.
After going around checking out plenty of paintings and other art work exhibits, hub and I decided to go up the fourth floor to climb up that watch tower. A long queue awaits us and hub asked the guy how long it would take to wait. He told us at least 10 minutes then he'd count the heads of who may go up next. It did just take 10 minutes and off we were allowed to climb up.
There were two other viewing rooms you can go into since it's 101 steps so if you feel like suffocated and resting . I won't recommend claustrophobic to go up since as you can see - the stairs are pretty narrow and steep. It's also a winding climb, looking down would make you feel dizzy. For the love of being up there and seeing what it's like - I have done this many times in many different places. I want to see what the birds see from above that place.
I took this video for @winstonwolfe cause at that time I didn't know that there's actually also a theme for his collabornation. So this is what the world looks like down there from the top.
After checking everything, hub and I went for a bite. We had a German Reibekuchen which I didn't get to take a pic of since it was pretty oily and I didn't want my phone to get greasy. I had one with the apple mousse for a dip though there was a chocolate syrup. It must have tasted yummier with the choc syrup but it read maltodextrin, dextrose and other E numbers on it so we went for apple mousse which is also okay. Then I had a cappuccino to pacify my tummy after wards. There were also lots of the famous "German Wurst or sausages" and they were bigger there than that of in Kranenburg. Anyway, they look like these except for we got 3 of them - pretty heavy really. They are huge eaters there - so it seems.
Later on we checked out it's garden and though it was already dark since the sun sets pretty earlier than 5 pm here in winter, the castle still looks very pretty with it's night lights.
There were so many blinking lights around and these are just a few.
Hub and I went back to the main gate of the castle to take a quick leak. And this is when I got to take this one - first without using the flash.
The last one I took on the way out having seen the moon looking like a floating star from above that lighted tree.
Is it worth a visit - I do think so in fact we're going back in summer. It's just a 45 minute ride away from our place. It must have a different look on it in Summer and I can't wait till its garden shows off colors by them.
Would you want to visit? They have different opening and visiting hours you could check out on their site.
I took every pic and videos myself using my Samsung Galaxy A3 and A5 2016 edition aside from the ones I cited the source below.
Source: Schloss Moyland Museum
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