Schloss Mortizburg

Yesterday we spent a very pleasant afternoon at Schloss Mortizburg with Sabine, her husband Robert and their little one. The castle is just outside Dresden and proved to be excellent for an afternoon wander. The castle itself was originally built in the 1500s but became the hunting castle for Augustus the strong in the 1700s. Although it was not a defensive castle, it is in the middle of a lake and consequently looks like it's floating. There are also a whole lot of walks around the castle grounds and we enjoyed imagining ourselves as royals. Oh, and it was sunny! We were beginning to wonder when the sun was going to come it (or indeed whether if ever would) so it was nice to get some vit D.