The day started (late) with an orientation walk around the town.
After that we were free till 1:00 – time for lunch and some wandering/shopping.
1:00 saw us on the bus for the trip to the Tratzberg Castle.
There are records of a Tratzberg castle dating back to the 13th century.
Following a fire in 1492 the current iteration of the castle was built with the oldest section completed in 1500.
The castle was sold several times and eventually obtained thru marriage by the Count of Enzenberg.
The current Count maintains residence in the castle to this day.
In our tour of the castle we visited several rooms. They represented different periods of the castle’s history and were extensively furnished with period originals.
Perched high on a mountain side 
Train from the parking lot to the castle 
First (second) floor gallery – deer central! 
View of inner courtyard from the gallery 
Ceramic heater – fed from adjoining room thru the wall 
Interesting chandelier (original) 
Secret cabinet behind a mirror 
Secret door behind a secret cabinet. Stairs led to a tunnel that connected to a silver mine 3 miles away. 
First indoor bathroom in Europe 
Head 
The master’s bed 
Extremely valuable, highly decorated, inlaid cabinet 
Baby cradle 
Mistresses bed 
Chair with animal finials 
Chair with animal finials 
Chair with animal finials 
Beautiful inlaid ceiling – no nails! 
Asian chest 
Mortars 
Swords and hallberts 
Rifles 
War materials used by Knights of the Holy Cross 
Tuba!
Leaving the castle our bus took us to the dock at Seespitz where we boarded a boat for a 6 mile cruise up the lake Achensee.
Along the way the rain stopped and the afternoon was cool and pleasant.
Arriving at Scholastika we walked a short distance to a quaint little restaurant where we were served a typical Tyrollean dinner.
Then it was on the bus for the trip back to the hotel.
So that’s Tuesday.
Tomorrow we head to Innsbruck for a day of sightseeing (probably in the rain).
Till then…
R
No nails in that ceiling?!! I’m awestruck