GERMANY - Steam Train to a Castle

I have always thought the Germans do Steam Trains and Castles very well and today is a day to experience both.

Just a quarter of an hour from the centre of Dresden on a local train and you reach Radebeul Ost, starting point for the Lossnitzgrundbahn Steam Train to Radeburg. About half way along the line (and where half the trains turn round) is a stop called Moritzburg home to a large castle.

Schloss Moritzburg was the royal hunting lodge of Augustus the Strong who was a member of the House of Wettin, erstwhile rulers of Saxony - Augustus also managed to end up being King of Poland. something he had to convert to catholicism for.

The castle is in a beautiful setting on an island in the middle of a lake at the end of the town's main street. Inside though I thought it was a bit dark and dreary, the wall coverings were all painted leather - I don't normally "do" tapestries and the effect was much the same. Anyway it was a pleasant way to spend the afternoon and I had the thrill of the return steam journey to look forward to after.