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Tour Cochem Kingdom: the real home of TROUBLE WITH PARSNIPS

Steep vineyards up to Reichsburg Cochem, the inspiration for the Cochem Kingdom in the Seven Kingdom Fairy Tales series. © Laurel Decher, 2020.
  • The Reichsburg Cochem inspired Cochem Castle but it’s never had a moat.
  • Rooks fly over the tower. Every fairy tale should have some.
  • Blooming pink cherry tree with castle on a hill in the background
    Cochem castle
  • castle with towers and rooks, blooming pink cherry trees, tower with windows and door that make a funny, surprised face, Mosel river valley
    The high water tower in Cochem. The inspiration for the beloved Palace Agricultural Library.
  • It’s steep!
  • Can you find the tower with the funny face?
  • Tower marks where the stairs start.
  • Downtown Cochem.
  • Don’t you love those half-timbered houses?
  • If you built a fountain, what would it look like?
  • This is the REAL library in Cochem. The sign says: City library, opening times Monday through Thursday 3 PM to 5 PM. Thursdays 10 to 12 PM. ©Laurel Decher, 2020.
Downtown Cochem. 🙂 The tower that inspired the Palace Agricultural Library and the real city library of Cochem “Stadtbücherei” ©Laurel Decher, 2020.
  • Even the fence has a sense of humor!
  • View from the castle!
  • The Mosel River
  • Grapes getting ready!
  • A bend in the river
  • Stairs, stairs, stairs 🙂
  • Almost there!
Going the “back way” behind the castle and vineyards and up the stairs, stairs, stairs. 🙂 Views from the top because you need a reward, right? ©Laurel Decher, 2020.
Want to take a mini-cruise on the Mosel River? I still have to learn how to delete the noisy audio so you get authentic boat cruise sounds and me getting my camera explained to me. ©Laurel Decher, 2020.

Click here to see the original book trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKKnBqRCGOA

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