![Cochem castle with vineyards](https://laureldecher.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/p1040850-scaled-1-768x1024.jpg)
Steep vineyards going up to Reichsburg Cochem
Reichsburg Cochem, the inspiration for the Cochem Kingdom in the Seven Kingdom Fairy Tales series:
![Cochem castle with flower boxes](https://laureldecher.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/p1070661-scaled-1-768x1024.jpg)
![Cochem castle with blue sky](https://laureldecher.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/p1040840-scaled-1-1024x768.jpg)
![Blooming pink cherry tree with castle on a hill in the background](https://laureldecher.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/p1040833-e1525895507730-1024x869.jpg)
The high water tower in the town of Cochem is the inspiration for the Palace Agricultural Library in the first book in the series.
![castle with towers and rooks, blooming pink cherry trees, tower with windows and door that make a funny, surprised face, Mosel river valley](https://laureldecher.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/p1040835-e1665070841561-1320x2003.jpg)
And the real city library of Cochem, the "Stadtbücherei."
![half-timbered city library in Cochem](https://laureldecher.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/p1070673-scaled-1-1024x768.jpg)
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.
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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?
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Even the fence has a sense of humor! -
View from the castle! -
The Mosel River -
Grapes getting ready!
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A bend in the river -
Stairs, stairs, stairs 🙂 -
Almost there!
So many stairs . . .
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?
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.