(11-17-2019, 01:38 PM)mavsluvr Wrote: P.S. Figured out how to type an umlaut, and corrected in original. Learned something today!
That's great, man, I just don't think you'll have much use for that new-found knowledge. Then again, you might try to sneak in a reference to Motörhead in each of your recaps, or something...
(11-17-2019, 01:31 PM)SportPsychMav Wrote: Burg is more fortress I think, while Schloss is castle.
Basically means something like spice fortress or spiced fortress or spicing fortress.
Yes and no - it's kinda complicated, lol. I'm impressed by your translation of the city name, pretty much spot on!
A Burg is basically a fortified castle, with all the movie-cliched stuff like thick walls, moats, high towers, and the like. These are typical for medieval times.
A Schloss on the other hand refers to some sort of residential palace, with no visible defensive structures.
Now, while a Festung (fortress) might look like a Burg from the outside, it typically occupies a larger area and has more sophisticated, sprawling fortifications.
I guess some pics might illustrate the differences:
Burg Eltz
https://www.welt.de/img/reise/deutschlan...anne-4.jpg
Schloss Herrenchiemsee
[/url][url=https://www.bayern.by/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/fotolia_36761594_subscription_xl_3840-1024x369.jpg]https://www.bayern.by/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/fotolia_36761594_subscription_xl_3840-1024x369.jpg
Festung Marienberg (the one towering above Würzburg)
https://deacademic.com/pictures/dewiki/7..._10_11.jpg
And no, I'm not in the travel industry, even though we've got several thousands of these things all over Germany...
