Hohenzollern Armory

The second part of the tour included a walk through the treasury and the armory. Outside one of the entrances was a soldier dressed like in olden days. He had an old time pipe and sword, but it didn't seem like his coat was keeping him warm enough.

 

Inside was a statue of Frederich the Great. It was sculpted when he was very old. Can you see his dog curled up down by his feet? This is the Emperor that really liked dogs.

In the storage section were shelves with the statues and carvings of previous members of the Imperial family. I guess once you die they shuffle the extra memories into the basement.

Next was a tour of the armory. There were several suits of armor. Some were fairly big and others were quite small. A lot of the knights from a long time ago were actually fairly short compared to people now. This knight looks like he was nervous about parts that weren't covered by the armor.

Behind the suits of armor were some examples of helmets. Most were fairly ordinary but some had funny faces, pointed noses or duck bills on them. Heinrich wasn't sure if they were real or joke helmets, but they looked like they had been used in the past.

The last part of the tour was through the treasury. There were beautiful gowns, fancy medals and beautiful artwork. The crown jewels were also on display. But since a burglar had recently tried to break in pictures weren't allowed for security reasons. For the walk down the path it was still very snowy and slippery, but Heinrich was feeling a little more adventuresome. He also didn't want to spend any more Euros. So going down he walked through the snow covered trees.