Not knowing the place has a winter 'close' our original goal was visiting Castle Eltz - when we learnt that entry is not possible, Nora1 started looking for alternatives. This is how we ended up in Cochem and the Castle of Cochem. This is the cat guarding the castle who, just like many other cats before, spotted us from the other side of the area and walked straight to Nora.
(Oh, by the way: this entry was written by Peter Molnar, and originally posted on petermolnar dot net.)
