We hiked to the Neuenfels Roman Ruins Tuesday. It was 3 km up the mountain behind where we are staying. We didn't have high hopes for what we would find and I have to admit we were absolutely blown away. The view was phenomenal; 180 degree view of the German-French border. But the view wasn't even the best part!
The ruins were not just pillars and foundations as we'd expected, but a still standing fortress, which you could enter, and even mount the walls. So this phenomenal view was taken in from the top of the fortresses exterior wall, which was approximately 25 feet high and 5 feet deep. This fortress was built to stand the test of time. Luke liked climbing the walls, and I even got in on the action as I climbed into the windows. They were about ten feet high, and although I tried to climb up on my own using the rocks that jutted out, I only ended up falling on my butt in a briar patch. I finally made it with a lot of help from Luke. We had wanted to return to a cabin we'd passed on the trail for a picnic on Thursday, but the weather didn't permit and we grilled our Bratwursts at home, which was still tasty. The quietness here is amazing. During the hike, we were really able to get lost in the serenity of the mountains here (not lost in the mountains.) 
Here's the map of our hike. You can even zoom in on the "B" to see the ruins, even though the imagery doesn't do it justice. But play with the map and you can see what we saw in aerial view.
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