simply royal

I had planned to take photos at Hohenzollern Castle in Hechingen at sunrise. I was hoping that the castle would be surrounded by a sea of fog. When I arrived at the Zellerhorn viewpoint about an hour before sunrise, there were only a few small fog banks in the valley. I waited a little longer and observed the situation. Although the fog increased slightly in the valley, it quickly became clear that it would not make it up to the castle that day. So I headed home before sunrise without a single picture. On the way I passed Sigmaringen and the Hohenzollern Palace there, the administrative seat of the Princes of Hohenzollern. The sun had recently risen and a few high clouds had gathered in the meantime - the timing was perfect and the conditions were right...