Life in a fairytale castle, surely that's everyone's dream.

在童話般的城堡裡生活，肯定是每個人的夢想。

But is it really as good as it sounds?

但它真的像聽起來那麼好嗎？

Today, I'm at Burg Ed's Castle to find out what it's really like.

今天，我來到 Burg Ed's Castle，一探究竟。

This castle has been inhabited by the same family for over 800 years.

800 多年來，這座城堡一直由同一個家族居住。

So they seem like the best people to ask.

是以，他們似乎是最好的詢問對象。

The Eltz family have managed to keep the castle in their hands over the last eight centuries through careful diplomacy and smart marriages.

在過去的八個世紀裡，埃爾茨家族通過謹慎的外交和巧妙的聯姻，成功地將城堡控制在自己手中。

The castle even used to be featured on the 500 Deutsche Mark bill.

這座城堡甚至曾出現在 500 德國馬克的紙幣上。

And the castle has become a particularly famous Instagram hotspot in recent years as well.

近年來，這座城堡還成為了 Instagram 上特別有名的熱點。

With over 100,000 posts, Instagram has helped the castle reach younger and more international tourists.

Instagram 上的帖子超過 10 萬條，幫助城堡吸引了更多年輕遊客和國際遊客。

It's a 15 minute walk through the forest to get to the castle.

穿過森林，步行 15 分鐘即可到達城堡。

Hidden away in this wooded valley, it's several miles away from the closest town.

它隱匿在樹木繁茂的山谷中，距離最近的城鎮也有幾英里遠。

You would definitely have your own peace and quiet here.

在這裡，你一定會擁有屬於自己的寧靜。

I mean, wow, come on, that really does look like something out of a fairytale, right?

我的意思是，哇，拜託，這看起來真的像是童話故事裡的東西，對吧？

Burg Ed's was designed more for looks than defense.

Burg Ed's 的設計更注重外觀，而不是防守。

It's more of a grand home than a medieval fortress.

與其說它是一座中世紀堡壘，不如說它是一座宏偉的住宅。

It's a really nice walk here through the woods, but it might be a little bit inconvenient living in a castle that was tucked away in the middle of nowhere.

在這裡漫步穿過樹林真的很愜意，但住在一個偏僻的城堡裡可能會有點不方便。

I mean, what if you wanted to order takeout in the middle of the night?

我是說，如果你半夜想叫外賣怎麼辦？

Although I guess if you lived in the castle, you would probably have a private chef.

不過我想，如果你住在城堡裡，你可能會有一個私人廚師。

We'll find out if that's really true later on.

我們稍後就會知道這是不是真的。

I've finally made it.

我終於成功了。

What an entrance.

好一個入口。

Well, at first glance, it certainly seems quite impressive, doesn't it?

乍一看，它確實令人印象深刻，不是嗎？

Burg Ed's was built in the prime of medieval castle construction, between the 11th and 13th centuries, deliberately near the Mosel River, historically one of the most important trade routes in Germany.

艾德堡建於中世紀城堡建設的鼎盛時期，即 11 世紀至 13 世紀之間，特意靠近摩澤爾河，而摩澤爾河在歷史上曾是德國最重要的貿易通道之一。

Nowadays, whilst it's obviously beautiful, I think living here could come with its challenges.

如今，雖然這裡顯然很美，但我認為在這裡生活也會面臨挑戰。

This seclusion that protected it in the past might make modern life here more remote than most of us are used to.

過去保護它的這種隱蔽性可能會使這裡的現代生活比我們大多數人所習慣的更加遙遠。

And these stone walls must be expensive to heat in the winter.

而且這些石牆在冬天的取暖費用一定很高。

OK, now I want to see if other people can imagine living here and what it would be like.

好了，現在我想看看其他人能否想象出住在這裡的樣子。

Really nice, I would say, because in the middle of the forest and something like this, a huge It would be really nice to live in this kind of place.

我想說，真的很不錯，因為在森林中間，還有這樣一個巨大的地方，住在這樣的地方真的很不錯。

During the day, yes.

白天，是的。

But at night, I cannot imagine how it would be like.

但到了晚上，我無法想象那會是什麼樣子。

I've already said during the tour that I have to marry the heir so that I can live here.

我在參觀時已經說過，我必須嫁給繼承人，這樣我才能住在這裡。

It would be awesome, because, you know, with the really beautiful views that we have around the area, it would be really, really beautiful.

這將會很棒，因為，你知道，我們周圍的景色真的很美，真的很美。

I mean, to clean it would be quite difficult, but I guess if I have the money to live in a castle, I could have the money to have some people to help us.

我的意思是，打掃起來會相當困難，但我想，如果我有錢住在城堡裡，我也可以有錢請一些人來幫助我們。

Do you think, what would it be like to actually live here?

你覺得，真正住在這裡會是什麼樣子？

Would you want to?

你願意嗎？

Oh yeah, 100%.

哦，是的，100%。

That'd be no doubt.

這一點毋庸置疑。

I wouldn't like the tourists, sorry.

對不起，我不喜歡遊客。

I'd love to live here.

我很想住在這裡。

It's quite a medieval castle, it's maybe quite difficult to heat, especially with the upcoming oil crisis.

這是一座頗具中世紀風格的城堡，供暖可能相當困難，尤其是在石油危機即將來臨的情況下。

Alright, I'd be alright with that, I like the cold, so a couple of extra layers of clothing would be grand.

好吧，我沒意見，我喜歡冷，多穿幾層衣服也不錯。

Maybe, you know, sheepskin or something like that.

也許，你知道，羊皮或類似的東西。

Time to see what it looks like on the inside.

是時候看看裡面是什麼樣子了。

I want to find out what life here would have been like during medieval times, but also what it's like to live here today.

我想知道中世紀時這裡的生活是怎樣的，也想知道今天這裡的生活是怎樣的。

So of course we don't have any access into the private quarters of the family that lives here right now, but the man who resides over the whole castle, or the lord of the manor, I guess you could call him, has agreed to give me a private tour of the rest of the castle.

當然，我們無法進入現在住在這裡的這家人的私人居所，但管理整座城堡的人，或者我猜你可以叫他莊園主，同意讓我私下參觀城堡的其他部分。

Count Jakob von Anso Eds took over the castle ownership from his father in 2018.

Jakob von Anso Eds 伯爵於 2018 年從父親手中接過城堡所有權。

He has another home in the area, but regularly spends time here at Burg Eds, where he grew up.

他在該地區有另一處住所，但經常在伯格埃茲（Burg Eds）度過時光，這裡是他長大的地方。

When was the last time you actually spent the night here, is that something that you do often?

你上一次在這裡過夜是什麼時候？

Yeah, I do it quite regularly.

是的，我經常這麼做。

So the last time I spent the night here was about a week ago.

我上一次在這裡過夜是在一週前。

And is it something that you consider a luxury, being inside this castle?

在這座城堡裡，你認為這是一種奢侈嗎？

I know a lot of people would, I wonder what it's like for you.

我知道很多人都會這麼做，不知道你是怎麼想的。

It's certainly special, I wouldn't necessarily call it luxury.

它當然很特別，但我不一定稱之為豪華。

We do have all the modern amenities, but it's still a castle, and castles were never really luxurious, they were purpose-built, so it's not as luxurious as maybe someone would hope.

我們確實擁有所有的現代化設施，但它仍然是一座城堡，而城堡從來都不是真正的奢華，它們都是專門建造的，所以它並不像人們希望的那樣奢華。

But it does certainly feel special.

但它確實給人一種特別的感覺。

This castle certainly has a certain atmosphere, of course, is that something that you still experience?

當然，這座城堡肯定有一種特定的氛圍，您現在還能感受到這種氛圍嗎？

Especially once people have left in the evenings and it gets quiet and you're in nature.

尤其是晚上人們離開後，這裡會變得安靜，你會置身於大自然中。

It has a very, very special atmosphere.

它的氛圍非常非常特別。

And there's also a kind of a sense of belonging here, where for some reason I just feel totally at home.

這裡還有一種歸屬感，不知為什麼，我在這裡有一種賓至如歸的感覺。

Well, perhaps you can show me around more of your home.

也許你可以帶我參觀一下你的家

I would absolutely love to.

我絕對樂意。

Thank you.

謝謝。

So one of my favorite features in this room is this alcove.

這個房間裡我最喜歡的特色之一就是這個凹室。

You had a problem because this is one of the lower floors, and you wanted to do many things here, amongst them also pray and read Mass.

你遇到了一個問題，因為這裡是較低的樓層之一，你想在這裡做很多事情，其中也包括祈禱和做彌撒。

But there was a law back then which stated that you weren't allowed to place yourself above God, and that also meant you weren't allowed to live above the house of God.

但當時有一條法律規定，你不能把自己凌駕於上帝之上，這也意味著你不能住在上帝的殿堂之上。

So the only way to do that was to build an alcove which had its own roof, and above the roof was only the sky.

是以，唯一的辦法就是建造一個凹室，凹室有自己的屋頂，屋頂之上只有天空。

And so you could still use the floor above whilst being able to read Mass here, and so you actually kept the law in letter, if not necessarily in spirit.

是以，你仍然可以使用上面的樓層，同時又能在這裡做彌撒，所以你實際上遵守了法律的文字，即使不一定是精神上的。

So the bed is actually a lot larger than it looks.

是以，這張床實際上比看上去要大得多。

It's about 1 meter 80 wide and 2 meters 10 long.

它寬約 1 米 80，長約 2 米 10。

And the reason for that is because the whole family would sleep in there.

原因是全家人都睡在那裡。

So it would be both the parents as well as the children.

是以，父母和孩子都要參加。

Wow.

哇

Well, it was in order to preserve the heat.

嗯，這是為了保溫。

That's why you have the curtains, and that's also why it's built up, because you wanted to catch the rising heat.

這就是為什麼你會有窗簾，這也是為什麼它被搭建起來，因為你想抓住上升的熱量。

That's why back then people usually climbed into bed, and today we usually fall into bed.

這就是為什麼那時人們通常會爬上床，而今天我們通常會倒在床上。

The theme painted across the bedroom walls is a playful one.

臥室的牆壁上畫著一個充滿童趣的主題。

It's full of phallic and fertility symbols.

它充滿了陽具和生殖象徵。

MUSIC So this is what you could imagine the living room of a wealthy family in medieval ages to have looked like.

中世紀富裕家庭的客廳就是這個樣子。

One of the most visually attractive things are the two tapestries that are hanging here.

最吸引人的是掛在這裡的兩幅掛毯。

Now, tapestries evolved in the 14th century or even earlier because you would put cloth up in order to make the room warmer and more comfortable.

現在，掛毯在 14 世紀甚至更早的時候就已經發展起來了，因為人們會把布掛起來，讓房間變得更溫暖、更舒適。

The walls are up to 1.5 meters thick, so obviously they were very cool.

牆壁厚達 1.5 米，顯然非常酷。

The artists had heard stories of fabled plants and animals from people who had gone traveling around the world, but had never actually seen them themselves.

藝術家們從周遊世界的人那裡聽說過傳說中的動植物，但從未親眼見過。

So the animals and plants you see here, you'll see some aspects that seem familiar, but overall they are, you know, not how the animals look in real life.

是以，你在這裡看到的動物和植物，有些方面看起來似曾相識，但總的來說，它們並不是現實生活中的動物。

True, the faces are a little bit warped somehow. Light was really expensive.

的確，臉部有些變形。 燈光真的很貴。

You only had candles, and so you built these in order to use the sunlight for as long as possible for working, because you couldn't afford to light candles all the time.

你只有蠟燭，所以你建造了這些東西，以便儘可能長時間地利用陽光工作，因為你不可能一直點蠟燭。

I mean, there's also something quite idyllic about looking out at that beautiful view and sitting at the window, isn't there?

我是說，坐在窗前眺望窗外的美景，也別有一番田園風光，不是嗎？

It is, though I think back then people might not necessarily have had the time to spend idling and looking out.

的確如此，不過我想，那時的人們不一定有時間空閒下來向外張望。

Life in the medieval ages was very, very tough, and there was very little time to just idyllically look out and reflect on life.

中世紀的生活非常、非常艱苦，很少有時間閒適地眺望遠方、思考人生。

And enjoy the view.

欣賞美景

So this is one of about 40 fireplaces in the castle, with about 80 rooms.

是以，這是城堡中約 40 個壁爐之一，共有約 80 個房間。

That means every second room had a fireplace, which was an extraordinary luxury at the time.

這意味著每兩個房間都有一個壁爐，這在當時是非常奢侈的。

Goodness, yeah, I can imagine.

天哪，是的，我能想象得到。

And they all had iron or cast iron backs, which heated up, and once they were hot, you could pick them up with certain tongs and bring them to the next room, which didn't have a fireplace, and that would give off the heat.

它們都有鐵或鑄鐵背，可以加熱，一旦熱了，你就可以用鉗子夾起來，帶到隔壁沒有壁爐的房間，這樣就能散發出熱量。

It's very innovative.

非常有創意。

It is.

就是這樣。

So a castle like this probably requires quite a lot of upkeep, am I right?

是以，這樣一座城堡可能需要大量的維護工作，我說的對嗎？

Oh, it certainly does.

哦，確實如此。

We are constantly renovating, repairing.

我們不斷翻新、維修。

There's always something that needs to be done all the time.

總有些事情需要一直做下去。

It takes a lot of energy and also a lot of finances, which is why we're so grateful for our guests, because without them, none of this would be possible.

這需要大量的精力和資金，是以我們非常感謝我們的客人，因為沒有他們，這一切都不可能實現。

Yeah, of course, it must be quite an expensive task.

是的，當然，這肯定是一項相當昂貴的任務。

So are you very reliant on tourists?

那麼，你們是否非常依賴遊客？

We are absolutely reliant.

我們是絕對的依賴者。

Without tourists, it would be impossible to upkeep this place.

如果沒有遊客，這裡將無法維持下去。

We are very fortunate to also get help from the government and the county, both financial help as well as help with the knowledge and the people who really know the staff and help us in every way they can.

我們非常幸運地得到了政府和縣裡的幫助，既有資金上的幫助，也有知識上的幫助，還有真正瞭解員工的人，他們盡其所能地幫助我們。

But it would be financially impossible to upkeep the castle without our guests.

但是，如果沒有我們的客人，城堡的維護在經濟上是不可能的。

So this is one of my favorite pieces as well, because it's a big wooden chopping block.

這也是我最喜歡的作品之一，因為它是一個大木砧板。

It's not actually stonified.

它實際上並沒有被石化。

It's just the blood and the grease and the grime from centuries.

這只是幾個世紀以來的血跡、油脂和汙垢。

But the wonderful thing about it is this house was finished in 1311 and this is the first floor, so it's the lowest room as well.

但最奇妙的是，這座房子是在 1311 年建成的，這裡是一樓，所以也是最低的房間。

And we measured it and the chopping block fits neither through the window nor through the door.

我們測量了一下，砧板既不能穿過窗戶，也不能穿過門。

So it must have been here when they finished this room.

所以，他們完成這個房間時，它一定就在這裡。

Wow, so this is probably one of the oldest pieces in this area.

哇，這可能是這個地區最古老的作品之一了。

In the castle, absolutely.

在城堡裡，當然可以。

In the whole castle.

整個城堡

Very nice.

非常好

I mean, kitchens are something that everyone can also relate to, even though this doesn't look like anyone's modern day kitchen.

我的意思是，廚房也是每個人都能感同身受的東西，儘管這看起來並不像任何人的現代廚房。

I assume this isn't where your meals are cooked when you live here?

我想您住在這裡時，您的飯菜應該不是在這裡做的吧？

No, no, it's not.

不，不，不是這樣的。

It's actually one of three kitchens, though, and this is from a different line of the Els family, so our kitchen is somewhere else and it's now been modernized.

不過，這實際上是三個廚房中的一個，而且是埃爾斯家族的另一支，所以我們的廚房在別的地方，現在已經現代化了。

But it's not that dissimilar.

但這並沒有什麼不同。

I mean, you have an oven.

我的意思是，你有一個烤箱。

It's a bread oven.

這是一個麵包烤箱。

You have a heating place.

你有一個供暖的地方。

You have a table where you can sit down and enjoy a meal.

您有一張桌子，可以坐下來享受美食。

You have a place where you can wash your dishes afterwards.

洗完碗後，您有地方可以洗碗。

You have a chopping block.

你有一塊砧板。

You even have a fridge.

你甚至還有冰箱。

Well, hats off to German technology.

向德國技術致敬

But what's it like then for you when you're staying here?

那你住在這裡時是什麼感覺呢？

I mean, do you have dozens of staff waiting on you?

我是說，有幾十個工作人員在等你嗎？

Do you cook your own meals?

您自己做飯嗎？

No, I absolutely cook my own meals and I actually have absolutely no staff looking after me here.

不，我完全是自己做飯，實際上我這裡完全沒有員工照顧我。

Those days are very long, very long gone.

那些日子已經過去很久很久了。

I live a very modern life and I don't have any staff looking after me.

我的生活非常現代，沒有任何工作人員照顧我。

I guess for many people it would feel unusual living in a castle, but your life day to day, even if you spend it here, probably looks much the same as other people's.

我想對很多人來說，住在城堡裡會感覺很不尋常，但你每天的生活，即使是在這裡度過的，可能也和其他人差不多。

Is that right?

是這樣嗎？

Well, absolutely, absolutely.

嗯，當然，當然。

Especially now that you have home office, because I work here, so I get out my laptop in the mornings and I drink my coffee that I made myself in my kitchen and in my coffee machine and I'll answer my emails.

尤其是現在你有了家庭辦公室，因為我在這裡工作，所以我早上會拿出筆記本電腦，喝著我在廚房和咖啡機裡自己煮的咖啡，然後回覆我的電子郵件。

I think most people would recognize it as being very similar to their own lives.

我想大多數人都會認為這與自己的生活非常相似。

I'm just very, very fortunate that the surroundings are very beautiful.

我非常非常幸運，周圍的環境非常美麗。

Well, thank you so much for meeting with me.

非常感謝你和我見面。

You're most welcome.

不客氣

It was lovely to chat to you and to hear about your story.

很高興能和您哈拉，聽您講述您的故事。

It's great meeting you.

很高興見到你

Thank you so much.

非常感謝。

Thank you.

謝謝。

Well, there you have it.

好了，就這樣吧。

Life in a medieval castle.

中世紀城堡的生活

It has a certain flair, right?

它有一種獨特的風格，對嗎？

Maybe it's not quite the fairytale lifestyle that you might expect and sure, it would be cold in the winter.

也許這並不是你想象中的童話般的生活方式，當然，冬天也會很冷。

But wouldn't it all be worth it just to have this whole place and the whole surrounding area all to yourself?

但是，如果能獨享這整個地方和整個周邊地區，這一切不都是值得的嗎？