First things first, though: the first two weekend trips I went on took me to two of King Ludwig's castles. The less famous ones.
King Ludwig II was purportedly crazy. And gay. And died mysteriously in a lake. But the Bavarian tourist trade can thank him for his eccentricities. So can Walt Disney.
Castle #1: Herrenchiemsee
This palace was built on an island in Chiemsee (Bavaria's largest lake) and was modelled after the Palace of Versailles...except it had running water and a central heating system.
Naturally, we weren't allowed to take pictures inside and naturally...I did anyway.
The rest of the time was spent enjoying our first day of nice weather.
Castle #2: Linderhof
This palace (I'm not really sure why they call them castles) is the smallest of King Ludwig's castles, it's also the only one he finished.
The grounds have an artificial grotto which was lit by different colored lights "where opera singers performed while Ludwig was rowed around in a boat shaped like a shell." Like I said, way gay.
Then I traveled into Garmisch-Partenkirchen and wandered around for hours trying to find the information center. That's how I saw the city. Finally I found the office and that's how I saw Eibsee, a small lake at the foot of the Zugspitze, the tallest mountain in Germany.
Behold, the Alps:
Now tell me, aren't you enraptured?
1 comment:
so cool laura! can you post more photos of the alps (in all your spare time, that is)? they sound amazing, and i'm trying to convince eric that we need to go. so glad you're living it up!
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