Sept 28 and Linderhoff

The next day Sept 28th it was still rainy and cloudy but we set out in the afternoon to visit another castle. All of the castles we have visited in Germany have been the castles of King Ludwig II or his family. Click http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_II_of_Bavaria for some info on the King and his castles. On our trip to Germany in 2005 we visited Neuschwanstien and Howenschwangau. This trip we visited Nymphenburg and Linderhoff as well as Starnberger Lake where they found his body when he died. Here's another good site I found: http://www.german-way.com/ludwig.html

Anyway, we had a great day and we knew that it was snowing in the mountains and we did get a few pictures of the snow. Icking, where Ulla and Arthur live and we spend most of our time, is close to the Alps, deep in Bavaria. So you drive a little bit and you have these gorgeous views!

So we went to visit Linderhoff Castle. It was more of a personal home to King Ludwig and a very small castle. But very ornate and beuatiful. Here's a picture of Ulla and I in front of the pool/fountain out in front of the castle:

Here's a close up of the front of the castle:

We walked the grounds and saw some of the other buildings (none of which I got a very good picture of). The grounds were beautiful and as the weather started clearing up you could see the pretty snow on the mountains. Here's a picture of the lovely scenery.

Here's one of the fountain during it's hourly show:
Check back for more picture and stories of our trip next week!