
Fountain at Linderhof

Garden at Linderhof
After traveling through the rainy Bavarian countryside, and stopping in the village Oberammergau, we arrived at our destination. We had lunch at the Hotel Muller, then walked up the hill to Neuschwanstein. It was raining, so we didn't make it up to Mary's Bridge, where the view is supposed to be incredible. Ah well! We did get a nice view of the Bavarian countryside. And! While waiting for our entrance time to the castle, we saw a very cute wiry haired daschund named Max, who loved to eat biscuits. I think he ate more than half the package, more than his human family! I even got to pet him. I wish I had taken a photo, he was so cute. Eventually it was our turn to tour the castle. The interiors were dark...lots of Wagnerian themes, including a strange grotto...much of of the castle was unfinished and therefore off limits. We preferred Linderhof, which was Ludwig's favorite too.

Dan & Carol at Neuschwanstein

Dan looks thrilled

Neuschwanstein
We made our way back down the mountain after the tour. It was still raining. On the way down we passed an inn with a pretty copper roof, green shutters, and charming window boxes. We also saw Ludwig's parents' castle Hohenschwangau, though we did not tour the interior.

Bavarian charm

Hohenschwangau
I fell asleep on the bus ride back to Munich. After we got back, we went to the biergarten Augustiner for dinner. What a pretty spot! Dan loved the beer, and I had another Radler. Yum. The food was delicious, and we saw another polka band.

A toast

The boys at Augustiner

Polka band
Another great day in Bavaria!
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