Another rainy and very foggy
day here in the mountains. We made early
reservations for a tour of the Neushcwanstein Castle. This is one of the most famous castles in the
world. Visited by many every day. We were lucky to get a tour with a total of
only 11 people. The bad part was - even
close up you could not see the beauty of the castle setting, in the wooded
mountains because of the dense fog.
The castle was started in
1874 and still not completed in 1886 when the king died. After his death in 1886, all work stopped on
the castle. This castle is said to be
the inspiration for the Disney castle.
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We decided to drive to
Oberammergau and stopped at the Echelsbacher Bridge on our way. The bridge was built in 1929 and is 250 feet
above the bottom of the gorge.
Oberammergau is famous for
the staging of the passion play once every 10 years and wood carving. Here is a sample from some of the shops.
On the return to Füssen, we stopped at Ettal. A Benedictine monastery Ettal dating back to 1330. The church was rebuilt after a fire in 1774.
The WeisKircke is a church
in the Weis or meadow. It was built in
the mid 1700’s and is another Baroque Rococo style church like many in this
part of Bavaria.
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