It's Sunday and and most businesses and stores are closed today in Munich. Bavaria is mostly Catholic and the town is pretty sleepy today. We boarded a bus this morning for the Alps, near the Austrian border to visit a castle and t
he little alpine visit of Oberammergau. As you can see, it's easy to feel a bit like Gandalf here! The castle of Linderhoff was about 90 minutes outside of Munich and the countryside is beautiful. I've read about castles before, but seeing one for real is an entirely different story. You can only imagine what a castle can look like until you see one. King Ludwig II was responsible for building this castle and also the castle the Disney used for inspiration as the Fairy Princess Castle at Disneyland. You can check out his other castles here: http://www.tompgalvin.com/places/de/bayern/koenigschlosser.htm . We walked through the castle, the grounds and a man made underground cove the king used as a private theater. We left the castle to visit a typical Bavarian village in the alpine called Oberammergau. In the 1600s, this village was nearly wiped out during the Thirty Years War and the people of this village pledged that if they were 
saved, they would perform the Passion Play forever more. True to their word, since the 1630s, they have performed the Passion play every ten years. It was a proto-typical Bavarian village and seemed both quaint and traditional. Right down to the lederhosen (leather pants) that were worn by locals.
he little alpine visit of Oberammergau. As you can see, it's easy to feel a bit like Gandalf here! The castle of Linderhoff was about 90 minutes outside of Munich and the countryside is beautiful. I've read about castles before, but seeing one for real is an entirely different story. You can only imagine what a castle can look like until you see one. King Ludwig II was responsible for building this castle and also the castle the Disney used for inspiration as the Fairy Princess Castle at Disneyland. You can check out his other castles here: http://www.tompgalvin.com/places/de/bayern/koenigschlosser.htm . We walked through the castle, the grounds and a man made underground cove the king used as a private theater. We left the castle to visit a typical Bavarian village in the alpine called Oberammergau. In the 1600s, this village was nearly wiped out during the Thirty Years War and the people of this village pledged that if they were 
saved, they would perform the Passion Play forever more. True to their word, since the 1630s, they have performed the Passion play every ten years. It was a proto-typical Bavarian village and seemed both quaint and traditional. Right down to the lederhosen (leather pants) that were worn by locals.
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