Today the von der Felsens gave us a tour of beautiful Bavaria, with scenes that the rest of the world identifies with Germany. We first saw the Weiskirche, a rococo church built around 1740s in the foothills of the Alps. In the middle of farmland is this ornate church. The kids got to feed horses who were wandering around it. Then we went to Schloss Linderhof, the summer castle built by King Ludwig II in the mid 1800s. It was built in honor of Louis XIV of France, with the Sun King's family's images throughout, and not a humble decor either. The land around the castle is gorgeous with views of the alps. We went into the grotto which Jan described as King Ludwig's entertainment system. The plan was to have orchestrates perform in it but after the first one the acoustics were too bad. We had dinner at Garmish-Partenkirchen. It was a very cloudy day (there were several times that we dashed from a rain storm) but right after dinner there was a break and we saw Zupspitze, Germany's highest peak.
Dear fellow bauer's .I was so happy to see some of the places my family used to visit, when we lived in germany. We were stationed at Ramstein Airforce Base in the 80's our children loved the castles. left me know if you see the Bauer coat of arms. I have tried to think of what castle we saw it in. omaeve@aim.com Evelyn T. Bauer
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