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| nuthatch | profile | all galleries >> Alpine driving loop >> Bavaria, Germany | tree view | thumbnails | slideshow |
 on the road to Germany: there seem to be a lot of castles today |
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 but also plenty of other scenery by the road |
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 still, castles seem to be the theme of the day! |
 beginning our brief stay in Germany |
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 at Linderhof, the residence of Ludwig II of Bavaria |
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 waiting for the house tour... |
 ...and then a stroll through the grounds |
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 a "Moroccan" folly |
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 a view down the hill at the castle and gardens |
 walking out via the forest behind the castle |
 at the Wieskirche near Oberammergau, in a very green setting |
 intense late baroque style |
 the weeping statue of Christ, renowned for its miracles |
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 on the road again, approaching Hohenschwangau |
 the steep hills in the area make for good hang-gliding |
 in the distance, Ludwig II's Neuschwanstein castle |
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 in the nearby town of Füssen |
 the town dates from Roman times... |
 ...but has modern elements also |
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 the St. Sebastian cemetery |
 the town's late Gothic high castle |
 hmmm... the end of the Romantic Road! |
 walking down toward the river Lech |
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 town hall |
 leaving the castle near dusk |
 next day, walking past Hohenschwangau castle, Ludwig II's boyhood home |
 Neuschwanstein castle as seen from the Marienbrücke |
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 the falls in the gorge below the bridge |
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 walking back from the bridge to catch the bus down to town |
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 those guys are still up there? |
 Neuschwanstein and its gatehouse seen from up the valley |
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 OK, one more castle (Ehrenberg) on our way out of Germany! |
 panorama: Neuschwanstein castle |