Our first full Saturday here we ventured to a castle that is not too far from where we live. Nymphemburg Palace is a Baroque palace in Munich. The palace was the main summer residence of the rulers of Bavaria from the late 1600's into the mid 1800's.
A view from a balcony in the back of the palace, the picture doesn't do it much justice-it was big adn beautiful and there are trails to walk on all around in those trees. Some of those kings were hunting people and they would go out into the forests to hunt.
The ceiling in the great hall--very ornate and the ceiling in the whole room was painted.
One of the bedrooms--being in the palace made me wonder so much about the people that lived there and what their lives were like.
Interesting--this room was called the "hall of beauties." One of the rulers had several-over 60 I think-portraits of women who he felt portrayed great beauty. Some of the women were "commoners", some were royalty.
This is the room where Ludwig II was born, a ruler in Bavaria who was the "classic fairytale prince". Truth is, though, I am learning that he lived a rather eccentric, sad life. Anyway, many of the incredible castles in Bavaria were built under his reign and he nearly bankrupted the country to build them. However, he's forgiven now because they bring in a LOT of tourist money today. : )
After exploring the castle we stopped at a bakery (they're everywhere) and got a ring of bread that we broke into chunks to eat for lunch. : )
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Looks like you are having a wonderful time Sheri. Glad everything worked out with the passports as I see your beautiful baby boy with you. Can't wait to hear all about it when you get back. Speaking of...we may be passing through Dayton in mid August if you are back.
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