Bavarian Countryside

Some views of the Bavarian countryside and from that tempting town of Oberammergau.

Mr. Martin and the Weiskirche

My high school German trip has been forever emblazoned in my memory first because it was so much fun and second because as the memory of the fun began to fade the memory or rather my guilt over Mr. Martin's loss began to grow.  Imagine a bunch of 16 year olds happily shopping the tourist shops of Oberammergau when we are faced with a choice: extend our shopping trip or visit a church.  Not just a church Mr. Martin pleads but "the finest example of Rococo architecture in the world."  That phrase has never left me.  Never.  Especially not after I started my college art classes and began to think about what the experience of seeing the "finest example of Rococo architecture in the world" might be like.  Anyway, as you might guess, we teenagers chose to stay and shop.  Mr. Martin was distraught.  And the older I get the more guiltily I remember that day.  Hopefully Mr. Martin got to see the church on a future trip.  It's taken me more than a quarter of a century to get back around to it.  And wow!  It was nothing like I expected.  I expected dark and heavy but this was more like an enormous frosted cake.

Linderhof Palace

After our day in Munich our friends took us on a drive through the Bavarian countryside that included a stop at Linderhof Palace.  Barbara told us that she preferred Linderhof Palace of King Ludwig II's castles because he actually used the castle during his lifetime.  It is a very nice and regally cozy palace but sadly they don't allow photos on the inside.  Luckily there was quite a lot on the grounds to occupy my camera including the adorable baby weasel.