Day of Sightseeing...

As much as I don’t typically enjoy guided tours, I booked myself on a tour of Linderhof Palace. No photos were allowed to be taken inside this small but spectacular palace built in 1876 for King Ludwig II of Bavaria. Much of the interior was fashioned after Versailles, including a Hall of Mirrors, as Mad Ludwig was obsessed with King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.

The grounds and grotto are supposed to be quite beautiful, but were closed for the winter.

At least all that snow made for a scenic walk from the bus.

We stopped in Oberammergau for lunch. I was happy to be able to join a group of ladies from Frankfurt for lunch and some shopping. Afterwards, we stopped at Ettal Monastery, where we admired the frescoes under the dome and tasted the monk’s special cloister liqueur.