October 13th 2015 -
Oberammergau – pronounced “ Ober-ammer-gow” is our destination of the day, and the sight to be seen is King Ludwig’s II’s Linderholf Castle.
Unfortunately our luck with the weather turned sour. Just as it was when we came south through the Alps, the mountains were socked in with clouds and rain, obscuring our views. However this time, it was many degrees cooler.
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| It suddenly turned into Autumn. The Alps are once again socked in with clouds. |
We drove about 100 miles to Ludwig’s main residence where he lived for the final 8 years of his life.
We saw another of his three palaces,Herrenchiemsee Royal Palace, at the beginning of our trip, and Norm had seen the third one on a previous trip to Europe.
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| King Ludwig II Linderhoff Castle- another place photo's inside are not allowed. |
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| They are expecting snow here in 2 days, so all plants were suddenly pulled, and preparations are underway for winter. Time to get out of here before we are caught in a snowstorm! |
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| We were not allow to take pictures, so this was from the internet. This is an ivory chandelier made of porcelain. |
Like the previous palace we saw, everything was gold leafed. As the guide pointed out the different facets of several of the room’s ornamentation, one was both awed by the superb craftsmanship and appalled by the ostentatiousness of this palace ( as we were in his other residence.
After our brief guided tour we were asked if we wanted to climb the hill to the Grotto, but we wanted to grab a picture of the fountains spouting, so we unfortunately declined, and went back to the RV to get warm. Later, while talking with others who went to the Grotto and seeing their pictures, it made me really regret that decision! We had no idea what was there!
We drove a very short distance to our campsite for the night, where I quickly went inside to use the internet.
I had not been able to get my email to work for many days, and needed to contact our hotel in Iceland to make a reservation for our return trip.
I worked on the blog for a while, and then joined the group at happy hour; after that we all walked a short distance to have dinner at a local restaurant where we all chipped in to celebrate Dieter and Gabby ‘s retirement.
After 15 years of doing these European Motorhome tours, they had sold the business to Thomas, our Tailgunner! Norm and I are extremely confident that Thomas will do a fantastic job, and the addition of his jovial personality will be a great enhancement to this beautifully run company and to the
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| Thomas will "take over the helm" of this fine tour company next season! |
