Oberammergau and Linderhof

On Saturday we decided to get a late start. We rolled out of bed and had breakfast downstairs at the Frauendorfer. Traditional German breakfasts consist of white bread that is hard on the outside (brotchen), meat, cheese, yogurt and granola, fruit, and of course, Nutella. We got so full we were starting to feel tired again. Mom wasn't feeling good so we let her rest while Dad, Will and I travelled to the close by American base and to a lake up a mountain a few hundred feet.

That is the lake behind us, it is just frozen with snow covering the ice. Beautiful mountains right?

Once mom was feeling better, we all piled in the car for Oberammergau. On the way to Oberammergau, we stopped for a little while at Ettal, the Monastery where Bonhoeffer hid out and wrote during WWII. It is a beautiful walled monastery with a intricate chapel inside. These monks are also famous for their Liquor. They make their own liquor at this monestary called Ettal Liquor.

Mom, Will and I infront of Ettal

Inside the Chapel at Ettal

Will holding a bottle of Ettal Liquor

Oberammergau is another small German town but it has something unique about it. During the plague in the 17th century, like all other towns in Europe, Oberammergau had many people dying in their town. They made a deal with God, that if he would stop the plague they would perform a play of his life, death and resurrection every year after. Well, the plague did end and Oberammergau performed this play ever year after the 1600's. Well, it became world famous and too expensive and time consuming so now they perform it every 10 years during the summer. This summer is when it will be performed again. Oberammergau also is famous for its paintings on the houses in town. The one Will and I are standing in front of is the house were the story of Little Red Riding Hood is told. We strolled through this town window shopping and such before we left for the castle Linderhof.

Little Red Riding Hood House

Will loving kraut!

Linderhof is one of the three castles built in Bavaria by Ludwig II. He was a Bavarian king in the late 1800's. He never married or had children and taxing his people to build these elaborate castles was what he loved best. He built Linderfhof for his obsession with hunting. It is a relatively small castle especially compared to Versailles we visited earlier. But it has incredible gardens that you can really only see in the summer and a natural cave he converted into an opera house.

In front of Linderhof

We returned to Garmisch-Partenkirchen to eat once again at the Frauendorfer. It was a perfect night to a perfect day.