Granny & Grandpa Teddy Throughout Bavaria

Granny & Grandpa Teddy at Neuschwanstein

We were really busy the entire time my parents were here visiting. Many of the places I've blogged about before and some I haven't but I thought I would summarize them all with some photos in one post. Afterall the photos tell the story for me!

Of course we took them to Andechs Monastery, Steve's favorite place. They too were impressed with the church and biergarten!

The next day we went to Linderhof and Oberammergau and Ettal Monastery. I really do consider this day the trifecta of tourism in Bavaria. It has the beautiful church, an amazing palace and an adorable Bavarian town with some great souvenir shopping. Although it was a bit cold we still had a great day and enjoyed all three and had a lovely lunch at the Gasthaus in Ettal.

Next on our list was Mad King Ludwig's fairy tale castle Neuschwanstein and the castle where he was raised, Hohenschwangau. Both castles have tours and Hohenschwangau is actually the better of the two, smaller numbers and more information. Neuschwanstein, although not finished, is the most famous of Mad King Ludwig's castle.

Mom at Hohenschwangau

Neuschwanstein

Another day Mom and I took a walk out to the place where King Ludwig died. He died in Starnberger See, the lake in the town where we live. He drowned mysteriously in very shallow water, there is now a cross and a chapel marking the spot.

We also took the train up to the top of the Zugspitz the highest mountain in Germany. The views were absolutely incredible and there had already been snow, making it even more gorgeous. The train ride up is very slow and goes through a very long and narrow tunnel. This is emphasized by the video they show while you are on the train, the tunnel doesn't look much bigger than the train!

On Mom and Dad's last day we took them to Maisinger Biergarten. This is a favorite spot of ours on a little lake. We usually ride our bikes but we drove over and then mom and I walked back along the trail. The biergarten is next to a sweet little lake and has good Bavarian food for lunch.

Grandpa Teddy, Granny & Rachel

Steve & Missy

Rachel

It was a superb visit!