Day 9, 22 April 2019, Saturday:
We were on our way back
to Munich. We detoured to visit the Wieskirche, Linderhof palace,
Etal Abbey
and the lovely Oberammergau village with its painted houses.
and the lovely Oberammergau village with its painted houses.
We had planned to include Herrenchiemsee palace also but could not fit it in.
So we drove back to Plansee and enjoyed the turquoise lake
before finally heading back to Munich.
before finally heading back to Munich.
Altogether a very scenic day.
We checked out a little later than planned.
Reached Wieskirche after a short drive.
This is Wieskirche.
A nice Chinese guy gave us his parking ticket valid for 2 hours as he was leaving the place.
This is a small church nearby
Then we drove on ... quite a scenic drive with lovely lakes and snow capped hills
The German cow statue...
Reached Linderhof palace.
It was free for us as it's included in our Partner pass.
Lovely palace. Ludwig II had the forester's house rebuilt to this Royal Lodge. We had a very nice English tour. Could enjoy the beautiful rooms as it was not too crowded
A pic of the interior from the net...the official website has great pics and descriptions
And equally great garden
We enjoyed the cute village of Oberammerragau next
Grimms' Fairy Tales 1819 Town Musicians of Bremen is illustrated below.
a donkey, a dog, a cat, and a rooster, all past their prime years in life and usefulness on their respective farms, were soon to be discarded by their masters. they leave their homes and set out together. They decide to go to Bremen, known for its freedom, to live without owners and become musicians there
On the way to Bremen, they see a lighted cottage; they look inside and see three robbers enjoying their ill-gotten gains. Standing on each other's backs, they decide to scare the robbers away by making a din; the men run for their lives, not knowing what the strange sound is. The animals take possession of the house, eat a good meal, and settle in for the evening.
Later that night, the robbers return and send one of their members in to investigate. He sees the cat's eyes shining in the darkness and thinks he is seeing the coals of the fire. The robber reaches over to light his candle. Things happen in quick succession; the cat scratches his face with her claws, the dog bites him on the leg, the donkey kicks him with his hooves, and the rooster crows and chases him out the door. The terrified robber tells his companions that he was beset by a horrible witch who had scratched him with her long fingernails (the cat), a dwarf who has a knife (the dog), a black monster who had hit him with a club (the donkey), and worst of all, a judge calling out from the rooftop (the rooster). The robbers abandon the cottage to the strange creatures who have taken it, where the animals live happily for the rest of their days.
In the original version of this story, which dates from the twelfth century, the robbers are a bear, a lion, and a wolf, all animals featured in heraldic devices. When the donkey and his friends arrive in Bremen, the townsfolk applaud them for having rid the district of the terrible beasts. An alternate version involves the animals' master(s) being deprived of his livelihood (because the thieves stole his money and/or destroyed his farm or mill) and having to send his or their animals away, unable to take care of them any further. After the animals dispatch the thieves, they take the ill-gotten gains back to their master so he can rebuild. Other versions involve at least one wild, non-livestock animal, such as a lizard, helping the domestic animals out in dispatching the thieves.[2]
We drove to Etal Abbey next
The village is pretty too
We had planned to include Herrenchiemsee palace also, it is included in the pass we had but could not fit it in due to time constraints. Huge regret! We should have started the day earlier
So we drove back to Plansee and enjoyed the turquoise lake and the beautiful drive with snow glittering on the sides of the road and on the mountain tops
finally we headed back to Munich halting at some pretty spots on the way.
Our car was due for returning only the next day but we returned it after reaching our hotel.
What an AWESOME DAY it had been!
Report on our last 2 days in Munich continues here:
Our car was due for returning only the next day but we returned it after reaching our hotel.
What an AWESOME DAY it had been!
Report on our last 2 days in Munich continues here:
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