After Malisa, Collin, Ben, Sheri and I went to Neuschwanstein Castle, we spent the next day traveling down to the Southeastern part of Bavaria where we saw King Ludwig's *other* magnificent residence, his Royal Cottage. Some views along the way..
When we arrived, we found that the estate was expansive, with this large pool and garden facing across from the residence itself. The statue in the middle of the water would shoot a fountain of water about 50 feet into the air, but only from time to time...I'm not sure if it was timed hourly or not, but it was pretty impressive.
Collin had a little grumpy moment and didn't want to smile for the camera, but it only lasted a couple minutes. We were kinda making fun of him and making grumpy lips ourselves...
The gardens and statues were great!
This was King Ludwigs bed...the picture is very poor quality, and I apologize, but I had to take it in stealth mode. The wood carvings extended up to the ceiling, it was gorgeous!
The "backyard"
The gardens along the side of the mansion
Collin was doing a funny little dance...looks like he's Hawaiian!!
The fountains when they shot up into the air...
A view of the Royal mansion from the steps across the pool..
Climbing higher and higher up the steps....gorgeous backdrop of the German Alps in the background...
Thomas the Tank Engine is a world-renowned traveler!
After exploring Ludwig's mansion, we stopped nearby to have some lunch and coffee. Collin had the Donald Duck ice cream, which he loved!
It was a great weekend to see the Royal Cottage and Neuschwanstein Castle all in one weekend and the history of King Ludwig's eccentric personality is fascinating. I could go into a lot of detail about it, but I would rather encourage you to come visit, stay at our hooch and see it for yourself!
It's nice to see these pictures and remember what green grass and trees look like....time to put on my hat, pick up my weapon and head back out into the land-which-supports-no-life as I like to call this place. Unless you're an oil magnate or soldier, I can't think of a whole lot of reasons why anybody would want to visit Kuwait. I can only imagine how fun Iraq's going to be next week when I get up there.
Thanks for reading my blog and if I haven't heard from you in a while, drop me a line damnit! I need all the reading I can get down here :D
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