The second week we were in Oberammergau, Nato had a chance to take Jacob, Emma and Benjamin to Kofel Peak.
It was quite a hike, but they did great! Nato's commented that Benjamin just kept going and going. This should be no surprise as he seems to have endless energy at home. As they neared the top there were cables to help them stay steady and safe. At least that is what they told Robin to keep her from worrying.
We also saw another castle. This is Linderhoff. It was built for the same King that New Swanstein was built for. The castle itself was pretty small, but the ground are huge and beautiful!
This fountain went off about every half hour.
The King was very big on fairy tales and fantasies.
We walked and walk and only saw about 1/3 of the grounds.
Down at the bottom is the castle. This staircase of water he could see right from his bedroom window.
In the castle he had a "magic" table. The table would lower down to the bottom levels where the servants would fill the table with food. Then they lift it up into the dinning room where he could dine alone and pretend it was magically filled.
To say he was crazy would be an understatement. He wanted to live in a fantasy land and he sure did his best to get one.
He had a grotto built inside a cave in the back of the grounds.
Matthew
Emma
Crazy or not the place is really pretty and really interesting to explore.
Of course carrying Jane and Matthew up and down all the hills soon became tiresome so Robin graciously volunteered to sit with them a while so the others could keep exploring.
Emma, Jacob, Philip and Benjamin
Philip
The boys
Sir Benjamin!
Our Troops!
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