The Sunday before Easter we went to Schloss Nymphenburg, the Bavarian royal family's summer home. It's sort of like the German version of Versailles. We bought the ticket for the ENTIRE park, meaning we visited over 4 different buildings all over the grounds. But hey, we got our money's worth!
Then we went to the quiet chapel down the road. The floor was so old that the authorities make you wear these gigantic, gray, felt slippers so you do not damage the floor. We had fun shuffling around.
Then there was the recreation pagoda where the royals would go to rest after hunting or to play cards and other games. Who knows what went on in there!
We then continued on our walk to the Queen's private quarters where she escaped her husband.
This place was by far the most beautiful. Definitely decorated for women.
The kitchen.
Pretty tiles.Then came Ludwig's bathhouse where he bathed. Although who knows how often. It was just a giant pool indoors. Talk about wasting water!
About this time, I started to get really bored. Merissa happened to capture it. Thankfully, I had an ice cream cone.
We then went to the final building on the property, the carriage house. This place housed all of the royals' carriages for coronations and such. There were also paintings of all of their horses too. Dad had to search for his most favorite horse and get a picture of just that one. Here he is searching.
The winner is......
Bertha!!!
Here is a picture of one of the carriages.
Our favorite quote from my dad of the entire trip went something like this:
"Joyce, just look at these carriages. Don't they remind you of the Chronicles of Narnia? Like the witch's sleigh? So ornate..........it's like..........yuck! I HATE it!!"
I hope that's as funny in print as it was when he said it. Nate, Merissa and I are still laughing about it.
These last ones are just more of the gardens. Again, a tiring, but chock-full day.
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