Bavaria

We made it to one of the most beautiful spots on our planet: Bavaria. The first two days of our trip were drizzly and cool, but yesterday the sun came out and the temperatures are expected to soar over the next few days. We have a comfortable and spotless room in a little hotel in the town of Benediktbeuern, right at the foot of the Alps. We have some friends there, and we're using the place as a springboard to visit the surrounding areas. When we picked up our rental car at the airport in Munich, we lucked out and were upgraded from our original VW to something more appropriate...a new black Mercedes! How cool is that?! So, we've been tearing around the countryside checking out various sightseeing spots...

Here's Z with our wheels...

Here's the chapel on the farm where the German side of our family used to live...

Hinges on a barn door...

Typical Bavarian architecture...

Colorful meadow...

The world's most famous castle...Neuschwanstein...

Mad King Ludwig's hangout...Schloss Linderhof...

Sweet baby cows...

Typical village scene...

Painted house in Garmisch...

Another painted house...

The Walchensee...

Visiting with friends...

The view from our hotel balcony...