From Wieskirche we traveled to Linderhof Castle. (Look at a few of the pages of pictures on this link to see interior shots.) Linderhof was one of three castles commissioned by King Ludwig, but it was the only one finished during his lifetime and he lived here for much of the last 8 years of his life. The grounds are beautiful. The castle is small but so ornate and amazing that it is good it isn't any bigger!
King Ludwig, like his father before him, LOVED Wagner and his operas. The rooms are each decorated after a scene from one of Wagner's operas.
Things really started feeling Disneylandish here. The lines where you wait for your tour are like waiting for a ride. Tours are given in a few different languages, so you buy tickets for the language you want and stand in that specific line.
You walk through these arbors to get to places all over the grounds.
The windows at the bottom of this waterfall are the King's bedroom windows. The bed faces the windows. It was a really nice view from the bed.
This sure looks like a shallow swimming pool, but we don't know if that is what it was.
The side of the castle.
Walking up behind the castle brings you to King Ludwig's manmade grotto, built for personal opera performances. This grotto had the first electricity generated in Bavaria. The space is 300 feet long and 70 feet tall. The 'rock' walls are actually concrete poured over forms.
Looking out over the valley from the castle.
Looking out from the front of the castle.
Looking back to the front of the castle from the top point in the previous picture.
Don loved this :)
The grounds are full of fountains.
The main fountain in front of the castle. Every 30 minutes it erupts, like a little Old Faithful.
I loved Linderhof!
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