Germany


This is a view of the gardens in front of Linderhof castle, the only one that King Ludwig II of Bavaria finished and actually lived in during his lifetime. All the gardens are lovely, and the mountains around this castle are magnificent.	This is the town square in Rothenburg, Germany, a walled, medieval city that escaped destruction during World War II. It is an incredibly picturesque place. Window boxes filled with flowers adorn almost every window, if you can believe it. One of the houses in the town was pictured in the movie, "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang".	One of the many castles that still exist along the Rhine River in southern Germany. Every available inch of the river valley slopes are cultivated and terraced in order to grow grapes for wine. There are many beautiful and quaint little cities along the river, and plenty of boat tour companies!


The town hall in Munich, Germany. At noon, a glockenspiel begins playing and there are figures that come out and spin around...first the knights on horses fight, then the people come out and dance in celebration, finally, the rooster way up on top has the final word!	Spectacular view of the Rhine River valley from the hillside where the memorial "Germania" is located. It commemorates the unification of all the baronies and fiefdoms of Germany into one nation.	Gothic church in downtown Wiesbaden, Germany.


Signs in the medieval city of Rothenburg, Germany. This walled city is so picturesque, many film companies use it.	These flowers are planted in a wagon and sit in front of a bavarian-styled hotel in the Black Forest. Europeans love flowers. Almost every house has windowboxes filled with flowers.	At a winery in Rudesheim, Germany, we see the mansion in the distance. Also on the property is a wine museum, but we skipped going in and went shopping instead.