Munich Part 2

Nymphenburg Palace

Side Building

Closer View of Palace

This is truly a palace.  The place is so big it would take days to see it all.  This was the Bavarian Rulers favorite summer residence.  The palace took years, to be exact centuries to build.  It was started in the 1600 and continued through the 19th century.  King Ludwig II was born in the palace.  We were there for hours and probably did not see half of the palace.  We walked around the grounds and were amazed at the beauty that we saw.  They really loved the greek gods.  There are statues of the gods in the garden and a beautiful fresco in the main hall of the gods.

T loves taking pictures and while we were waiting on her to look and take pictures, the rest of us sat on some benches in the main hall to look at the ceiling.  I was trying to understand the painting, but my son had it figured out.  He amazed an american who was there and also trying to figure out the painting.  N could tell him about the gods and what they were the god of.  The man said we were the first smart people he had met in Germany.  I don't really believe that, but N is smart and knows his mythology.

The palace was a great place to visit.  I wish we had more time there, but as things go we had to make a train to get back to Oberammergau.  If you make it to Munich one day visit the palace and the glockenspiel.  You do not want to miss either one of those places.

Come back next week for Munich Part 3.  Yes we went back another day, but just me and AY and AN. The other children we busy at church camp in Switzerland.

Have a wonderful day.  

Melanie