Day 7 & 8 -Once upon a Fairytale!

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The theme for the 7th day is Grin and Bear it! After a splending breakfast buffet at the Eisenhut hotel, we say goodby to Rothenburg. Oh all the breakfast buffets have been great. The Eisenhut had a waffle iron to make waffles We are our way to Giengen to visit the Steiff Bear Factory.

 

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There is a nice presentation of the founder Margarette Steiff. In addtional there is an interactive tour . We search for the 3,000 Steiff Bears. I think that was the number.

 

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After the tour, we made Steiff animal heads. We had a choice of bear,duck ,or a pig . I chose a bear head. We did not have time to make a whole stuffed animal. That takes along time.

Lunch was provided by ABD .It was at the factory cafeteria. There was beer,wine, soda, salads,hamburgers,saugages,and desserts. I ate too much but it was very good.After lunch, we boarded the bus to head to Munich and our next hotel, the Hotel 4 Seasons Kempinski.

The 4 Seasons Hotel is a very beautiful and big hotel. Upon entering my room, there was a big cookie on my desk. I was too busy touring to eat any of it. The breakfast buffet has many choices. There is hot and cold items. Moreover, a dessert table with mini doughnuts. I really enjoyed coffee with hot milk. The staff offers the coffee with hot or cold milk.

We met our local guide for the Munich walking tour. He was very entertaining and knowledgable. We learned that he was a history professor to.

 

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The walking tour took us through the Victuals Market. At this market, flowers,cheeses,saugages,meats,vegetables, and wines and sold. I remember this market from the past times i visited Munich.

There is the maypole at one of the corners of the market.

 

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We also visited several churches.

 

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Next we went into the city hall area The buildings are very pretty.

 

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The tour also took us through the hofbbrauhaus. While in here, the local guide told us about the variuos beer stines. After the tour, i went back to the hotel to rest before going out to dinner. The evening was left to us . I was still full from the lunch . Therefore, i did not want i big dinner. My friends ,Jim and Rita Martinson, and i went back to the market area to eat. We bought nice saugages at a booth. We met a local person who had just finished his work day at our booth. He told us this time of year is perfect for traveling .

 

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Jim, Rita, and I walked around for awhile. We went into several stores a department store and a store that sells hats. Jim needed a hat to wear for the Hofbrauhouse. The store had alot of them. He bought a nice hat. We went back to the hotel.

The theme for the next day is Bavarian Beauty! It is the 8th day of the tour! This is the day we go to Neuschwanstetin Caslte! The breakfast buffet at the hotel was great. It has so many choices. There is hot and cold side .Moreover, there is a table for dessert such as bread pudding and toppings,mini donughts to! I orderd coffee with hot milk to go with my breakfast!

Today was the only rainny day we had on the tour. It poured in Munich but i was ready. I wore my rain poncho. The bus ride to the caslte is 2 hours. During the ride, i was reading my Germany travel book that Jannae and Marc
gave me. They bring along plenty of water and snacks on the bus rides. I think i was finally finishing my chocolate bars they gave me also.

As we go further into the countryside , the weather improved. It was now sunny and hot.

 

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Some people thought i was going to sit this day out back at the hotel. During most of the bus rides i was always sitting and talking with the same people. Well when they did not see me , i guess they thought i was taking it easy back at the hotel. I just changed my seatting a little back in the bus. I told my friends that i would not miss this castle!

When you get off the bus, there is another bus or vehicle you get on to travel up most of the way to the castle. It runs up the main road . Then there is a short walk to the castle entrance.

 

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There is a path that leads to a long wooden bridge. The bridge is over a huge gorge between the castle and the mountain. It has a beautiful view of the caslte.

 

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King Ludwig had a wild imagination when he had the castle constructed. I learned he felt a little neglected by his parents. Therefore, he made the castle for himself. He was influenced by Wagner.
Cinderalla's Castle was inspired by Neuschwanstetin Caslte!

 

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Wow! Now *that* is a castle! I can definitely see how it influenced the design of Cinderella's castle.

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The caslte certaintly is beautiful. Everyone gets a ticket and there is a specific time for each group to go into the castle. Some of the rooms you will see are :The Throne Room, The Singers Hall,the Gothic Oratory,and other rooms. There is an artificial underground blue grotto. Unfortunally no photos are allowed inside the castle. That was the rule 20-30 years ago and it has not changed. I recommend buying a book on the caslte in gift shop.

To this day, i remembered one room in the castle. It made a real big impression on me. It had a large chandelier .The lights had rubies or colored stones that are very pretty. It might have been the Throne Room or Singers Hall. Porcelin swans -huge ones to!