germany day 7

day 7.....

was one of those days.

we woke up to this......snow....lots of snow.....lots of snow falling from the sky......




it was like christmas everywhere......




but what do you expect from the country that invented christmas....i mean, just look at all those christmas trees, no wonder!

but despite the nasty weather, we decided to take a trip to Schloss Linderhof. which just happens to be a castle. its a little one, but it still is a castle. in fact, its the only castle in which king ludwig built, finished and actually got to live in.

you aren't allowed to take pictures of the inside. such a bummer. so i can only show you pictures of the outside, in the snow.



here's the castle. that's the whole thing! see those people, they are standing right next to the castle waiting to get in. most people think of a castle as being excessively large. i think this one makes up for size with everything inside it and the grounds around it. apparently there are some really amazing gardens and fountains and such all around this castle. but in the winter, there are just piles of snow. so if you'd like the full experience, go in the summer.





this dude is on top of the castle. check out that detail! i mean, everyone knows who's castle it was, but unfortunately for the artists who built it, they just don't get the credit they deserve.




check out this carving....its so beautiful! (and bonus, boobs!) come on, what would a trip to europe be without some boobs? this won't be the first pic of boobs....

see? but this one is just one boob. because, well, i'm not sure why you'd just have one boob hanging out of your dress... either way, boobs are beautiful, even if we don't display them as prominently here in the states.

babies are always a favorite. actually are these considered cherubs? either way, too cute and so artistic! i mean, the detail is amazing...and its a white building with an amateur photographer taking pictures in the snow! so you know the detail has to be there, otherwise it wouldn't have shown up at all in the photos!

this guy has a tough job. i mean, just look at him! his face looked the most pained, that's why he got his photo taken.

ok, one more statue. this one is my favorite. (i could have shown you all of the statues on the castle but then you wouldn't need to go over to germany and see it for yourself.) so what exactly is he doing with his hand?

hey! that's not very friendly! crazy germans, show us boobs and then flip us the bird. (ok, so technically he's probably not flipping the bird. his other fingers have just 'conveniently' broke off and that one stayed. but it is funny!)

speaking of birds. check out this cute lil guy. he was trying to get out of the snow.

and this guy too! i have no idea what this bird was there for. but it was a great way to get hans to smile. and check out that snow! i mean, it is really coming down! it was not so great for the camera. i attempted to hold an umbrella over the camera, but it takes two hands to shoot, so you really only have a shoulder and your head to hold the umbrella. i recommend an assistant.

here's a cute pond. there were swans at the other end of it. swans are the royal symbol in germany, i think. well, at least that's the impression that i got.

this is a hotel near the castle. i didn't go inside but i had to include it because this is what i think of when i think of germany. this style of architecture. and maybe the snow.



i mean, if someone showed you this photo and asked where it was taken, wouldn't you say germany? could there be any other place that this represents? well, to me, this is germany.

and look how much it is snowing! but i do love the way this building looks. even if you have to squint through all the snow to see it.

the rest of the day wasn't nearly as cool as schloss linderhof. (schloss = castle)