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“The world is a book and those who do not travel read only a page.”
— Saint Augustine.
This Summer, I traveled to the culturally and historically rich Bavarian region of Germany. At the time, Germany was experiencing a record-breaking heatwave across the south of the country, every day the weather was averaging around 30 degrees celsius. I was visiting my boyfriend and his family at the time and as such, we had access tot he family car. With our means of travel organized we set out planning what to. In this post, I am going to talk about the stunning castles of Linderhof, Neuschwanstein and the dreary concentration camp, Dachau.
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Linderhof Palace was a recreation of the French palace of Versailles. It was commissioned by the then King of Bavaria, Ludwig II. Ludwig was obsessed with King Louis XVI and created this palace as a sort of time capsule. To escape his time period and live as if he was still in the time of his idol.
The palace is very isolated and is cut into the mountainside. This is because King Ludwig II often neglected his royal duties and instead preferred to spend as much time as possible isolated in his recreation. The fabulous weather we had, only amplified the beauty of the palaces gardens. Although the fountains were being cleaned, it still didn’t take away from the sites absolute majesty.
Neuschwanstein castle is another of King Ludwigs commissioned castles and it is everything you would expect in a real-life fairytale castle. The palace itself is cut into the mountinside and is said to be the most expensive castles that Ludwig commissioned, it was to be his magnum opus.
It is said that this castle served as the basis for Walt Disney’s Sleeping Beauty castle. If visiting during the summer I would recommend to pack extra water and sunscreen, as you must hike up the mountain side to reach the castle. The views however definetley make up for the sweat and tears. These sites are top on the list for tourism in the area.
Whilst in Germany we also traveled to the concentration camp, Dachau. I felt that I couldn’t ignore one of the most historically significant sites during my visit, even if it serves as a constant reminder of one of the darker periods in human history. Although it deals with a mature subject matter I would definitely recommend it as a stop for those who have an interest in world history.
Upon reaching the main gates of the camp I was lost for words, I could not describe the fear and dread that went through people’s minds as they approached the site. On the main gate, an inscription reads “Albreit macht frei”, which translates to “Work shall set you free”. The concentration camps were advertised as worker camps to the masses, it was only upon entering the camp was its true nature exposed. This camp was one of the first of its kind and served as a basis for the design of the infamous Auschwitz. I wouldn’t recommend bringing very young children to Dachau as it is a place of remembrance after all and it does deal witha very mature subject matter.
I could go on and on about the many tourist spots we visited and I haven’t even mentioned Munich city itself! Look forward to the that in a future travel post, but I think my next one will be about a very exciting trip we just booked for Fall of next year (California 2020)
See ye then!
- Adam
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