Linda & Scott's European Adventure

On our last day in the Munich area, our sweet friend Tina took us to the Herrenchiemsee Castle, which was more like a palace and modeled after Versailles. It was one of the residences of King Ludwig II, but really built as a future museum. Sorry, no photos of the inside are allowed, but there is lots of marble, gold leaf and so many candelabras that Liberace looks like a country mouse. We visited two islands and also saw a monastery chapel and we had an afternoon snack in the garden of a restaurant with a view of the lake. It was a beautiful day with perfect weather and a trip in the BMW Cabriolet. We had a wonderful three-course dinner that Tina prepared for us, and watched another gorgeous sunset. We have been spoiled by Tina and her friend Jacques who have housed, fed and taken us sightseeing. We appreciate their friendship and hospitality and hope to see them in Portland in the near future. Many Thanks to Tina and Jacques!!!

Linda and Scott's European Adventure 2018 First night in Germany in Haselbach at our friend Tina's house with her daughters Josephine and Pauline. After our long flight to Frankfurt, we went from the airport to the train station and met a nice young student named Lasse who helped us buy our tickets to Buchloe from a machine. It was not a straight-forward endeavor. We did not have reserved seats so we had to move around when people came with reservations, but we did end up with good seats on a very fast train. We arrived in Buchloe close to 8:30 p.m., and Tina and Josephine were there to greet us. It was still another half hour or so drive to their new house in the country where the table was set to greet us with dinner. We stayed up visiting until after midnight. Our first day in Haselbach, we went to another small town in the country so our friend Tina's daughter could ride her horse while we hiked in the beautiful woods. Later that day we drove to Mar...