Did you guess that I am in Germany? Here is Germany on the map.
Here is a close-up view of the country...
I visited the extreme southern part of Germany...Oberammergau (marked with a red dot)
I was able to visit Neuschwanstein Castle!! The palace has appeared prominently in several movies and was the inspiration for Disneyland's Sleeping Beauty Castle and later, similar structures. Can you see the castle in the mountain?
Here I am at the castle! So cool!
Oberammergau is famous for its "Lüftlmalerei," or frescoes, of traditional Bavarian themes, fairy tales, religious scenes or architectural trompe-l'œil (is an art technique involving extremely realistic imagery in order to create the optical illusion that the depicted objects appear in three dimensions) found on many homes and buildings.
The day was rainy and cloudy, so here is another picture of a building I saw that I got off Flickr so you can see the painting on the walls better.
Look at these gorgeous mountains! Breathtaking!
It was great to visit Germany...I even have some German blood (my great-great grandfather was German)! It is time to head off to my next destination. My first clue...I will be staying in the same continent, but going to a different country.
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