Trip to Germany, Day 6, Lindonhoff Castle

On June 16, we went to"Mad King Ludwig's" first castle. He build this to honor King Louie XIV, "The Sun King," who Ludwig had befriended and adored. Ludwig modeled this castle and gardens after Versailles, Louie's castle. Lindonhoff is smaller, but very ornate. The main entry is an homage to the Sun King. This is where Ludwig lived when he spent almost his entire fortune on this and his unfinished Neuschwanstein (Disney) castle that we visited a few days earlier.

The bottom photo is the entrance and, yes, it was raining. Above that is a statue of Louie XIV, a photo I was not supposed to take, but did not know that when I did. There are no photos of the inside, except this one. From the entrance you can see the pond with the golden statues and that is where Bill posed. On the way out, we came upon some swans that hissed at Carol creating a nice photo op. Ludwig's symbol was the swan.