We spent our first full day in Germany in the towns of Ettal and Oberammagau. We drove up the mountain a little bit to get to it.
We saw the Benedictine Monastery that was built in the 1330's. According to Wikipedia, over 50 monks still practice there.
We then walked up the road to a cheese factory that some friends had told us about. We tried some fresh cheese and saw the big machinery that makes it.
We made our way up to Oberammagau to see the Linderhof Palace, but it was closed, so we settled for some pictures instead. The grounds and palace are supposed to be amazing, but not in December.
We were told about this amazing little wood shop in Ettal that we had to see. This man is the owner and makes all of the items in the shop. It was amazing! He was nice to let us get a picture with him. Notice the wood pencil shaped whistles that the kiddos chose.
It was amazing to see all of the detail and time put into each of the pieces.
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Just looking through all your posts--from the Belgium trip to this one. Amazing! Can't believe all you have been able to see and do! I LOVE the jumping pictures, and Lucy's "California" sweatshirt all over Europe! So great!
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