Our last stop was Ettal Abbey. This Abbey is a Benedictine monastery in the village of Ettal close to Oberammergau and Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Bavaria, Germany. With a community (as of 2005) of more than 50 monks, with another five at Wechselburg, the Abbey is one of the largest Benedictine houses and is a major attraction…
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By the time we arrived at the Linderhof Castle it was about 4:30pm and already getting dark (yes its dark by 4:30 here!) Unfortunately they were closed for tours inside in the castle due to lack of people, so we only got to see outside.
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We drove to a town called Oberammergauer. This town is very famous for their Passion Plays that occur every 10 years. The people who act in the plays are apparently very dedicated. Once they are chosen to play a part they are not allowed to cut their hair for 5 years. The buildings around the…
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After an average nights sleep, we were up early for our day tour. Our first stop was the famous castle of Neuschwanstein, a nineteenth-century Romanesque Revival palace located above the village of Hohenschwangau near Füssen in southwest Bavaria, Germany. The palace was commissioned by Ludwig II of Bavaria as a retreat and as a homage…
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Our next stop on the tour was Weis Church or the Pilgrimage Church of Weis. Apparently back in 1738, tears were seen on a dilapidated wooden figure of the Scourged Saviour. This miracle resulted in a pilgrimage rush to see the sculpture. In 1740, a small chapel was built to house the statue but it was…
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We flew out of Hawaii at some ungodly hour! Had to get up at like 3:30am in order to drop the car off by 5am. Of course Kylie left her nice new expensive jacket in the hire car. Luckily Kylie realised before we went through security and the nice people from Alamo arranged for the…
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Our last stop for the day was Manoa Falls, which we thought was going to be an easy walk! Not! The trail was more elevated than we anticipated and quite muddy which made it very slippery, so we had to be extra careful! The humidity was quite high so we were very hot by the…
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We headed to this landmark and did the historic hiking trail, witnessed the stunning coastal views from the top and saw the remnants of its military history. Diamond Head State Monument covers 475 acres, including the interior and outer slopes of the crater.
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Today we take in the sights of the city with the hop on hop off bus that we would recommend to anyone as we can spend as little or as much time as we like anywhere with 4 different buses in different directions along with information and commentary. We head to the furthest point and…
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This morning we visited this magnificent bay. Peter took to the water with mask and snorkel to witness the beautiful marine life (unfortunately, the coral has been damaged due to years of neglect, despite attempts by the custodians in recent years to educate visitors by making them undertake an induction). One of the highlights for…
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