Another blog from earlier in our trip. On our way from Ramsau to Füssen, we visited Herren Chiemsee, the royal palace of King Ludwig. After some initial confusion about ferries, we headed for the palace, which is on an island in the Chiemsee.

After reaching the island we tried to purchase tickets for an English language guided tour but the cashier told us that the next tour would be at 12:00; no, 1:30; no, there will be no more tours in English. Suspicious about the reliability of this information, Margaret went to another cashier and bought tickets for an English language tour without difficulty. Apparently the confusion was caused by Hollywood. The palace was being closed early because of the filming of a movie.

Ludwig greatly admired Versailles, so he used it as a model for his own palace.

On the far side of the fountain there was a red carpet, perhaps 100 yards in length that had been laid out for the movie. The tour guide later told us that the movie was Three Musketeers.

The fountains were beautiful and elaborate.