Oberammergau

We woke up early the second day in Munich, had a quick breakfast, and met the Castle Tour bus outside in front of the hotel. As we began the drive south towards the Alps, the rainy weather quickly turned into sleet and then into a blizzard….a little scary when your sitting in the top deck of a bus. The roads got pretty bad, and the bus scraped a stop sign at one point, but we made it to our first stop in about an hour and a half no problem. When we finally arrived in Oberammergau, we only had about 30 minutes to walk around before heading further south. Luckily, the snow stopped, and the weather was beautiful. We went into a few local shops, saw some of the famous woodcarvings, and even learned a little history of the small village. Oberammergau is known for the Passion Play, which began in 1634. Years before, the village was stricken by the plague, and a vow was made by the villagers to perform the Play of the Suffering, Death and Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ every 10 years from that point on.