From the tiny village of Oberammergau, we hopped back on the bus and headed 5 miles further south, until we came to the first castle, Schloss Linderhof. Schloss Linderhof, set in a beautiful location amid the Alps, was built by King Otto Ludwig Friedrich Wilhelm, King Ludwig II of Bavaria. It was completed in 1878. We walked up a short, dirt road to the castle, and waited for our tour, while we admired the scenery. As beautiful as the castle and location was, it must be even more amazing in the spring and summer. The pools, fountains, and waterfalls surrounding Linderhof had been shut down for the winter, and were covered in snow. Once inside, it was easy to see how Kind Ludwig had compiled such debt in building his castles. Built in the French style, all of the rooms were elaborately decorated with gold, tiles, sculptures, and paintings. There was an enormous master bedroom, crystal chandeliers weighing a half ton, and even a room for parties, yet we learned that the king never allowed anyone but his servants in the castle the entire time he was there. Evidently he liked to be alone.
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