poetry

Better Schlosses and Gärtens

/ Karina Pinella / 17 Comments

[2nd of a series of posts about my late October travels to southern Germany]

Schloss, castle, palace
Ah, to live like royalty,
One can only dream.

Schlosses, castles, and palaces visited:

New Residence, Bamberg
new-residence

Imperial Castle, Nuremberg
imperial-castle

Dachau Palace, Dachau
dachau-palace

Nymphenburg Palace, Munich
nymphenburg-schloss

Residenz, Munich
residenz

Castles of Ludwig II (no interior pictures allowed for the first two castles):
Neuschwanstein Castle, Schwangau
neuschwanstein-castle

Linderhof Royal Palace, Ettal
linderhof-palace

Herrenchiemsee Royal Palace, HerrenInsel (supposed to be a copy of Versailles Palace)
herrenchiemsee

Barreling through Bavaria (Bayern)

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[1st of a series of posts about my late October travels to southern Germany]

Extensive travel
North and south Bavaria,
A joy ev’ry day.

germany

Bavarian cities and towns traveled:

 Nuremberg
nuremberg2

Bamberg (a large part of it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site)
bamberg

Regensburg (its medieval center is a UNESCO World Heritage Site)
regensburg

Graswang Valley
graswang-valley

Oberammergau
oberammergau

Prien am Chiemsee: HerrenInsel and FrauenInsel
prien

Dachau
dachau

Munich
munich

Country Bumpkin

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duncan

My name is Duncan,
A close cousin to the pumpkin.
Let me be your jack-o-lantern
I promise I can frighten.

BOO
How’d I do?
Did I scare you?

Watch what you say
For I’ll make you pay
By showing up one day,
To take you away . . .

Happy Halloween!

Mummy Dearest

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grave robber

Image: Pixabay

Spare your staff,
Hold your curses,
Let me take half
Of your silken purses.

I’m just a lowly citizen
With mouths to feed
By the dozen;
My reason is not greed.

Allow me to go free
Leave you to your rest
All I ask you to agree
Is to let go of that treasure chest.