The Ancestral Gallery of the House of Wittelsbach inside the Munich Residence palace in Munich, Germany, was created originally a 16th century garden hall but was converted between 1726 and 1730 as a gallery. The portraits show more than 100 members of the House of Wittelsbach and their consorts. May 26, 2018

The Ancestral Gallery of the House of Wittelsbach inside the Munich Residence palace in Munich, Germany, with more than 100 portraits of the House of Wittelsbach members and their consorts. May 26, 2018

This is what my leg looked like after a full day of walking especially in the heat of Munich, Germany. My leg has just never looked so huge and ugly. May 26, 2018

Alice and Tammy having fun as Viking “Tai Chi” style Danes inside the Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde, Denmark. May 16, 2018

Getting ready to chow down with our tour group for dinner at the Hotel Klosterstüble’s restaurant in Rothenburg, Germany. On the menu was schnitzel made of a thin, breaded, pan-fried veal cutlet and fried potatoes. May 24, 2018

Our Rothenburg, Germany, group dinner of schnitzel, made of a thin, breaded, pan-fried veal cutlet and fried potatoes. I’ve had schnitzel before but it was dried out…not this time. May 24, 2018

And, for dessert was a small, but just right portion of a banana split after our tour group dinner at the Hotel Klosterstüble’s restaurant in Rothenburg, Germany. May 24, 2018

Me on the pedestrian Marienbrucke (Queen Mary Bridge) built over a cliff in 1845 provides a simply spectacular view of Neuschwanstein Castle in Schwangau, Bavaria, Germany. May 25, 2018

Although Hohenschwangau Castle was on its perch long before Neuschwanstein Castle, people by the droves…myself included…come to see this splendid fairytale castle high up on the hillside. The splendor of Neuschwanstein Castle in Schwangau, Bavaria, Germany, was the brainchild of Prince Ludwig II who became King Ludwig II at the age of 19 in 1864. Born in 1845, Ludwig and his brother Otto were strictly brought up by their parents Maximilian II of Bavaria and Marie of Prussia. Ludwig II died in 1886 when construction of Neuschwanstein was still incomplete. Six weeks after his untimely and conspiracy driven death, the castle was opened to paying visitors in an effort to recoup the financial loss from the building expenses. May 25, 2018

And, me, happy to have seen Hohenschwangau Castle. The climb up to this castle was much shorter, still steep and with a lot of stairs, but so worth seeing and doing. May 25, 2018

Alice, me and Tammy taking our selfie with the Speyer Cathedral in Speyer, Germany, behind us. The Speyer Cathedral dominates the town of Speyer, which is one of Germany’s oldest cities. Emperor Conrad II started construction of the cathedral in 1030. The cathedral is a UNESCO World Heritage site as “a major monument of Romanesque art in the German Empire.” May 24, 2018

Me standing by the bronze statue of a pilgrim walking the Way of St. James….the Camino de Santiago de Compostela in Spain. The statue, with the Speyer Cathedral in the background, is located on Maximilianstraße in Speyer, Germany. May 24, 2018