You have already sojourned with us into the interesting world of King Ludwig II of Bavaria and his fairy tale castle of Neuschwanstein. After spending the better part of the day with Mad Ludwig and the gift shops clustered in Hohenschwangau, Vanda and I couldn’t let the rest of the day be squandered on a void in the itinerary. So a quick check of the Rick Stevens tour book disclosed that the Wieskirche pilgrimage church was 30 or so minutes away. Naturally, we beat feet for it. I remembered this church from my days in Oberammergau and that it was located in the middle of a field in the middle of nowhere. Sure enough, my memories hadn’t dimmed after 40 years. Upon arriving in the middle of nowhere, there was this huge church - the Wieskirche.
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