Wieskirche or The -church-in-the-meadow

Like St. Coloman church near Füssen, the Wieskirche is also a pilgrimage church. Penitents on their way to Rome would stop along their route to offer prayers as they slowly mad their way south. Obviously the offers they gave were substantial because these churches are always remarkably ornate within.

The weather threatens to be frightful but our day turns out delightful

April 26th 2018
After spending the night at the Hotel Wittelsbach in Oberammergau and enjoying their nice breakfast buffet we were on the road by 9:00 am. Again I had an itinerary for the day planned in my head and again it all went out the window. Initially I had hoped to go up to the NATO School in Oberammergau to see if I might check out the old WWII underground bunkers that once housed the research facilit ... read more

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