Day 11: Munich - Nymphenburg Palace

The next morning Chris stayed in bed longer than normal and swore he was done drinking beer for awhile... that lasted about a day and a half. While he recovered I was securing a place to stay in Salzburg and enjoying our hotel's awesome breakfast buffet. It was a smorgasbord of food - even some normal American breakfast food like scrambled eggs and BACON! (Despite our earlier hotel problems, this turned out to be a great place with a prime location.)

We caught a bus to Nymphenburg Palace - the Wittelsbachs' summer palace a few miles outside of Munich. Wow! Really beautiful with a grand entry with ponds full of swans and ducks. The gardens were spectacular and seemed to stretch for miles. The land was a gift from Bavarian ruler Ferdinand Maria to his Italian wife Henriette Adelaide in 1662 for bearing him a son (and heir) after 10 years of trying. (Chris says he'll do something similar if I can somehow ensure we have all boys.) She had the palace built in an Italian-Baroque style.