Yesterday, we spent a beautiful (but chilly) fall afternoon in Ludwigsburg, a city about 20 miles away from here. The Ludwigsburg Palace is one of Germany's largest palaces built in the Baroque style. It has an enormous garden, also built in Baroque style. The place was just exquisite. Beautiful. The grounds were extensive and we walked just about every inch of it--even Sina! And she didn't tire one bit.
For those of you that didn't know, Stuttgart is the capital of Baden-Wurttemburg. This palace was once the primary residence of the Dukes of Wurttemburg. I wish we could have seen the inside, but the place was bustling with activity. I think there were two weddings going on, some band event was being held in the courtyard and the annual Pumpkin Festival was being held in the gardens (which I'll post about later).
Here are some pictures from our stroll about the palace grounds. As you can see, there's a huge pond and water fountain in front of the palace that Sina could not take her eyes off of. She would have stayed in front of it forever. She also loved the roses and all the other flowers. As we walked through, I thought about my Grandma Ines, who absolutely loves roses. She would have been in heaven visiting this place.
She's staring at the water fountain. We had a difficult time pulling her away.
She and Malu played hide and seek. So cute!
The courtyard. Some of the original buildings still exist, after several refurbishments. One of the two buildings on the right-hand side is one of the oldest preserved theaters in Europe.
The colors of fall are omnipresent here at our for-now home. We love taking drives through back roads and along the highways just to be in the middle of it all. I hope you all are enjoying the fall weather in your own neighborhoods.
Anyway, I'll try to post about the Pumpkin Festival tomorrow!
Have a great week everyone!
