Forty-five minutes from Oberammergau, we stopped at another lovely town on a hill in the southwest of Bavaria. We were going to Neuschwanstein Castle built at the beginning of 1864
We joined this group tour because I wanted to watch the Passion Play held only every 10 years. The tickets were for the year 2020 but the pandemic struck and
My husband was a little disappointed that I chose to go back and watch Sequence 2 of the Passion Play. We’ve traveled thousands of kilometers to come this far, so
The Passion Play is divided into two parts. Sequence one runs for 2.5 hours and Sequence Two is another 2.5 hours. There’s a 3-hour break in between to give time
It was chilly and raining. We were eager to go inside the Passion Theater and get settled. Here, waiting for the door to open. Our tickets have seat numbers but
There were shuttle buses every 10 minutes from the major streets within the small town of Oberammergau. Malapit lang daw yung Passion Theater. I didn’t want to walk at
I haven’t digested yet the two kilos of prosciutto ham and bread I ate for breakfast, here we are again, going to have an early lunch some 10 minutes walk
I am usually picky about hotels. Resting and sleeping inside the hotel room is a good part of my vacation so I want to be comfortable. I am particular about
What should have been a two-hour ride to Oberammergau became three hours because of the traffic getting out of Munich. it took us a solid hour to get out of
Although Landhaus Feldmeier is a quaint hotel, it beats most American-based hotels when it comes to the buffet breakfast they serve each morning from 7 to 9 am. The selection
Actually, I am not sure if Augustiner Bierhalle is the name of the restaurant where we had lunch today. There are many names on the facade and I don’t know
While the American-born tour guide was explaining something to our companions, I wasn’t listening. I noticed there was a Catholic church stride away so I asked Edmund to wait for
We landed on time in Munich. Except that six of our companions took a long time to clear at the immigration and to retrieve their baggage. The tour guide brought
The flight from Manila to Istanbul was 12 hours. After an almost 3-hour layover, we’re off to a short 2.5 hours flight to Munich, Germany. This will be our take-off
Thank you, Lord, we arrived safely in Istanbul, Turkey. We have two and a half hours layover. The new airport is massive and impressive. All the good brands are
Despite some of Luzon’s areas being battered by a super typhoon, a Turkish Airlines flight to Istanbul took off just 30 minutes delayed. I was very nervous the ride could