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Chiemsee visit

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Monday! I can’t believe I only have one week left at home. Crazy! And I’m sorry that I confused y’all in my last post and you thought that I was back. I meant that we were back from our trips to the alps. And today I’ll share some pictures with you.

I’m actually surprised how much my son enjoys my blogging right now. He loves reading our travel posts and can’t wait to see my next post. He is interested in writing a little post of his own when he returns from his trip to Prague with his dad. They left this morning. Every year my two men go on a little trip together. Last year it was Paris and this year it is Prague.
One more thing, you know what drives me nuts? That the English language changes city names? Why? I think it’s totally annoying. It’s München not Munich,…Praha (and even Germans changed it to Prag) not Prague,… Wien not Vienna…, Köln not Cologne! You get my point?

So back to our trip. We had a great time and my kids want to move to the Alps now, haha.

I will start with their favorite place which was the Fraueninsel located on the “Chiemsee” (lake Chiemsee).
Frauenchiemsee is the smaller of the two major islands on the Chiemsee, and houses a Benedictine nunnery, as well as a small village.

We also visited the other island called “Herrenchiemsee” which has one of King Ludwig II of Bavaria’s castles on it. It was never completed but was meant to be a replica of the Palace of Versailles, in France. I don’t have many photos of it since you aren’t allowed to take photos inside. It certainly was impressive though.

But my kiddos are just like me and more in love with the older architecture. This castle is from 1878.  For us it’s the older the better 😉 LOL…That’s why they were so impressed with the cloister on the “Fraueninsel” that was founded in 782 (yup…way old).

Look at the old church door step and how it’s sloping down from several hundred years of use.
Holy Irmengard (Irmgard) daughter of King Louis the German. She was the first Abbess of Chiemsee in 857.

The island has such a charm and I envy the people who get to live there or spend their summer vacations on it. Check it out:

I fantasize about moving myself. Looks like a pretty special place, doesn’t it?

I’ll share with you the rest of the trip next time.

And I’m totally looking forward to working on projects again when we return home. I have a major itch right now. After all I haven’t picked up a tool or brush in almost a month.

So talk to you next time.

Tschüß

(Youleeya)
More travel posts:

2015 post
Switzerland: Lucerne, Küssnacht
Switzerland: Fürenalp Engelberg

2014 posts
Baden Baden and Heidelberg
Visit to Bratislava and Mödling written by my son
Visit to Wien written by my son
My love for Würzburg
One of my all time favorite German castles
2013 posts:
Windows to my past
Our Church Anniversary
Vintage Bjørn Wiinblad
Loving the local watchtower
Crashing my parents house
Where does the real Snow White come from?
Visit to Aschaffenburg
Chiemsee visit
Königssee visit
Sad History lesson
Visit to Praha written by my son
2012 posts:
Cuckoo 4 Würzburg!
Random photos from our trip
My Brother’s old Place part 1 and part 2

 

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  1. Cassie @ Primitive & Proper says

    August 19, 2013 at 1:03 pm

    oh let’s move there!!!! it looks so so beautiful!!!! and too funny about the english language changing names! 🙂

  2. Nancy says

    August 19, 2013 at 1:15 pm

    AAhhh, more beautiful photos. Thank you. What a lovely place. I’ve always wondered about the name changes too. ?

  3. pam {simple details} says

    August 19, 2013 at 1:34 pm

    It couldn’t be more charming, so fun you get to visit! Thanks for letting us tag along! 🙂

  4. Mrs. DeVore says

    August 19, 2013 at 2:01 pm

    So beautiful!

  5. Patty Day @Pattys Epiphanies says

    August 19, 2013 at 2:20 pm

    I’m having a wonderful trip abroad….thanks to Julia…
    This is fabulous.
    PS I want to move there also!

  6. Kelly @ A Swell Place to Dwell says

    August 19, 2013 at 2:25 pm

    Yes, it looks like a very special place! Beautiful.

  7. Miss Charming says

    August 19, 2013 at 2:59 pm

    So gorgeous, Julia! I’m loving all the beautiful photos you’re sending our way.

  8. Alicja says

    August 19, 2013 at 7:55 pm

    Wow! lovely! 🙂

  9. Crystal @ 29 Rue House says

    August 20, 2013 at 12:23 am

    I love seeing all your pictures Julia! So beautiful and I’m just dying to visit it too now!

  10. Brandi says

    August 20, 2013 at 1:55 am

    Your pictures are beautiful. I’m glad you’re having such a wonderful time.

  11. [email protected] says

    August 20, 2013 at 10:24 pm

    So beautiful there! you guys are so lucky! & glad to hear that your son and hubby take trips together (great way to bond with your kids) 🙂 glad to also see from these pictures you are having fun and I’m sure you can’t wait to take a brush and paint something or spray paint ha!ha! 🙂

  12. Erin and Laura House Envy says

    August 20, 2013 at 11:25 pm

    These places look incredible!! Your kids are going to remember these trips and places forever. What a cool experience for them! I love that your son and husband take a trip too! And yes, that is annoying that languages change the names! I totally agree. We adopted my son from a city they pronounce “oral” and we say “uralsk” seems kind of dumb, right?!?

    Laura

  13. Kelly @ View Along the Way says

    August 21, 2013 at 10:13 pm

    Wow! This just makes me itch to bring my kids somewhere incredible. I hope your son blogs about his adventures!

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