Knitting adventures #4.1

I started a new project! Another blanket, of course, because creativity isn't really one of my strongest qualities!

I'm not following a pattern. I saw two patterns that I liked and decided on doing a mixture of both. It's going to be white and yellow - bright and cheerful!

Hohenschwangau - Village

Hohenschwangau is one of the places in Germany that require a mandatory visit. It's located in the municipality of Schwangau, near the city of Füssen and in the southern tip of Bayern, very close to Austria.

The village is strategically placed between two of the most visited castles in Germany: Hohenschwangau Schloss and Neuschwanstein Schloss; it's boarded by the Alpsee on the West side and surrounded by mountains. It's basically composed by hotels, restaurants and souvenir shops.

Here are a few photos of the village. I'll be posting photos of the castles and the Alpsee later.

 

The photo above shows the Maibaum of Hohenschwangau. You can read more about this ancient Maibaum tradition here. Usually the Maibaum is made of wood (not the case in Hohenschwangau) and is decorated with emblems that depict the typical crafts and industry of the area.

Things I like to photograph #2

 

Flowers, flowers and MORE flowers

A Sunday afternoon by der Donau

Sigmaringen Schloss

We visited Sigmaringen on the long weekend of the 1st of May. It was another of our day trips.
Sigmaringen is located at about 85 km from Herrlingen and is also on the Danube.

We went to Sigmaringen because of the castle, which is said to be one of the most beautiful in Baden-Württemberg, and were in for a big surprise and a bit of a history lesson!

Sigmaringen was the seat of the principality of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen until 1850. The heir to the throne still lives with his family somewhere near the city.
When we got there we had to wait half an hour for the tour of the castle to start and we decided to visit the Fürstliches Museum first. We were very surprised to see that the current exhibition concerned the works, paintings and drawings, of Infanta Antonia of Portugal, who was the wife of one of the Princes of the house of Hohenzoller.
Later, during the visit to the castle, we were even more surprised to see that one of the biggest rooms is called "the Portuguese Gallery" as an homage to Infanta Antonia.

photo from here