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Day Two - A Visit to Augustusburg Hunting Lodge
The Map shows our route from Leipzig to Augustusburg. Well, it's one route -- I wasn't really paying attention during the long drive, as the countryside was far too interesting than the road itself. But just so you are aware, we were traveling south-east towards the Czech Republic, towards the mountainous area where there are lots of castles and things, so it was a very pretty drive. Actually, I may have taken a quick nap, too.
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Once we actually arrived, we found a few maps posted on the grounds so that we could figure out what we wanted to see. This one is the map of Augustusburg from inside the "complex". It shows the hunting lodge up on the hill overlooking the little village. We're actually standing in the grounds of the hunting lodge. But we're not hunting. Yet.
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There were lots of exhibits to see here, and most of them required these things called "tickets". Rather than purchasing them one at a time (and getting nickel-and-dime'd to death), we opted for the day pass so we could just wander around and see whatever we wanted. Naturally, I let James and Tabea and Sten and Ina handle all that stuff, because I am not good with money (which is why I rarely have any with me). With our passes in hand, we started our tour.
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One of the first exhibits we found was this weird room full of optical illusions (sadly, I didn't get any pictures of them). There were curved mirrors and trick photograph arrangements (false perspectives, etc.). The same kind of exhibits they have in Hollywood where they show you how all the special effects shots are done in the movies. Only more interactive. You could actually put yourselves in the shots, and they encouraged you to take lots of pictures. Unfortunately, the lighting wasn't strong enough for my ancient iPhone 4S to get clear shots, so most of my pictures were too fuzzy for public consumption.
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James and Tabea have wandered into one of the optical illusion rooms.
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Oh, no! They've decided to see what optical illusion this is...
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...and here you see the result. Tabea has grown so tall! Or has James shrunk?
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The rest of us watch the fun ... and laugh!
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Oh, no! Now what have they gotten themselves into?
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After a couple hours of running around inside the main building, seeing what there was to be seen (if you could trust your eyes!), it was time to sit down and get a nice, cold, frothy beverage ... like a Coke!
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Here is the pretty view of the countryside from atop the tallest building.
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And here is the pretty yellow church down in the village. Perhaps we should go visit?
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Heading down to the village...
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Getting closer to the church - and look! there's a May-pole right there in the middle of the street!
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We were walking down the street and I noticed these absolutely beautiful doors. Reminded me of my dad, who can do amazing things with wood.
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Just lovely.
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1 comment:
That looks like fun! And those were beautiful doors. I'm thinking you might want to take selfies or pass the camera once in a while, though... :-D
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