Oberammergau – Germany Trip Blog Post #6

After our visit to Linderhof castle, we got to wander around the quaint village of Oberammergau, in the middle of the Bavarian Alps.

The town gets its name because it is in the district (gau) of the upper (ober) River Ammer.

No pictures of that river, just lots of shots of the beautiful, detailed fresco-painted buildings or Lüftlmalerei.

The paintings depict fairy tales, religious scenes and designs that look 3-D. And they are everywhere you look.

There were also pretty flowers in bloom on many street corners.

We had lunch at the Hotel Alte Post. It was first established as a hotel in 1612, as the Lowen or lion. Records show that in 1783 it also held the post office (hence today’s name Alte Post or old post office). It’s been called that since 1864. The same family has been running it since 1896.

I had the Bavarian meat loaf.

When the waitress set it in front of me, it sure didn’t look like what I expected. But, oh, it was soo good! Zehr gut!

Probably the thing that Oberammergau is most known for is its Passion Play. The entire town’s population takes part, as actors, stage hands, etc. It came to be in 1634, when the residents vowed that if God spared them from bubonic plague, that was sweeping the region, they would perform a passion play every ten years. Due to the COVID pandemic, the 2020 production had to be canceled but was held two years later. In 2030, the Play will be back on track, and I’m sure the town’s folk are already making preparations behind the scenes.

Then we had to leave, and drive through the peaceful countryside back to Ulm.