The trip to Schwangau and Neuschwanstein was a real highlight of our days in Germany. It definitely whetted our appetite for beuatiful old palaces and castles. Hopefully, France will provide more for us.

Staying in a village like Tiefenbach is great! The village is off the beaten track, and very peaceful. There is an exception, though.

Most Bavarian towns and villages are very Catholic, and the church forms the centre of the community. Tiefenbach is like that. In fact, the church there occupied a lot of my thoughts.

The Mayer home is right across the street from the church. The bells of the church ring on the hour, half-hour, and quarter-hour, 24 hours a day! There is absolutely no need for clocks in Tiefenbach!

Our bedroom faced the church, and we certainly heard it the first night. But...believe it or not, we stopped noticing it very soon.