The Kaiserpfalz Outside

Still too early to go in, so we walked around the outside. They were setting up for an event, so I'm glad we got there early because by the time we came out the front was a mess of stands, portable toilets, and the beginning of a giant stage.

The palace was rehabilitated in late 1800s, much of it was to do with the new united Germany, and the need to establish the first Kaiser, Wilhelm, as a legitimate ruler connected to the long duration of German history. We'll see that a lot on this trip, and we've seen it before. Wilhelm and Barbarossa. Of course I didn't get an up close picture of them together.

Also on the grounds, a memorial to the returned prisoners of war and missing persons of Germany. And for today, a lot of porta-potties, but I didn't take pictures of those.Read more