[Steppes] King Ludwig of Bavaria

[AlKudsi at aol.com]

That's TERRIBLE, William!
 
Having lived in Germany myself, and visited some of Ludwig's interesting 
places to live, the concensus is that he truly was a paranoid schizophrenic. He 
couldn't bear to eat in front of others -- which is why his Hunting Palace, 
Linderhof, not far from Neuschwanstein Castle (the famous one on top of the 
mountain that was inspiration to Walt Disney), contained one of the first hydralic 
lifts for his dining table. He also bought the entire tea house exhibit from 
India from the Paris Exposition, and had it rebuilt at the Hunting Palace.
 
Interesting man...
 
Here's a real link to a pretty decent website about him and his castles:  
_http://www.german-way.com/ludwig.html_ (http://www.german-way.com/ludwig.html) 
 
HL Saqra.
 
Someday, if anyone is ever interested and has access to an old-fashioned 
slide projector and screen, I might be willing to dig through my dad's slides 
(most of which I have) for pictures. We visited Linderhof at least four times, 
once during every season. It was one of our favorite places to visit and only a 
few hours away from Stuttgart, where we lived.