On Saturday Munich, the capital of Bavaria, celebrated its 850th anniversary with a day of hunting and a historical coach parade in the gardens of Schleissheim Castle. For centuries Schleissheim`Castle used to be the summer residence of the Bavarian Kings and Princes, now its one of the most famous sights around Munich and attracts more than a million visitors each year. On Saturday the Governor of Bavaria Kurt Beckstein as well as his majesty prince Luitpold of Bavaria invited 60 huntsmen and women with their horses and again about the same amount of coaches for a day of hunting. Even though the weather wasn't really promising in the morning, it stayed try and the gardeners of the castle prepared an excellent turf so that the hounds and horses had ideal conditions for a fast and exciting hunt. The try weather motivated about 5000 spectators to drive out of town and cheers on the riders on their hunt through the wide alleys.
Enjoy the pictures and try to find the boots in it :-).
The day was closed with a large dinner followed by a ball in the halls of the castle that were in ancient times reserved for the upper nobility and are now open for everyone.
Just lovely! Tally Ho!
Posted by: Dawn Willoughby | September 17, 2008 at 05:02 PM