Thursday August 9, 2012
We had breakfast early since we had a very long drive ahead
of us. We traveled to Bayreuth
where we saw the homes of Richard Wagner and Franz Liszt who both resided in Bayreuth. We also visited the residence of Wilhelmine
Margrave sister of the Prussian King Fredrick the Great. Wilhelmine also commissioned the building of
an opera house in the market square for the nobility of the 1740s. It is described as one of the finest theatres
in Europe.
It is no longer used as a theatre today since it needs extensive
upgrades which they are planning to do in the future. We were able to go inside the theatre where
we were told the history of the building.
We could just imagine the nobility all around us as we sat in the
opulent theatre.
Our destination that night was Zwiesel which is located
close to the Czech Republic
boarder with Germany. We went into town to a restaurant on a hill
on the second floor of a building on a patio overlooking the town.
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