We spend the better part of a week in Oberammergau, shopping the tourist places, attending the final rehearsal performance of the Passion Play, and making side trips to Austria (next post) and Linderhof (upcoming post). Hazel enjoyed this part of our travel the most as it hit two highlights of of her life: her religion and her German ancestry. Oberammergau is renown for its Lüftlmalerei frescos and traditional wood carving. Hazel was thrilled to see the elaborate exterior of the Hotel Wolf there, reminding her of her cherished maiden name Wolfe.
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| 1970 postcard for Hotel Friedenshöhe, Oberammergau, Germany |
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| Andrew, Newlin and Arnold at the Hotel Friedenshöhe |
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| Hazel conversing with the proprietress of the Hotel Friedenshöhe |
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| Hotel Wolf, Oberammergau |
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| commercial slide of wayside shrine near Oberammergau |
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| the story of Hansel and Gretel in a Lüftlmalerei fresco, Oberammergau |
the story of Snow White, Oberammergau
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| Eric, Newlin and Allan heading into Oberammergau |
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| Andrew on the bridge to Oberammergau |
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| Andrew, Oberammergau |
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| Andrew, Eric and Joel, Oberammergau |
Here is a flyer for the Passionsspiele in 1970. We saw the final rehearsal performance reserved for locals, courtesy of our hotel.
And here are some commercial slides of the Passion Play:
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| commercial slide: Jesus |
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| Jesus before Pilate |
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| Jesus derided by the Roman soldiers |
The following photos are from our return to Uppsala, but I put them here because Hazel had bought each of us, including Arnie, a set of Lederhosen in Oberammergau; Newlin got a Dirndl instead. Joel used Allan and Arnie's Lederhosen in high school in the German Club for folk dancing in the early 1970s
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| Joel in Lederhosen |
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| Allan in Lederhosen |
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| Andrew in Lederhosen |
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