On Day 2 on my trip with the Bavarian Tourist Office and the National Tourist Association, we met up at Munich airport (I'd arrived the day before) and set off for Prien on Lake Chiemsee. This is Bavaria's largest lake and it's gorgeous! After checking into our hotel we took the boat to "Men's Island" and had a horse-drawn carriage ride to Herrenchiemsee Palace. This was one of Ludwig II's palaces and it's a great example of Rococo and Baroque art. He only partially finished it though and it's quite a surprise to go through the last finished room and see a completely bare-brick stairway! After we toured the palace, we took a second boat ride to Fraueninsel "Ladies' Island" which has a convent and a number of little artisan shops. At Christmas this is definitely the place to go!
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