Wurzburg was our first stop along the Romantic Road (Romantische Strasse) in southern Germany. The Residenz is one of Europe's most sumptuous palaces, surrounded by beautiful gardens and decorated with ornate architecture. It is forbidden to take pictures inside, but there is a gigantic staircase with a vast painted ceiling overhead which symbolized the heavens (the one who commissioned the painting and the bishop, of course, are included in the great painting, reserving places for themselves in heaven). Halls for entertainment and dancing were on the upper floor, along with a historical documentary of efforts to preserve the Residenz after severe damage during World War II. Wurzburg has many other ornate cathedrals which are neat to look at for their architecture, and the medeival Marienburg Fortress lies across the river near the center of the city. If you look closely you can see the vineyards underneath.
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