Ludwigsburg is a lovely city for itself and definitely worth a visit. It’s right next to Stuttgart. I’ve been here last winter, visiting the Christmas Market, which is very special and beautiful. But to tell you the truth: Ludwigsburg is even more beautiful in summer. One of its main attractions is the Residential Palace.

But we were not here because of the castle (well, at least not because of this one ;-)) but to see Hänsel and Gretel and Rumpelstilzchen and Aladdin and much more at Märchengarten Ludwigsburg.

I got some last coaching in fairy tales by this story teller…

and then we were ready for witches, dwarfs and Co.

As we were quite early and it was not too crowded, we decided to start our day in the Märchengarten with a boat ride.

The boat ride is a very relaxing thing to do. You pass different houses where puppets tell you about several fairy tales. Very cute! The only scary thing (at least, when you’re three years old) is the mouth of the whale…

…but don’t worry, Pinocchio is waiting at the end, eager to show you the way out! 😉

After this adventure, we had to prove how brave we are, again: By visiting the witch!

Two courageous men debating whether it’s a good idea to knock on the house of the witch or not…

… and hiding behind the fence when she looks out of the window. But be assured: She didn’t put the two in the oven!

Our next stops where less nerve-racking: We saw Aladdin and the  genie of the lamp…

… the orphan girl collecting star money…

…and looked through grandma’s window only to find out the wolf was lying in her bed!

Well, what can I say, the houses with the different fairy tales are a delight for the young and for the old:

🙂 Cute, hum?

We also passed a giant in his castle…

…and Rumpelstilzchen…

… before we arrived at Rapunzel’s tower:

Can you see her braid dangling down from the tower? 🙂

When you walk around it, you’ve got a great view:

When you step inside, stairs lead you down…

…and down…

… and down…

… until you arrive at the very bottom of the rock on which the tower is standing.

Well, and if you were the only one of your group who was stupid enough to walk down all the stairs of the tower, you have to climb up again in order to meet the rest…

Now we were hungry! We left the Märchengarten early afternoon and went to a Café in the park… not without enjoying the first flowers of this spring…

We chose the “Cafeteria” for our lunch break…

… didn’t care about healthy eating principles…

…and had our first ice-cream in 2013!

Aaaah, what a beautiful day! And can you imagine a better end to it than swinging into the spring sky with an ice-cream in your hand…?

Well, I couldn’t… 🙂

More information about:

Märchengarten Ludwigsburg (only in German)

Ludwigsburg

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