For another blue dot on our Castles of Bavaria poster we drove to Ansbach, west of Nuremburg. We did a guided tour of the Margrave Palace also known as the Ansbach Residenz together with Kelly, a work colleague of Ingrid's. Unfortunately, no photography was allowed inside but the 27 rooms were all decorated in the usual obscenely splendid rococo fashion.
Attached to the Residenz is the magnificent Hofgarten with the 100 m long Orangerie, modelled on the Grand Trianon at Versailles. We pretended to not understand whilst the guide described the damage incurred during the WWII bombing raids.
In an impressive show of civic pride, the old town is dotted with street sculptures, statues and monuments. A number of these refer to the mysterious Kaspar Hauser, who may or may not have been the Prince of Baden, rightful heir to the throne at the time.
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