The tour's theme moves from these German household tales to the greatest legend of all, the story of Christ's passion, as reenacted by the townspeople of Oberammergau. The Bible and Tales of the Brothers Grimm. Both take the traveler through small towns of half-timbered houses, unspoiled medieval villages. Not only are the towns picturesque, the terrain is beautiful with forests of over 2000 years in age. A final stop in Munich combines the two with concerts and a visit to the International Youth Library, a landmark in the modern world for bringing children together through books.
Events are varied.
Highlights are the reenactment of The Pied Piper Legend, the costume museum in Red Riding Hood country, a marionette show in the childhood town of the Brothers Grimm, a lecture and exhibit of illustrated books of Grimms' Fairy Tales in a children's library. Storytellers will be welcomed and encouraged. Tour organizer Mary Lou White will provide background on the folktales, including informal comparisons of variants of the stories. Victoria Staveley-Taylor will bring the historical and architectural aspect to the fore. She was highly regarded for her 1999 guidance of the Book Adventures Storytour in England's West Country.