Taken after a 2 hour hike in deep snow.

A small castle on the outskirts of the city of Breda, NL

I was virtually wandering around the Upper Swabia countryside in Germany on Google Earth and randomly bumped into this massive complex.

Turns out this place used to be an Imperial Abbey. It underwent a massive expansion in the 18th century, transforming into what people often call a "Heaven on Earth" for High Baroque/Rococo architecture.

Seriously, looking at the scale of the monastery buildings, church, and gardens, I can't help but wonder where these monks were getting their budget from back then!

Upper Swabia seems to be packed with these ridiculously grand Baroque monasteries (Ottobeuren, Weingarten, etc.). Anyone here been to Ochsenhausen in person?