The Lions Of Bavaria

The German Eagle

Bavarian Coat of Arms

Bavaria’s national symbol is the lion, and as such it appears on its coat of arms. Germany’s, by contrast, is the eagle. Its flag colours are black red and gold, while Bavaria’s are white and blue. You’d be hard pushed to find Germans displaying their national flag anywhere, unless the football world cup happens to be in full swing. Bavarian flags, however, are a common sight in Bavaria, and so is the lion. I took some shots last month while I was there:

Guarding a garden in Possenhofen

A life-size man-lion overlooking Lake Starnberg

A stern beast defending some really important building in the centre of Munich… now if only I could remember which one…!

The last two (much smaller versions) were patiently sitting by people’s garden gates in my village:

A bit worse for wear, that one

This one’s in fine fettle, though 🙂