Germany - Neuschwanstein Castle

Most of you know that as a small child, I lived in Garmisch, Germany. (Unfortunately I don't speak German, but my friend Garrett helped me learn a few words to get by.) Most of my memories are of the playground near my home and then other random things. One thing I remember was going to the Neuschwanstein Castle. I don't remember the castle itself, I remember climbing a fence to get into our campground near the castle, because we got there after the campground gates closed. I wanted to go back as an adult so I can remember the castle itself. It was great to do something I've dreamed of for years.





This is a bridge across from the castle. You walk away from the castle to get to it and then you get a great view of the castle. It was worth the walk. It was a 20 minute uphill climb to get to Neuschwanstein and then a 20 minute steep downhill walk to get back. Our calves were sore for a few days after. I need to get in better shape. I decided that if I was climbing to a castle everyday, I wouldn't mind exercising. =)


Matthew and Nadine explored before the tour. They don't allow photography of any kind within the castle, so we only have exterior shots.













From Neuschwanstein you can see the Hohenschwangau castle. (And some people think "Kubalek" is hard to spell.) It was the childhood castle of King Ludwig, who built so many of Bavaria's castles. We didn't have time to visit it.














As you can see, it was raining when we first approached the castle. It was a cool effect, but I'm glad it cleared enough to see more of it before we left.