We actually got to see two castles today as his parents summer palace is located nearby. The area around these castles are indescribable. There are mountains, lakes and meadows as far as the eye can see. I don't think these pictures can even do it justice.
Our first castle, Hohenschwangau Castle is located below Neuschwanstein Castle and in some of the pictures you can see it in the back.
The whole area is very very hilly, it was quite a workout to get up to both castles, don't let the beauty fool you. To get from this castle up to Neuschwanstein castle the map says is about a 40 minute walk up a every increasing incline. We took a horse and carriage up a main stop and then we walked about 5-10minutes to get to the Castle gate. Here's some of the scenery on the way up...
Again we couldn't take pictures inside Neuschwanstein Castle but the pictures of the outside are plenty to overwhelm your senses.
View of Mary's Bridge from the castle gate
After our tour of the castle we didn't have much time so we literally jogged up to Mary's bridge (about 15 minutes from the castle exit) and let me tell you it was not flat. So basically ran up a mountain, biggest inclines I have ever seen in my entire life. On our way up we were able to see the first castle we visited and a beautiful shot of Neuschwanstein.
Once I was able to stop huffing and puffing after we made it to Mary's Bridge (said to be one of King Ludwig's favorite views) (and man am I out of shape) we were able to see the grand castle in all it's glory and the beautiful waterfall.
The parting views from the train on our way back home were just as beautiful.
Super beautiful!!
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