In this area there are two really famous castles. Hohenschwangau and Neuschwanstein. Both were were Kind Ludwig II grew up and lived. The most famous castles is Neuschwanstein. It is so beautiful that Walt Disney got his idea for Cinderella's castle at Disney from here. Ludwig spent 17 years building but died before he finished or lived in it. Here is some more information:
Seven weeks after the death of KingLudwig II in 1886, Neuschwanstein was opened to the public. The shy king had built the castle in order to withdraw from public life – now vast numbers of people came to view his private refuge.
Today Neuschwanstein is one of the most popular of all the palaces and castles in Europe. Every year 1.3 million people visit "the castle of the fairy-tale king". In the summer around 6,000 visitors a day stream through rooms that were intended for a single inhabitant.
The setting of Neuschwanstein could not be more idyllic. However, movement in the foundation area has to be continuously monitored, and the sheer rock walls must be repeatedly secured. The harsh climate also has a detrimental effect on the limestone façades, which will have to be renovated section by section over the next few years.
On the way home we played "would you rather" and we also went on a Car Ferry across Lake Konstanz. It was interesting to see a bunch of cars on a boat. I realized that they had to level out the ferry or else it would tip. We did so much walking our feet were tingling!
ooooohhhhh! cool castles! is that your car? or are u sitting on a random one?
ReplyDeleteyou will wear out your shoes running through so many places :-)
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