Travel Date: 20 May 2014
Cities: Munich, Fussen
Asian Tourists Seen: 2,965,295
Author: James Lloyd
Today we toured Neuschwanstein Castle and the surrounding area. We started by taking a 1 hour train ride to the city of Fussen in the German Alps. After getting off the train, it's a short bus ride, then a 20 minute walk up the foothills. The first castle you see is one called Hohenschwangau.
A little further up the path, after passing numerous out-of-shape Americans, we came to the famous Neuschwanstein castle.
We were also temped to start rock climbing, but then we saw the signs... Damn the man!
We took a guided tour through the castle. Unfortunately we couldn't take pictures, but the gist of the castle was that it was Crazy King Ludwig II of Bavaria's dedication to his massive obsession with the compose Richard Wagner. Each room was decked out with illustrations from the famous Wagner operas, including a large "room" that was a mock cave from the opera Siegfried.
After the tour we took a walk around the Maurienbrucke - a bridge over a nearby waterfall with a sweet view of the castle.
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