We enter the castle and just stare in wonder at the beauty that unfolds. What a magnificent collection of fine arts and treasures for King Ludwig to have lived amongst. It’s no wonder that he had the government of the time concerned about his ever rising debt, as he continued to build one castle after another. The interior of Neuschwanstein is beautifully ornate and the 2 story Byzantine style throne room has a floor of individually chiseled tiles and a series of pillars in imitation porphyry and lapis lazuli. The throne however, was never built. The Kings bedroom is furnished…
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Disneyland Castle Modeled on Neuschwanstein Castle
Saturday, April 28th, 2007 at
11:44 am
The Disneyland castle in Sleeping Beauty was modeled on the Neuschwanstein castle. It has also appeared in a number of movies including Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Neuschwanstein Castle is breathtakingly beautiful in both its outer appearance and setting on a hilltop with a mountainous backdrop and lake setting, just outside of Fussen. This beautiful castle is one of the castles that was commissioned by King Ludwig and when he died in 1886 construction ceased with 60% of the rooms unfinished. The castle was originally called New Hohenschwangau Castle and was renamed after Ludwig’s death to Neushwanstein Castle “Castle of the…
Going Through Oberammergau With its Mural Painted Buildings
Saturday, April 28th, 2007 at
11:39 am
On our way to Linderhorf Castle we went to visit Oberammergau. Just look at the beautiful paintings on the building. Much of Oberammergau is painted in murals like this. The coach trip took us through beautiful scenery. I was fascinated by the houses that have stables attached so that in the winter the cattle can be housed inside out of the snow. Oberammergau is where the Passion Play has been performed every 10 years since 1634. During the 30 year war the population suffered months of death from the plague. The Oberammergaus swore an oath to god that they would…
Travel Tip: Choosing the best seating on a plane
Sunday, April 22nd, 2007 at
11:37 pm
If you will be taking a long haul flight then don’t request a window seat particularly if you are traveling alone. Request the aisle seat instead. The only time you will see anything in the window seat is at take off and landing and on a long flight you will really want the aisle seat as you won’t need to climb over your fellow passengers every time you need to take a trip to the bathroom. It will also mean that you can just get out of your seat at any time to exercise your legs and get the blood…
A Visit to Linderhof Castle
Sunday, April 22nd, 2007 at
9:49 am
Linderhof Castle is the smallest of King Ludwig’s palaces and everything about it is amazing, from the beautiful gardens with the gilt fountains through to the kitchens in the base of the castle. As with most of the palaces in Europe, each room is an absolute feast of opulence and color and each is more jaw dropping than the last. The hall of mirrors is reminiscent of the Hall of Mirrors in Versailles. The ceiling is painted with with “The Birth of Venus” and there is a massive chandelier hanging from the beautifully painted ceiling. The music room has tapestry…
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Sunday, April 15th, 2007 at
1:13 am
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Tour of the Castles of Mad King Ludwig II – Linderhof Castle
Sunday, April 1st, 2007 at
6:53 am
We took a tour bus to visit the castles of King Ludwig II. The tour guide was excellent and gave us lots of information about Germany and Bavaria. There was at the time, no speed limit on the autobahn but this was being changed even though the road deaths in Germany were minor compared to other countries with enforced speed limits. Crazy isn’t it. It doesn’t matter what the facts are if some politician thinks he can win votes and collect revenue by passing a law where one isn’t required. However, we were off to Linderhof Castle to see the…
We Pack the Bags and are off To Munich
Sunday, April 1st, 2007 at
3:09 am
We caught the train to Munich and as we were traveling at night, we got a sleeper. Well sleeping on a lurching train is not my idea of a restful nights sleep, but added with to excitement of traveling through France to Germany made sleeping impossible anyway. So here we are in Munich. We weren’t there for long as we mainly came to do a tour of the palaces of King Ludwig II, the fairytale king. We went for a walk to downtown Munich and suddenly heard this chiming, so once we found the source we stood with a number…
A Visit to Versailles
Sunday, April 1st, 2007 at
2:25 am
We took a bus to Versailles, the palace of the Sun King, and when we arrived there was a queue a mile long. We walked around the grounds for a bit and then noticed a door where the tour coach passengers were going. So we followed a group in, and as we weren’t challenged, we walked on into the palace. The opulence and grandeur of each room is amazing, it is literally jaw dropping stuff. A stroll around the gardens is a joy although the fountains weren’t operational the day we were there. Apparently the fountains are only switched on…
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