By traveltripz on Apr 28, 2007 in Germany, Europe | 0 Comments
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 […]
By traveltripz on Apr 28, 2007 in Germany, Europe | 0 Comments
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 […]
By traveltripz on Apr 28, 2007 in Austria, Europe | 0 Comments
On our way to Linderhorf Castle we went to visit Oberammergau. Just look at the beautiful painting 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 […]
By traveltripz on Apr 22, 2007 in Travel Tips | 1 Comment
If you will be taking a long haul flight then don’t request a window seat particularly if you are travelling 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 […]
By traveltripz on Apr 22, 2007 in Europe | 0 Comments
The smallest of the King Ludwig’s palaces is an amazing site from the 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 colour and more jaw dropping than the last.
The hall of mirrors […]
By traveltripz on Apr 15, 2007 in General | 3 Comments
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By traveltripz on Apr 1, 2007 in Germany, Europe | 0 Comments
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 […]
By traveltripz on Apr 1, 2007 in Germany, Rail, Europe | 0 Comments
We caught the train to Munich and as we were travelling at night, we got a sleeper. Well sleeping on a lurching train is not my idea of a restful nights sleep, but added with the excitement of travelling through France to Germany made sleeping impossible anyway.
So here we are in Munich. We weren’t […]
By traveltripz on Apr 1, 2007 in France, Europe | 0 Comments
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 […]
