Category: GermanyBy 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 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 […]
