The King's Castles

Neuschwanstein in Autumn

On Sunday morning, Yucheng and myself hoped onto a train and travelled 2 hrs down south of Munich towards the Bavarian Alps. A journey to visit the most beautiful (so-called) castle in Germany. Schloss Neuschwanstein. Build by the mad King Ludwig II, (it was his hobby), this magnificient structure at the foot of the Alps was the inspiration for Cinderella's castle in Disney Land. However, this structure was never completed as the project was abandoned after the death of the King in 1886. Nonetheless, it was breathe-taking. Despite our tight schedules, we managed to squeeze an inside tour of Neuschwantein and Schloss Hohenschwangau; the original home of the King and it was from here that we watched the construction of Neuschwanstein. The interior of Neuschwanstein was dedicated to the works of King Ludwig's close friend and famous opera composer Richard Wagner. Though it was a tough walk up and a sprint down to catch the bus back, it was worth it.



The journey to Fuessen; the village below the castles

Hohenschwangau in the background

The entrance to Neuschwanstein