Neuschwanstein

We saved the best for last. During our last big day in Europe, we travelled from Garmisch-Partenkirchen to another of Ludwig II castles. This castle is called Neuschwanstein. It sits up in the Barvarian Alps, very close to the border of Austria. We actually drove through Austria to get there. This is the castle the Walt Disney modeled his Cinderella castle after when he was creating the Cinderella castle. Many still refer to Neuschwanstein as the Cinderella castle. It is only 1/3 finished because King Ludwig died before the project was finished. Will and I were dropped off by mom and dad at the bottom of the HUGE hill you have to climb to get to the castle. Once we reached the top, we looked around the courtyards and then took our tour of the inside of the castle. After the tour, we trekked even further up the mountain to what is called the Marianbroke Bridge. On the way up to the bridge, we passed an incredible sight. Ludwig II father had a castle down the hill from Neuschwanstein. As you walk up toward the bridge you pass a sight of the other castle and the huge lake that sits next to the castle. Marianbroke bridge crosses a huge gorge with a steady flowing waterfall runs underneath. The water fall is from the melting snow above on the mountain tops. We walked back down and met up with mom and dad for the drive home.

Newschwantein as we walk up to it

Inside the inner courtyard of the castle

Will posing gangsta like he owns the place :)

Us waiting for our tour

The sight on the way to the Marianbroke Bridge, the yellow castle is his fathers castle. The white blob next to it is the lake. The streets at the bottom is where we started, it was a long walk :)

View of the castle from the bridge

The gorge hundreds of feet beneath us

We didn't have a camera but we did have an iPhone. (iPhone to the rescue again!) The pictures aren't ver clear but give you an idea. It was completely beautiful! I love the castles of Bavaria!