DAY 10-DAY 11
On Monday morning, we left Lucerne,
driving through eastern Switzlerland toward southern Germany.
Little did we realize we'd have to pass through a bit of Austria
on the way to our final destination on that Monday night: Fussen,
a German town near the border. No biggie--though instead of staying
with the superhighway, we opted to take the scenic route, a local
highway that skirted a large lake (the Bodensee) before we crossed
into the German state of Bayern, better known as Bavaria.
Our agenda for Tuesday--visit Neuschwanstein
Castle!
These are views of the castle,
built by Bavaria's "Mad King" Ludwig in the mid-late
1800's. It's said to be the inspiration for the Disney depiction
of Snow White's Castle. It's not unlike William Randolph Hearst's
San Simeon Castle in California in terms of scale and over-the-top
lavishness.
Some photo op, eh? Ludwig may have
been crazy, but he knew how to pick a good view. You can see everything
from here--the Bavarian Alps, lush farmland, forests and lakes!
Afterwards, we headed toward Munich via "The Romantic Road",
a scenic highway that winds through the old medieval and castle
villages of Bavaria.
For more about King Ludwig and
his Bavarian castles, check out these links:
