the castle was actually nearer to Fussen town which is still a good almost 2hours train ride from Munich.
oh well, we need to do the mandatory travelling to and fro for the castle like most day tourists..
hubbi posing in front of typical bread/pastries store in central train stations
left: waiting in the freezing cold for our tour guide to appear
right: on local train to Fussen!
left: did a quick lunch at one of the eateries at bottom of hill (yes, we have distance to go/climb before reaching the castle...)
right: yz doing his classic dance with the ticket in hand
Hohenschwangau castle in the background - the castle that king ludwig was staying in when the constuction of neuschwanstein wass on-going
we opted to take the horse carriage which took us 2/3 distance up the hill. im so glad for that for the remaining 1/3 distance up to the castle PLUS the remaining climb up to the mary's bridge (more about this below) PLUS the walk all the way down is no JOKE!
If you look closer, you will realise that the horses are actually bigger-built and more muscular than normal horses.
but its not really surprising given the number of passengers they have to pull up/down hill on a daily basis!
i did felt a little bad sitting in the carriage while they huffed and puffed their way up, not unlike when i sat on those donkeys to make my way up the cliff at santorini...
BUT, im really glad for even with the ride, my knees and calves ached like shit the next day from the walking/climbing for the rest of the day trip. @_@
they dropped us off at the lookout point which offers a good vantage point for taking shots with the castle:
left: we were near the clouds!
right: we can see what's below us through the bridge..
left: see, we are high up here
right: that is the mary's bridge - name after ludwig's mum - and yes we will make our way slowly up there to take the famous postcard shot of the castle.... zzzz
we were allowed to take photos outside the castle but not inside.
the guide throught the castle was pretty interesting though i think the view from the castle is definitely more spectacular than the interior designs - though king ludwig did have alot of interesting wall paintings done in most of the rooms.
left: the tower from the entrance
right: mummy and boy
left: yz posing as mediaval knight
right: we had done the interor tour, yay!
after the castle tour, it's time to make the slow, torturous ascend up the hill to the mary's bridge...
the cold mountain air helped a little as i gulped in the cool air into my burning lungs...
the mary's bridge. and there is absolutely nothing below those wooden planks...
so scaredy cat me didnt dare to walk the full stretch but only to the middle of it to take photos. wahaha.
the mandatory shot of the castle from the bridge
it was well past dinner time by the time our train rolled back to central station.
its a good thing that our hotel is only a stop from central station and we managed to find an authentic italian restaurant just opposite our hotel.
the owner and chef were italians ala the touchy kind. LOL.
but, their food was fast and delicious.
love the thin pizza crust which they prepared, threw into the big stove and done in a jiffy!
left: the pizza and spaghetti bolognesewere good!
right: the tiramisu aint strong enough in the liquor department but a good thing for yz i guess.
and that calls it a day for our castle day trip and what a tiring and fun day it has been!
we shall do the rest of munich tomorrow.....
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