When researching Germany, I happily discovered that it is an easy day trip from Munich. I told Beth that we absolutely had to do this so we woke up on Sunday morning and headed to the castles.
There are actually two castles here, the Neuschwanstein and the Hohenschangau.
This is the Neuschwanstein
The Hohenschwangau was the actual home of King Ludwig. It's not nearly as beautiful as the Neuschwanstein but it was an actual castle where princes and princesses lived. We were able to tour the inside of this one. Unfortunately I didn't take any pictures of this castle on my phone but I will upload some once I can take them off my real camera. Beth and I had some extra time before we toured the castle so we went on a little 40 minute hike down a random trail. The views were beautiful and we happily sang Sound of Music even though we were in Germany and not Austria.
After the tour, we hiked to the main attraction, the Neuschwanstein. Wow this castle is beautiful. You can see how and why Walt Disney was inspired by it. Cinderella's and this one look very similar, the real one is just a lot bigger. I said the phrase that Beth would soon be tired of hearing, "it's actually a real live Disney!" I just really love Disney and get excited when I see it in real life.
We walked to a beautiful look out point and fought off the crowds to take pictures. The Neuschwanstein was built by King Ludwig in the 1800's so it's a newer castle and it was built to be a theater- never to be lived in. That's part of the reason why it's so beautiful- it was a show piece. After taking our pictures and staring at something that is actually real and not made with Disney magic, we headed back down the hill and back to Munich.
It was such a treat to be able to see these wonderful castles.
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