Neuschwanstein Castle

Carolyn came to visit us for two weeks. While she was here we took a trip to Germany. Our first stop was to King Ludwig II's famous castle Neuschwanstein. It was inspired by Wagner's operas and situated in the mountains of the Bavarian Alps. After a lunch in a local restaurant we headed up to the base of the hill where the castle is built. The girls decided that a horse carriage ride to the to castle would be nice so we hopped on and rode up to the main gate. The castle was never completed before King Ludwig was found dead. The rooms were very intricately designed with paintings and such with the thrown room being quite impressive. With the snow that had fallen the morning before the surrounding mountains were gorgeous. The castle is supposedly the inspiration for Cinderella's castle in Walt Disney's famous movie.