Friday, July 27, 2007
Tuesday 17th July
Monday I take the boys off to the park for a few hours whilst Jon studies and then we get ready to head to a campsite near the castle of Neuschwanstein. On Wednesday we travel to the castle, after waiting in the queue for tickets for a good 40 minutes we discover that the next tour is another 4 hours away so we decide just to walk up and view it from the outside. With another promise of ice cream the boys become angelic willing walkers and the dragging up the hill is kept to a minimum. Neuschwanstein is one of those places you either love or hate but nobody can deny its dramatic presence perched on a mountainside it dominates the surroundings. The fairytale turrets and the grey granite walls certainly give it a majestic and imposing character. The short walk to Saint Mary’s Bridge is well worth it as the view of the castle from there really shows it’s regal qualities at its best. For the walk back to the car park we decided to go “off-piste” and walk through the woods.
