Quick Index:
Davos, Switzerland
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Davos & Monstein
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Monstein, Guarda
& the Alps
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Through Austria into Bavaria
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Hohenschangau/ Neuschwanstein Castles, Tegel Berg, & Wieskirche
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Driving to Baden-Württemberg
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Hochdorf & Schlierbach
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(Essay)
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Kirkheim ünter
Teck & our hotel
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Europe Trip, August 2007
Hohenschwangau, Germany, Aug 11-14
Behind "Mad" King Ludwig's Neuschwanstein castle is a
gorge with a glorious waterfall.
A view of Neuschwanstein castle from the gorge bridge. When Ludwig was
18 he became
king. He built three castles that were a bit "over the edge," and
this was one of them. It nearly depleted his family fortune, which
had taken them
over 800 years to amass.
What a bizarre and strangely fairytale castle. Ludwig II never really got to live
in it,
and much of the construction was never completed. Right after the
"Singer's Hall" was completed (he was an avid fan of Mahler), he was
pronounced
insane by the government of Bavaria, stripped of his crown,
and then taken away
and imprisoned
near some other lake. Within a day
he was found drowned
in the lake
along
with one of
his psychologists. Very mysterious.
Another view of the castle, here and below. (We were
enamored of it, and
it's very photogenic.)
