Sunday, September 30, 2007

And speaking of Castles... Fussen


As we drove from Hallstatt to Fussen we passed many fields with numerous small buildings scattered over them, as can be seen in this image. Apparently, these many buildings are for storing hay.

Fussen is famous for its castles - Hohoenswchwangau and Neuschwanstein. Here is a picture of Hohoenschwangau from one of the parking lots that have been build to accomodate tourists to the area.




Here is a view of the famous Neuschwanstein castle, which was build during the early 1800's by the "Mad King" Ludwig II Konig of Bavaria. The castle was incomplete when he was declared insane by a royal commission, and he was found dead the next day in Munich, along with his personal doctor, under mysterious circumstances which have never been fully explained to this day.


Here is the view of Neuschwanstein from the parking lot...


...And here is a view of the entrance to Neuschwanstein. This image has been stitched together from several photographs since my camera could not take it all in in one shot using a normal lens.

Of course, you would expect swans near castles called Hohoenschwangau and Neuschwanstein. Here is a family of swans doing thier bit for tourism in the charming lake below the castles.

Of course, Audrey had to make a new friend!

And how could we resist having our picture taken with the lovely mountain lake in the background?

After the day touring the castles, it was time for a nice meal in a themed resturant.
Tomorrow, we tackle the Stevio Pass...

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