Castles

The original castle of the Wittelsbachs, the ruling Bavarian dynasty, is Hohenschwangau (the yellow one). König Ludwig II built his dream castle, Neuschwanstein (the white one) on a neighboring hill. The cost of this whim, along with several other of his castles, bankrupted the state. Now Bavaria cashes in big time on these major tourist attractions. This was not on my agenda and I really didn't feel like joining the throngs of tourists to go up the hill. Besides, I've been here before. So, I took the mandatory photos from a meadow and left. From most of the photos of Neuschwanstein it looks like it is in the middle of the Alps. But that is not the case. It is on the very edge of the mountains -- it depends which direction you are facing. How deceptive photography can be!