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Munich Day 2 - Neuschwanstein Castle

Mariette and I took a bus tour to the Neuschwanstein Castle on Tues, July 7.  It was to be an hour and a half ride in a very comfortable  Mercedes coach.  There were only 10 of us in a 57 passenger bus.  Unfortunately there was a traffic accident that delayed us on a narrow country road for an hour. 

Once on site we had time for lunch.
We both had a salad with cheese dumplings.

There were several ways to get up to the castle level: horse drawn carriage, coach or walking.  We chose to walk.

Our tour of the interior was at 4:20 pm.  We were not allowed pictures inside, but here are some from different observation points.

The photo above shows an area of the castle where Chitty Chitty Bang Bang was filmed.




This other castle was king Ludwig's parents place.








Comments

  1. Anne-Marie8 July 2026 at 04:26

    Very cool! We saw this castle and the Ludwig one when we were there too! The views were breathtaking, so glad you got to see this! There’s a great spa in Fussen if you have a free day…spa as in hot tubs, pools, lazy man river….they called it a spa, twas fun!

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  2. _8 July 2026 at 05:04

    What a "truly scrumptious" adventure 😉

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  3. Michelle L.8 July 2026 at 10:59

    Great to see you eating salad! Mariette's vegetarian diet is influencing you.

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