Thursday, July 28
Fussen to Oberammergau -- 35 miles
We biked a few miles to the ticket center in the village of
Hohenschwangau on the lake Alpsee and got time-specific tickets
for tours of the royal castles Hohenschwangau
at 9:45 a.m. and Neuschwanstein
at 12:30 p.m.
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Lynne
at Schloss Hohenschwangau
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Swan fountain
at Schloss Hohenschwangau
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View from Schloss Hohenschwangau
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Lynne returning to the village from Schloss Hohenschwangau, pictured,
and starting uphill toward Schloss Neuschwanstein.
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The climb to Neuschwanstein was tougher, because we had to pass a
horse-drawn carriage and the road was crowded with pedestrians.
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Neuschwanstein
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Neuschwanstein
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bike paths to Halblech, and then the rougher, hillier
Bodensee-Konigssee Radweg (Bikeway) to Altenau.
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We saw lots of paragliders.
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A tricky spot on the trail
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A johannesbeere (red currant) pastry
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Oberammergau
webcam
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Alpsee
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Schloss Hohenschwangau
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Royalty depicted at
Schloss Hohenswangau
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Castle descriptions
from Frommer's
guidebook.
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Virtual
tour, King
Ludwig II biography and more
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It was really hot, probably in the 90s, and we waited as long as
possible on the shady side of Neuschwanstein for our tour time, people-watching
and listening to tourists speaking many languages.
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Marienbrucke
(Marie's Bridge)
above Pollat Gorge
offers great views of the castle.
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View from Neuschwanstein
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Another view
from Neuschwanstein
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Between Unternogg and Altenau
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High-wheeler in Oberammergau
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Oberammergau
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