I looked out the side window....looks like a beautiful morning for castle visiting
Time to get showered and dressed and go down to breakfast. There was an ornate wood carving of King Ludwig II with swans at his feet. At the time of his meeting Wagner his favorite opera was Lohengrin, which features a "swan" (actually a young Prince turned into one by a sorceress). If you want a potted history of Wagner and Ludwig there is a film by Britain's Tony Palmer starring Richard Burton (in a star-studded European cast) that is worth a look. It's about 9 hours long but you can take a break every hour or so. It's (not surprisingly) called "Wagner".
We ate in this room with a view of the castle....
After a fine German breakfast of meats, breads and cheeses, washed down with great coffee, it was time to step outside and enjoy that sunshine!
Looking back at Hotel Muller- our side view was from the two top right windows under the roof line.
We had timed tickets for a guided tour in English for Neuschawanstein as you can't just walk in and most around by yourself. This way you are kept moving and avoid being in a crowd.
You can walk up the long steep hill or pay for a ride in a horse and carriage which you share with other tourists. We're not walking up!
This would be our view on the way up the steep hill
Our driver
The driver takes us as far as he can and we walk the rest, enjoying the fresh morning air and the scent from the pine trees.
We say aufweidersehen to the horses
We're walking uphill and getting our first close-up look at the castle (Schloss in German) Of course part of it is being renovated....
Next up....the castle.
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