FOLLOWING THE CASTLES

The Alp See (Alp Lake) is by Hohenschwangau. All the water here is beautiful colors. In many calendar pictures and such, the Alp See looks to be right next to Neuschwanstein - it's not. It is an interesting perspective trick and kind of surprising to see the distance between them in 'real life.'
















The color of the Alp See.













You can see Hohenschwangau almost right in the middle here. The Alp See is the body of water on the left. This is looking from Neuschwanstein.









From Neuschwanstein we hiked another moderate to strenuous path up to Marionbruecke - Mary's Bridge. The wind was howling through this canyon. A lot of people were hesistant to step onto the bridge or even go out half way. There is a great view of Neuschwanstein from the bridge, but this back side of the castle was completely draped for renovations.



You can see the bridge from Neuschwanstein right in the middle here, spanning the gap between the cliffs.

















Zoomed in.


















Looking down from the bridge.

















Neuschwanstein from Marionbruecke.











We caught the shuttle down from Marionbruecke - hallelujah! We walked through town and caught the bus to Tegelberg, a kind of fun activity park. We rode the gondola up to Tegelberg peak where we had an excellent view of the valley all around. Then we did a very fun thing - we rode the luge.

That speck of white is the gondola, looking at it from from Neuschwanstein.












Looking at one of the gondolas from the station at the top.












There is a restaurant at the top and areas to view the valleys. There is also a 'launch pad' for hang gliders. Nobody was hang gliding this day.



























































The little lane you see on the left here is the lane we walked. It intersects the tree-lined road and following that to the left takes you to our room, just a couple of houses in.

























Foggen See



























Hang glider's launch pad.


























Looking down on the luge track from the gondola.















Being pulled up to the top.















After the fun at Tegelberg, we found that the bus wouldn't arrive for 20-30 minutes and we somehow thought that we could walk back to our room in that time.... What were we thinking?! We knew the direction to go and what landmarks to watch for, but I don't think we really had a good idea of the distance. So, after what had been a long and already active walking and hiking day, we struck out toward home. It was at least an hour later that we arrived, weary and foot sore, but having had a great day.


Neuschwanstein in the background. I had moved my bag around to the front to relieve some pressure on my neck.