This was the last day of our vacation, so Josh and I decided to do something low key. We started the day by getting up whenever we got up. That is always enjoyable. We then left the kids on the hotel computers and headed to the spa. Josh had a deep tissue massage (it was good but it wasn't Amber - who he gets a massage from once a week) and I had the "Renewal" package. An hour long salt scrub and then a facial. What a relaxing time! After the spa and a huge lunch, we decided to head out to another castle. Schloss Neuschwanstein is the "big deal" castle around here. In case you didn't know, it is the castle Walt Disney modeled his Cinderella Castle after. This is another of King Ludwig II castles and though construction went on for 17 years, the castle was never completed due to King Ludwig II dieing a mysterious death. He only lived in the castle 176 days. It was built based on the king's romantic vision inspired by the works of Wagner.
Our little adventure started off with us pulling into the parking lot, getting out of the car and ohhing and ahhing over the sight of the castle on the hill above us. I whip out my trusty camera and realize I left the memory card in the computer in the hotel. Strange, only one shop had memory cards for sale. They got a WHOLE bunch of business from us! Due to the fact I was busy buying the card, I made us miss the horse drawn carriage ride to the top of the hill. We had to walk. Not horrible, but we all decided to wear our snow boots, it was about a 45 degree incline and truthfully, Josh and I aren't in the best shape........We did make it up in plenty of time for our tour. Interesting fact on this tour was that the castle had running water. The castle was fed from a mountain spring and because there was so much natural pressure, the water could run out of the faucet and the king even had a flushing toilet. Pretty advanced for 1870's!
We spent a good two hours touring, walking, sight seeing and clicking pictures. It was a really nice end to a great trip!
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