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Bicycle Tour Adventure #39: Germany, Day 15
Above Right: More breakfast choices.
Above Right: Neuschwanstein viewed from town.
Above Right: Flags of the Welt (World) - We're in the ticket shop. Tickets are sold with tour times - that is way better than having to queue up and wait.
Oh, do you want to ride the bus up the steep hill?
Oh, do you want to ride the bus back to town?
Above Right: Walking path to the Castle (left) or St Mary's Bridge (straight ahead). We did not go to the bridge and in hind-sight, we probably should have.
Above Right: Hohenschwangau Castle.
Above Right: View of Neuschwanstein Castle from the trail; after this moment we will be too close for a picture of the entire castle.
Above Right: König (King) Ludwig II - He was a young guy with more money than sense.
Above Right: One of many Neuschwanstein Turrets (Rooks).
Above Right: Other acquaintances; having a good time. We are all on the same tour (same group start-time).
- The original windows were double paned for insulation.
- There was hot water plumbing, and bath tubs and sinks had hot and cold running water.
- There was a central plumbed drain.
- There were flush toilets (perhaps from Sir Crapper, for real).
Sir Thomas Crapper, attributed to inventing the flush toilet, was a nephew of Queen Elizabeth.. - Siemens, probably himself, installed a phone line from the guard shack to a central castle operator.
- The Castle was wired for an electrical room and service intercom system.
- The electrical system worked on a 6 volt battery that is still on display, in fact the entire system is serviceable.
Q: What did King Ludwig call his Toilet? A: His Throne.
Q: What was King Ludwig's favorite color? A: Royal Blue (for real).
Q: ? A: Royal Flush.
Above Right: Underground Passageway.
Above Right: Inlaid Wood Area View; Neuschwanstein at the top of the hill (center) and Hohenschwangau on the left side of the image.
Above Right: Neuschwanstein Castle as viewed from downtown Schwangau.
Above Right: Artists View, probably very accurate; much is known about Roman Baths.
Above Right: About Roman Health and Well-Being.
Above Right: Hohenschwangau Castle.
Above Right: Terry is in the picture.
Above Left: Hang Glider Launch; We see a few, all are successful.
Above Right: This is the mountain top above Schwangau (Germany, Bavaria Area of Alps). The Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau Castles are just out of view to the left side (same with Austria). I'm with Ray and Terry and it is a beautiful day - We were going to hike down to Neuschwanstein, but the trail is closed. To reward ourselves, we decide to go to a Cheese Restaurant - Yum!
Above Right: German Alps.
Above Right: Cow Bells.
Above Right: Happy cattle - We are in Dairy Country.
Before Forggensee was created, there was a Roman Road called 'Via Claudia Augusta' that paralleled the river. The Roman Road is now under the lake, but occasionally when the lake is low or drained, one can see the old road (which eventually leads to Rome by way of Austria and through Südtirol area of northern Italy).Above Right: About Roman roads and making roads.
We have effectively ridden halfway around the lake at this location
Above Right: We are now riding generally south, into the sun.
Above Right: Just like at home.
Above Right: Forggensee plus Neuschwanstein Castle in the far background on the right side of the image (looking southeast).
Above Right: As I understand this, a Festival Center was built with a beautiful view of the Forggensee, but it never succeeded as a business, and now it serves as a facility for various government departments and it does host operas or shows occasionally (usually in the summer).
Above Right: This is an interesting picture. It is an eye level view of a dammed up water body (Forggensee) with two ducks floating on the water top. We happened to be biking across the reservoir face when the photo opportunity arose.
Above Right: The last sighting of Neuschwanstein Castle before sunset.
Above Right: The Bee is to be disassembled and packed away - We leave in two days.