Today we went to Neuschwanstein castle, and saw a good portion of the German and Austrian Alps. I won’t give you a history lesson here, but the story of “Mad” King Ludwig and Neuschwanstein is quite intriguing.

After taking pictures from the suspended foot bridge (the Marienbrücke), I decided to run up to the top of a ridge for a different perspective. I felt the altitude a little (or maybe I’m just out of shape), but amazingly even the highest point was much lower than where I live. It felt good to give the old lungs a workout though, and some of the tourists seemed impressed to see a dude cranking up such a sizable hill.

Hohenschwangau Castle, seen from near Neuschwanstein.

Neuschwanstein from the bridge.

View from the top (where I ran to).

Waterfall below Marienbrücke.

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