10/12 SCHLOSS NEUSCHWANSTEIN:: After decending the cliff from Schloss Hohenschwangau, we got to walk an hour up a mountain to Schloss Neuschwanstein, better known as the Disney Castle! It was an insanely long and exhausting hike, but it was worth it!! It was a really foggy day, so the view wasn’t all that spectacular, but you could still see the surrounding alps and Schloss Hohenschwangau! This was the castle of Mad King Ludewig, whose family lived in Hohenschwangau. He died before really living in the castle, but there was running water and flushing toilets on every floor (which was very advanced for this time.) Also, he insisted on having no paintings of himself, but of the legends of Germany. It was really beautiful! Oh, I forgot to mention that there’s a rule saying you can’t take pictures inside of almost all of the castles we visited. So, unfortunately you will have to google or something if you’re interested in seeing the insides.