Lake Alpsee & view of the castles

Today we did a 10k hike around Lake Alpsee, incorporating the steep walk up to the Disney inspiring Schloss Neuschwanstein which has been on my bucket list for a while 😀 Even around the lake, you get stunning views of both Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau Castles, the latter being the older castle, originally built in the 14th century and re- built in the 18th. Good old Ludwig II had the second castle built in the 18th c but died before it was finished 😕 I wasn't fussed about seeing inside the castles, a good job really as there were lots of coachloads arriving even though it is out of season. However, I had read that if you walk to the Marienbrucke bridge, you get to see the best view of Neuschwanstein 👍 Just as we arrived, a bus load of Japs were dropped off and so we were all crowded together on the bridge to get the money shot 😂 We did a hasty retreat and 5 mins down the road we found a quiet, if not bloody cold, spot for our picnic plus for a pic of the bridge and the castle together! Once back down the hill, we had to warm up with a local beer or two in the Castle Brewery 😀Read more